Bachelor Party Planning: Best Weekend Trip With The Guys

Gathering the boys together for some grilled red meat followed by a drunken excursion to the local “nudie bar” doesn’t seem like enough for today’s bride and groom, celebrating the end of singleness. Could this new trend simply be the competitive nature of men thriving while trying to outshine their friend’s previous celebration? Absolutely, guys want the best of everything and most of all, they want to impress. After all, it is the bachelor party and not the wedding that is the most remembered and talked about event among a boy’s inner circle. The bachelor party is the ultimate “boys party night” and now the prospective grooms are extending this “party night” into a weekend adventure.

So why are trends all of a sudden showing that bachelor parties no longer involve just one night of clichéd festivities, but include an entire weekend getaway packed with adventures? This could be due to the fact that men are now getting married later in life and thus have more disposable income to host their bachelor parties in an out-of-town setting. According to Bride’s Magazine, the average age of a man getting married in the United States is now 29 years old.

So where are today’s bride and groom going to celebrate their last days of bachelor freedom, and more importantly, what will they do when they get there? All of these traveling bachelor parties seem to end in destinations that make sense to travel for a weekend and are places that have a reputation for being full of beautiful women. When the boys arrive at their chosen destinations, they tend to enjoy adrenaline-pumping activities during the day, such as go-karting, bungee jumping, and racing experiences. Then when night falls, they enjoy mind-blowing entertainment while being pampered like rock stars.

The Las Vegas bachelor party is probably one of the most popular options for the high-end bachelor party. The great thing about Las Vegas is that if you are traveling in a group you can enjoy the treat of being pampered like royalty at an affordable price. Believe it or not, but hiring a limousine at night can be cheaper than the taxi fare and you can even travel the strip from one access point to another, sipping champagne. During the day, there are many exciting activities if you are not hungover to participate. Take a leap of faith by bungee jumping from the Circus Circus Hotel and Casino or get behind the wheel of your own indy car as you hit speeds of 140 miles per hour in the Mario Andretti Racing experience.

Believe it or not, some Canadian cities are also carving out their place as hot beds for bachelor parties. Montreal and Toronto are two of these Canadian gems that are gaining popularity in the bachelor party scene. What is all the hype about? For starters, the two cities are famous for their beautiful women and have incredible nightlife options. Toronto has been said to be one of the top cities to recruit Canadian models and Montreal’s gentlemen’s clubs are known the world over. The accessibility of Cuban cigars is another popular feature of these Canadian destinations. For those who know cigars, Cubans are the cream of the crop and their presence during the bachelor party can really score the best points with the party contingent.

Other popular trends seen with the traveling bachelor party are major league sporting events. Even snowboarding adventures and surf camps are gaining popularity.

The truth of the matter is, guys like spending quality time with guys and as they get older and begin to focus on their professional and family life, it starts to get a lot harder to do. This could explain why the bachelor party has evolved from a regular night out at a local strip club to a testosterone-packed out-of-town weekend adventure. For everyone planning to get married in the near future, it’s time to put on that thinking-early hat to get ready for the big day, which is the bachelor party and not the wedding, of course.