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class="mw-file-description"><img alt="A group of women gathered around a table in an outdoor setting, dressed in a mix of casual and dressy styles. At the left of the image is a woman wearing a veil on the back of her head" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Bachelorette_party%2C_Canandaigua%2C_NY%2C_May_2014.jpg/280px-Bachelorette_party%2C_Canandaigua%2C_NY%2C_May_2014.jpg" decoding="async" width="280" height="215" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Bachelorette_party%2C_Canandaigua%2C_NY%2C_May_2014.jpg/420px-Bachelorette_party%2C_Canandaigua%2C_NY%2C_May_2014.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Bachelorette_party%2C_Canandaigua%2C_NY%2C_May_2014.jpg/560px-Bachelorette_party%2C_Canandaigua%2C_NY%2C_May_2014.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4092" data-file-height="3144" /></a><figcaption>An American bachelorette party, with the bride-to-be wearing a veil, at left</figcaption></figure> <p>A <b>bachelorette party</b> (<a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> and <a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a>) or <b>hen night</b> (<a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">UK</a>, <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland" title="Republic of Ireland">Ireland</a> and Australia) is a party held for a woman (the <a href="/wiki/Bride" title="Bride">bride</a> or <a href="/wiki/Bride-to-be" class="mw-redirect" title="Bride-to-be">bride-to-be</a>) who will soon be <a href="/wiki/Marriage" title="Marriage">married</a>. While Beth Montemurro concludes that the bachelorette party is modelled after the centuries-old <a href="/wiki/Bachelor_party" title="Bachelor party">stag night</a> in the US,<sup id="cite_ref-isbn0-06-074504-5_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-isbn0-06-074504-5-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which is itself historically a dinner given by the <a href="/wiki/Bridegroom" title="Bridegroom">bridegroom</a> to his friends shortly before his wedding, Sheila Young argues that its British counterpart evolved from a number of earlier pre-wedding traditions for women (Ribbon Girl, Pay Off, Bosola, Taking Out, Jumping the Chanty, to name but a few) whose origins are obscure but which have been around for at least a century in factories and offices across the UK.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Despite its reputation as "a sodden farewell to maiden days" or "an evening of debauchery", these events can simply be parties given in honor of the bride-to-be, in the style that is common to that social circle.<sup id="cite_ref-isbn0-06-074504-5_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-isbn0-06-074504-5-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Terminology">Terminology</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bachelorette_party&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Terminology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The term <i>bachelorette party</i> or simply <i>bacholerette</i> is common in the United States and Canada. In the United Kingdom and Ireland it is known as a <b>hen(s) party</b>, <b>hen(s) night</b> or <b>hen(s) do</b>, while the terms <i>hens party</i> or <i>hens night</i> are common in Australia and New Zealand. The term <b>stagette</b> is occasionally used in Canada.<sup id="cite_ref-isbn0-19-541816-6_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-isbn0-19-541816-6-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It may also be referred to as a <i>girls' night out</i> or <i>kitchen tea</i> (South Africa in particular) or other terms in other English-speaking countries. </p><p>Other pre-wedding celebrations, such as <b>bridesmaids luncheons</b>, are often held instead of bachelorette parties due to the latter's association with <a href="/wiki/Lascivious_behavior" title="Lascivious behavior">licentiousness</a> in some countries since the 1980s.<sup id="cite_ref-Adam2008_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Adam2008-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2009Haire_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2009Haire-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bachelorette_party&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Before its usage as a term for a pre-wedding party, <i>hen party</i> was used in the United States as a general term for an all-female gathering, usually held at a hostess's residence. In 1897, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Deseret_News" class="mw-redirect" title="The Deseret News">The Deseret News</a></i> noted that a hen party was a "time honored idea that tea and chitchats, gossip smart hats, constitute the necessary adjuncts to these particular gatherings".<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1940 <a href="/wiki/Eleanor_Roosevelt" title="Eleanor Roosevelt">Eleanor Roosevelt</a> was described as hosting a Christmas-time hen party for <a href="/wiki/Cabinet_of_the_United_States" title="Cabinet of the United States">cabinet</a> wives and "ladies of the press".<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The bachelorette party is consciously modeled after the centuries-old <a href="/wiki/Bachelor%27s_party" class="mw-redirect" title="Bachelor's party">bachelor's party</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-isbn0-06-074504-5_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-isbn0-06-074504-5-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-isbn0-8135-3811-4_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-isbn0-8135-3811-4-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which is itself historically a <a href="/wiki/Black_tie" title="Black tie">black tie</a> dinner given by the <a href="/wiki/Bridegroom" title="Bridegroom">bridegroom</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-1922_Post_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1922_Post-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> or sometimes his father,<sup id="cite_ref-Haire2009_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Haire2009-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> shortly before his wedding. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Modern_adaptations">Modern adaptations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bachelorette_party&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Modern adaptations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Hen_party_in_San_Francisco,_USA-1Aug2010.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Hen_party_in_San_Francisco%2C_USA-1Aug2010.jpg/170px-Hen_party_in_San_Francisco%2C_USA-1Aug2010.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="227" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Hen_party_in_San_Francisco%2C_USA-1Aug2010.jpg/255px-Hen_party_in_San_Francisco%2C_USA-1Aug2010.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Hen_party_in_San_Francisco%2C_USA-1Aug2010.jpg/340px-Hen_party_in_San_Francisco%2C_USA-1Aug2010.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1944" data-file-height="2592" /></a><figcaption>A woman dancing on the bar at a bachelorette party in the US</figcaption></figure> <p>The practise of giving a party to honour the bride-to-be goes back for centuries. However, certain American bachelorette party customs involving <a href="/wiki/Promiscuity" title="Promiscuity">licentiousness</a> among some social groups may have begun during the <a href="/wiki/Sexual_revolution" title="Sexual revolution">sexual revolution</a> of the 1960s. It was uncommon until at least the mid-1980s,<sup id="cite_ref-2009Haire_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2009Haire-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the first book on planning bachelorette parties was published only in 1998.<sup id="cite_ref-isbn0-8135-3811-4_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-isbn0-8135-3811-4-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Those uncomfortable with these modern customs of <a href="/wiki/Libertine" title="Libertine">debauchery</a> often celebrate the night before their wedding with a combined <a href="/wiki/Stag_and_doe" title="Stag and doe">stag and doe party</a>, a custom that has become increasingly popular.<sup id="cite_ref-2009Haire_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2009Haire-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It has been surveyed that women are more likely to cheat on hen parties in England than their stag equivalents.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The phrase "hen party" mirrors the male "stag party" in referencing social stereotypes of each gender at the party.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Since the 1980s, many parties in honor of the bride-to-be that were labeled as bachelorette parties often involved displays of sexual freedom philosophy, such as trading intimate secrets, getting drunk, and watching <a href="/wiki/Striptease#Male_strippers" title="Striptease">male strippers</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2009Haire_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2009Haire-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Parties that honored the bride-to-be without them avoided that label.<sup id="cite_ref-isbn0-8135-3811-4_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-isbn0-8135-3811-4-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Now, however, the term is used for a wide variety of parties.<sup id="cite_ref-isbn0-8118-4458-7_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-isbn0-8118-4458-7-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-isbn0-470-10672-7_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-isbn0-470-10672-7-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Bachelorette parties became especially popular around the turn of the 21st century and frequently appeared in the news.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2020 due to the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a>, there was a rise in "virtual" hen parties with the bride-to-be's celebrating her 'last night of freedom' with her bridesmaids around the world via <a href="/wiki/Videotelephony" title="Videotelephony">videotelephony</a> apps such as <a href="/wiki/Zoom_(software)" title="Zoom (software)">Zoom</a> and <a href="/wiki/Houseparty_(app)" title="Houseparty (app)">Houseparty</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Entertainment">Entertainment</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bachelorette_party&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Entertainment"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Naked_butlers_with_a_hen_party,_Bristol_2013.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Naked_butlers_with_a_hen_party%2C_Bristol_2013.jpg/220px-Naked_butlers_with_a_hen_party%2C_Bristol_2013.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="116" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Naked_butlers_with_a_hen_party%2C_Bristol_2013.jpg/330px-Naked_butlers_with_a_hen_party%2C_Bristol_2013.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Naked_butlers_with_a_hen_party%2C_Bristol_2013.jpg/440px-Naked_butlers_with_a_hen_party%2C_Bristol_2013.jpg 2x" data-file-width="960" data-file-height="508" /></a><figcaption>Topless butlers serving guests at a hen party</figcaption></figure> <p>Many different kinds of entertainment are selected, depending on what the organizers think will best please their guest of honor. While proposing a <a href="/wiki/Toast_(honor)" title="Toast (honor)">toast</a> to the bride-to-be is common at most bachelorette parties, some center on <a href="/wiki/Drinking_games" class="mw-redirect" title="Drinking games">drinking games</a>. While notions of a bachelorette party as a night of drunken debauchery have persisted in some social circles since the 1980s,<sup id="cite_ref-2009Haire_5-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2009Haire-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> it is becoming widely seen in America as an opportunity for <a href="/wiki/Female_bonding" title="Female bonding">female bonding</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-isbn0-8118-4458-7_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-isbn0-8118-4458-7-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to etiquette expert <a href="/wiki/Peggy_Post" title="Peggy Post">Peggy Post</a>, "Whatever entertainment is planned, it should not embarrass, humiliate, or endanger the honoree or any of the guests."<sup id="cite_ref-isbn0-06-074504-5_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-isbn0-06-074504-5-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Smaller parties, typically with only close friends and sisters, may involve a night or weekend away, or a private tour such as visiting wineries or art galleries. When held in a private venue, such as the hostess's home, the party may take any form that pleases the hostesses and honors the bride-to-be. Dinners and <a href="/wiki/Cocktail_parties" class="mw-redirect" title="Cocktail parties">cocktail parties</a>, which provide comfortable opportunities for participants to talk or to give intimate advice to the bride-to-be, are common.<sup id="cite_ref-isbn0-06-074504-5_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-isbn0-06-074504-5-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Other hostesses choose a themed party, such as a "<a href="/wiki/Pamper_party" title="Pamper party">pamper party</a>", with guests indulging in <a href="/wiki/Spa" title="Spa">spa</a> treatments, or a cooking class.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-new_etiq_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-new_etiq-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the 21st century, many companies sell products aimed at the organizers of bachelorette parties, including packs of themed games, pre-printed invitations, decorations, novelties, and <a href="/wiki/Sex_toy" title="Sex toy">sex toys</a>. A common theme of parties is male nudity or partial nudity. In North America, it is common in some social circles to hire a <a href="/wiki/Male_stripper" class="mw-redirect" title="Male stripper">male stripper</a> or attend a male strip club. In the UK, a naked butler has become popular at hen parties. <a href="/wiki/Life_drawing" class="mw-redirect" title="Life drawing">Life drawing</a> parties featuring a nude male model might also be held. If things go south, suggesting herbal remedies or a change in environment aid in proceeding to the arrangements leading to the altar. <sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Organization">Organization</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bachelorette_party&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Organization"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Participants are typically all women. <a href="/wiki/Bridesmaid" title="Bridesmaid">Bridesmaids</a>, if any, are typically invited, as are the <a href="/wiki/Bride" title="Bride">bride</a>'s close friends.<sup id="cite_ref-isbn0-06-074504-5_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-isbn0-06-074504-5-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sisters of the bride are also often invited, while mothers, aunts, teenagers, etc. are sometimes invited depending on the nature of the event at the discretion of the planner and bride-to-be.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>This party is typically hosted by one or more members of the <a href="/wiki/Wedding_party" class="mw-redirect" title="Wedding party">wedding party</a>, although it is possible for any friend to host a party in honor of the bride-to-be. Formally, a party in honor of the bride-to-be is never hosted by the bride-to-be,<sup id="cite_ref-Rude_III_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rude_III-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> although she may participate in its planning. While it is normally the duty of a hostess to pay for the entertainment she gives her guests, it is common in most English-speaking countries for participants to share the costs of this event.<sup id="cite_ref-isbn0-06-074504-5_1-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-isbn0-06-074504-5-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Whether the bride-to-be pays her share, or whether her share is divided between other participants is determined by the organizers and the bride-to-be during the early stages of the planning process. </p><p>Participating in a bachelorette party is always optional, and many brides decline these parties altogether.<sup id="cite_ref-isbn0-06-074504-5_1-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-isbn0-06-074504-5-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Neither bridesmaids nor other friends can be required either to attend or to pay for any part of this party.<sup id="cite_ref-isbn0-609-60431-7_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-isbn0-609-60431-7-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Since it is derived from a <a href="/wiki/Formal_dinner" class="mw-redirect" title="Formal dinner">formal dinner</a>, a bachelorette party is often held in the evening,<sup id="cite_ref-1922_Post_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1922_Post-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> usually about a week (or at least a few days) before the wedding,<sup id="cite_ref-isbn0-06-074504-5_1-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-isbn0-06-074504-5-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and usually includes dinner, although alternative approaches are not uncommon.<sup id="cite_ref-isbn0-06-074504-5_1-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-isbn0-06-074504-5-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Role_of_alcohol">Role of alcohol</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bachelorette_party&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Role of alcohol"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the early 21st century, some bachelorette parties rivaled the drunkenness seen in Hollywood portrayals of bachelor parties.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>However, sober bachelorette parties are not unusual.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_24-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Many brides and guests are staying <a href="/wiki/Sobriety" title="Sobriety">sober</a> in recovery from alcoholism or are not drinking alcoholic beverages <a href="/wiki/Alcohol_and_pregnancy" class="mw-redirect" title="Alcohol and pregnancy">due to pregnancy</a> or health issues, for <a href="/wiki/Religion_and_alcohol" title="Religion and alcohol">religious reasons</a>, or because they do not want to drink alcohol.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sober parties focus on building relationships and activities beyond hanging out at a place that serves alcohol.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_24-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Location">Location</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bachelorette_party&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Location"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Many bachelorette parties are held at home or at a nearby restaurant. Some people turn a bachelorette party into a weekend trip to another city. Some cities, such as <a href="/wiki/Austin,_Texas" title="Austin, Texas">Austin</a> for people in the southwestern US and <a href="/wiki/Nashville,_Tennessee" title="Nashville, Tennessee">Nashville</a> for people in the <a href="/wiki/Upper_Midwest" title="Upper Midwest">Upper Midwest</a>, are relatively popular with U.S. bridal parties that are seeking a weekend destination and can afford to pay hundreds of dollars per person for the experience.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Other people will travel farther to cities such as <a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas" title="Las Vegas">Las Vegas</a>. In the UK, parties in relatively inexpensive European destinations such as <a href="/wiki/Latvia" title="Latvia">Latvia</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Canary_Islands" title="Canary Islands">Canary Islands</a> are popular. </p><p>One reason that bridal parties travel to a different city is because they want to behave differently than they normally would, but they do not want to deal with the social repercussions that might ensue if friends, family members, or professional acquaintances saw them doing this.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_26-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When large numbers of bachelor and bachelorette parties choose the same cities, this can produce extra jobs and new businesses to cater to them, but it also draws complaints from local residents who are faced with the disruption and public service costs caused by the seasonal influx of noisy parties and drunken visitors.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_26-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Stag parties caused so much disruption in <a href="/wiki/Riga,_Latvia" class="mw-redirect" title="Riga, Latvia">Riga, Latvia</a> that the city formed a police group specifically to deal with bachelor and bachelorette parties.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Alternatives">Alternatives</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bachelorette_party&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Alternatives"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A more traditional alternative is the <i>bridesmaids luncheon</i>, hosted by friends of the bride's mother or mothers of the bridesmaids, usually given the day before the wedding. Attendees include the bridesmaids, their mothers and close female friends and relatives; the event is often multi-generational including mothers and even grandmothers of the bride and groom. At a bridesmaids luncheon, the bride often presents a small gift to each bridesmaid. The purpose of the luncheon is for the bride to thank her attendants and includes presenting them with bridesmaid gifts. This is also the time when the bridesmaids' gift, if any, is customarily given to the bride. If there is a cake, it may contain symbolic <a href="/wiki/Good_luck_charm" class="mw-redirect" title="Good luck charm">good luck charms</a>. </p><p>If a significant aspect of the party is presenting small gifts to the bride-to-be, then the event is properly called a <a href="/wiki/Bridal_shower" title="Bridal shower">bridal shower</a>. For the convenience of the bride-to-be, bridal showers are usually held earlier than a bachelorette party.<sup id="cite_ref-isbn0-385-41342-4_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-isbn0-385-41342-4-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Canada">Canada</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bachelorette_party&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Canada"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In Canada a <a href="/wiki/Stag_and_doe" title="Stag and doe">stag and doe</a> party, also called a "Jack and Jill", "buck and doe" or "hag" (<i>hen</i> + <i>stag</i>) party, is a <a href="/wiki/Fundraising_party" class="mw-redirect" title="Fundraising party">fundraising party</a> that includes both men and women. These parties are held by couples wishing to distance themselves from the licentiousness associated with many post-1980s bachelorette parties and are becoming increasingly popular, especially as a means to financially support a wedding. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bachelorette_party&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-isbn0-06-074504-5-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-isbn0-06-074504-5_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-isbn0-06-074504-5_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-isbn0-06-074504-5_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-isbn0-06-074504-5_1-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-isbn0-06-074504-5_1-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-isbn0-06-074504-5_1-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-isbn0-06-074504-5_1-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-isbn0-06-074504-5_1-7"><sup><i><b>h</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-isbn0-06-074504-5_1-8"><sup><i><b>i</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-isbn0-06-074504-5_1-9"><sup><i><b>j</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFPost,_Peggy2006" class="citation book cs1"><a href="/wiki/Peggy_Post" title="Peggy Post">Post, Peggy</a> (2006). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/emilypostsweddin00pegg/page/183"><i>Emily Post's wedding etiquette</i></a> (5 ed.). London: Collins. pp. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/emilypostsweddin00pegg/page/183">183–184</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-06-074504-5" title="Special:BookSources/0-06-074504-5"><bdi>0-06-074504-5</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Emily+Post%27s+wedding+etiquette&rft.place=London&rft.pages=183-184&rft.edition=5&rft.pub=Collins&rft.date=2006&rft.isbn=0-06-074504-5&rft.au=Post%2C+Peggy&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Femilypostsweddin00pegg%2Fpage%2F183&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABachelorette+party" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Young, Sheila, 'Prenuptial Rituals in Scotland: Blackening the Bride and Decorating the Hen' (Lexington Books, 2019)</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-isbn0-19-541816-6-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-isbn0-19-541816-6_3-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBarber,_Katherine2004" class="citation book cs1">Barber, Katherine, ed. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">June 27,</span> 2016</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Sarasota+Herald-Tribune&rft.atitle=And%2C+Too%2C+How+Much+Should+Wives+Tell+Husbands&rft.pages=4&rft.date=1951-09-06&rft.aulast=Boyle&rft.aufirst=Hal&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.google.com%2Fnewspapers%3Fid%3D9iEhAAAAIBAJ%26pg%3D6361%2C456699%26dq%3Dhen-party%26hl%3Den&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABachelorette+party" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WsYwAAAAIBAJ&pg=3476,2742002&dq=hen-party&hl=en">"Dorothy Dix Says..."</a> <i>Pittsburgh Post-Gazette</i>. June 10, 1947. p. 12<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">June 27,</span> 2016</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Pittsburgh+Post-Gazette&rft.atitle=Dorothy+Dix+Says...&rft.pages=12&rft.date=1947-06-10&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.google.com%2Fnewspapers%3Fid%3DWsYwAAAAIBAJ%26pg%3D3476%2C2742002%26dq%3Dhen-party%26hl%3Den&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABachelorette+party" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-isbn0-8135-3811-4-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-isbn0-8135-3811-4_10-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-isbn0-8135-3811-4_10-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-isbn0-8135-3811-4_10-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMontemurro2006" class="citation book cs1">Montemurro, Beth (2006). <i>Something old, something bold: bridal showers and bachelorette parties</i>. New Brunswick, New Jersey: Rutgers University Press. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-8135-3811-4" title="Special:BookSources/0-8135-3811-4"><bdi>0-8135-3811-4</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Something+old%2C+something+bold%3A+bridal+showers+and+bachelorette+parties&rft.place=New+Brunswick%2C+New+Jersey&rft.pub=Rutgers+University+Press&rft.date=2006&rft.isbn=0-8135-3811-4&rft.aulast=Montemurro&rft.aufirst=Beth&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABachelorette+party" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-1922_Post-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-1922_Post_11-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-1922_Post_11-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFPost,_Emily1922" class="citation book cs1"><a href="/wiki/Emily_Post" title="Emily Post">Post, Emily</a> (1922). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/etiquetteinsoci00postgoog"><i>Etiquette in Society, in Business, in Politics and at Home</i></a>. <a href="/wiki/Funk_%26_Wagnalls_Company" class="mw-redirect" title="Funk & Wagnalls Company">Funk & Wagnalls Company</a>. pp. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/etiquetteinsoci00postgoog/page/n383">335</a>–337.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Etiquette+in+Society%2C+in+Business%2C+in+Politics+and+at+Home&rft.pages=335-337&rft.pub=Funk+%26+Wagnalls+Company&rft.date=1922&rft.au=Post%2C+Emily&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fetiquetteinsoci00postgoog&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABachelorette+party" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Haire2009-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Haire2009_12-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFHaire2009" class="citation web cs1">Haire, Meaghan (16 June 2009). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://content.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1904885,00.html">"A Brief History Of Bachelor Parties"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Time_(magazine)" title="Time (magazine)">Time</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">15 December</span> 2017</span>. <q>In the past, a bachelor party could commonly involve a black-tie dinner hosted by the groom's father, with toasts to the groom and the bride. The more recent traditions of hazing, humiliation and debauchery — often consuming entire weekends and involving travel to an exotic destination such as Las Vegas or its nearest available facsimile — became a staple of bad '80s sex comedies.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=A+Brief+History+Of+Bachelor+Parties&rft.pub=Time&rft.date=2009-06-16&rft.aulast=Haire&rft.aufirst=Meaghan&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fcontent.time.com%2Ftime%2Farts%2Farticle%2F0%2C8599%2C1904885%2C00.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABachelorette+party" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-13">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/news/plymouth-news/hens-five-times-more-likely-1506719">"Hens are FIVE times more likely to cheat than stags, survey reveals"</a>. 27 April 2018.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Hens+are+FIVE+times+more+likely+to+cheat+than+stags%2C+survey+reveals&rft.date=2018-04-27&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.plymouthherald.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fplymouth-news%2Fhens-five-times-more-likely-1506719&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABachelorette+party" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-14">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBenczes2006" class="citation book cs1">Benczes, Réka (2006). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=eK8R61s_gwQC&q=%22hen+party%22+history&pg=PA95"><i>Creative compounding in English: the semantics of metaphorical and metonymical noun-noun combinations</i></a>. John Benjamins Publishing Company. p. 95. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/90-272-2373-4" title="Special:BookSources/90-272-2373-4"><bdi>90-272-2373-4</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Creative+compounding+in+English%3A+the+semantics+of+metaphorical+and+metonymical+noun-noun+combinations&rft.pages=95&rft.pub=John+Benjamins+Publishing+Company&rft.date=2006&rft.isbn=90-272-2373-4&rft.aulast=Benczes&rft.aufirst=R%C3%A9ka&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DeK8R61s_gwQC%26q%3D%2522hen%2Bparty%2522%2Bhistory%26pg%3DPA95&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABachelorette+party" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-isbn0-8118-4458-7-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-isbn0-8118-4458-7_15-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-isbn0-8118-4458-7_15-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFHughesGerin2004" class="citation book cs1">Hughes, Kathleen; Gerin, Carolyn (2004). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/antibrideetiquet00geri/page/90"><i>Anti-Bride Etiquette Guide: The Rules — And How to Bend Them</i></a>. San Francisco: Chronicle Books. pp. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/antibrideetiquet00geri/page/90">90, 92</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-8118-4458-7" title="Special:BookSources/0-8118-4458-7"><bdi>0-8118-4458-7</bdi></a>. <q>Squealing girls and strip clubs full of dancing, oily-chested men with socks stuffed in their banana hammocks are becoming a thing of the past. Bonding with your gals is what the bachelorette party is all about, not calling attention to how drunk and tarty you look in public.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Anti-Bride+Etiquette+Guide%3A+The+Rules+%E2%80%94+And+How+to+Bend+Them&rft.place=San+Francisco&rft.pages=90%2C+92&rft.pub=Chronicle+Books&rft.date=2004&rft.isbn=0-8118-4458-7&rft.aulast=Hughes&rft.aufirst=Kathleen&rft.au=Gerin%2C+Carolyn&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fantibrideetiquet00geri%2Fpage%2F90&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABachelorette+party" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-isbn0-470-10672-7-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-isbn0-470-10672-7_16-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFFox,_Sue2007" class="citation book cs1">Fox, Sue (2007). <i>Etiquette For Dummies</i>. For Dummies. p. 294. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-470-10672-3" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-470-10672-3"><bdi>978-0-470-10672-3</bdi></a>. <q>Bachelor and bachelorette trends vary from coast to coast and are changing fast in many social circles. Most every type of party is acceptable...</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Etiquette+For+Dummies&rft.pages=294&rft.pub=For+Dummies&rft.date=2007&rft.isbn=978-0-470-10672-3&rft.au=Fox%2C+Sue&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABachelorette+party" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-17">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMontemurro2006" class="citation book cs1">Montemurro, Beth (2006). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=53_K9J2F5zoC&q=bachelorette+party+1990s+early+2000s&pg=PA40"><i>Something Old, Something Bold: Bridal Showers and Bachelorette Parties</i></a>. p. 2. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780813538112" title="Special:BookSources/9780813538112"><bdi>9780813538112</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Something+Old%2C+Something+Bold%3A+Bridal+Showers+and+Bachelorette+Parties&rft.pages=2&rft.date=2006&rft.isbn=9780813538112&rft.aulast=Montemurro&rft.aufirst=Beth&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3D53_K9J2F5zoC%26q%3Dbachelorette%2Bparty%2B1990s%2Bearly%2B2000s%26pg%3DPA40&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABachelorette+party" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-18">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.lovelettersandpeonies.com/how-to-host-a-virtual-hen-party-on-zoom/">"How to Host a Virtual Hen Party on Zoom"</a>. <i>Love Letters & Peonies</i>. May 9, 2020.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Love+Letters+%26+Peonies&rft.atitle=How+to+Host+a+Virtual+Hen+Party+on+Zoom&rft.date=2020-05-09&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lovelettersandpeonies.com%2Fhow-to-host-a-virtual-hen-party-on-zoom%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABachelorette+party" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-19">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.henweekends.co.uk/spa-hen-party/">"Spa Hen Party | UK & European Spa Breaks | Hen Weekends"</a>. <i>www.henweekends.co.uk</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2017-09-27</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=www.henweekends.co.uk&rft.atitle=Spa+Hen+Party+%7C+UK+%26+European+Spa+Breaks+%7C+Hen+Weekends&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.henweekends.co.uk%2Fspa-hen-party%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABachelorette+party" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-new_etiq-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-new_etiq_20-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFFinelloForden2005" class="citation book cs1">Finello, Kristen; Forden, Diane (2005). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780446678223/page/28"><i>Bridal Guide Magazine's New Etiquette for Today's Bride</i></a>. New York: Warner Books. pp. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780446678223/page/28">28–29</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-446-67822-8" title="Special:BookSources/0-446-67822-8"><bdi>0-446-67822-8</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Bridal+Guide+Magazine%27s+New+Etiquette+for+Today%27s+Bride&rft.place=New+York&rft.pages=28-29&rft.pub=Warner+Books&rft.date=2005&rft.isbn=0-446-67822-8&rft.aulast=Finello&rft.aufirst=Kristen&rft.au=Forden%2C+Diane&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fisbn_9780446678223%2Fpage%2F28&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABachelorette+party" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-21">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.laweekly.com/arts/a-bachelorette-art-party-that-makes-ogling-hot-naked-guys-respectable-4991034">"A bachelorette art party that makes ogling hot naked guys respectable"</a>. <i>www.laweekly.com</i>. 12 August 2014<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2008-08-23</span></span>. <q>Don't throw parties in your own honor. Throwing a birthday party, a shower, or an anniversary party for yourself lacks humility. It also suggests that the party is a poorly camouflaged push for gifts, instead of a heartfelt expression of affection from a dear friend.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Morning+News&rft.atitle=Don%27t+Be+Rude%3A+Part+III%2C+Socializing&rft.date=2002-09-04&rft.aulast=Berry&rft.aufirst=Margaret&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.themorningnews.org%2Farchives%2Fopinions%2Fdont_be_rude_part_iii_socializing.php&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABachelorette+party" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-isbn0-609-60431-7-23"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-isbn0-609-60431-7_23-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMartin1999" class="citation book cs1"><a href="/wiki/Judith_Martin" title="Judith Martin">Martin, Judith</a> (1999). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/missmannersonwed00mart/page/136"><i>Miss Manners on Weddings</i></a>. 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class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg/16px-Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg/24px-Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg/32px-Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512" /></a></span> The dictionary definition of <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bachelorette_party" class="extiw" title="wiktionary:bachelorette party"><i>bachelorette party</i></a> at Wiktionary</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://ssa.nls.uk/film.cfm?fid=2405">HALFWAY TO PARADISE: HEN PARTY (1989)</a> (archive film about a hen night in Glasgow - from the National Library of 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