bachelor parties
Pre-wedding male celebrations
Bachelor parties are celebrations for a man about to be married, typically organized by friends in the days or weeks before the wedding.
The traditional format involves drinking, male bonding, and activities the groom supposedly won't be permitted after marriage—strip clubs, gambling, or weekend trips to places like Las Vegas.
The equivalent for brides is a bachelorette party.
The bachelor party got out of hand when someone rented a party bus.
- groomBetrothed man; stable worker
- best manGroom's primary attendant
- best man speechWedding address by groom's attendant
- toastHeated bread; glass-raising honor
- last flingPre-commitment revelry
no strings attached · bar · club · stag night · parties · striptease · lap dance · pub crawls · paintball · Vegas · beer · hangover · morning after · stag · limousine · nightclub · burlesque · limo
- socializingmingle, mingles, mingling, parties, chat
- American customsThanksgiving, Fourth of July, tipping, tailgating, Halloween
- courtshipcourting, courtship, suitor, betrothal, wooing
- eventgoerspatrons, visitors, crowds, regulars, spectators
- NevadaLas Vegas, Carson City, Reno, Lake Tahoe, Comstock Lode
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Pre-wedding celebrations for brides
hen parties · hen dos · hen nights · bridal showers · lingerie showers
bachelor partiesbridal showers
Celebrations before the wedding
afternoon teas · church socials · tea parties · baby showers · family gatherings
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