The Bachelor Party....

The Bachelor Dinner

More commonly known today as the bachelor party, this celebration in the groom's honor was originally called the bachelor dinner, or stag party. Like many other wedding traditions, the custom has stood the test of time. It first came about in the fifth century, in Sparta, where military comrades would feast and toast one another on the eve of a friend's wedding. Even today, a bachelor party customarily takes place quite close to the actual wedding date, as it has become known as the groom's last taste of freedom. Despite the risqué entertainment that is associated with stag parties today, bachelor parties have not always entailed this controversial element. Although rowdy and boisterous, bachelor parties are traditionally organized to allow the jittery groom and his wedding attendants to release some anxieties before the big day.
The Bachelor Party

This tradition began in ancient Greece as a dinner attended by the groom and his closest friends on the evening before his wedding. The dinner served two purposes: It was an occasion to celebrate and reminisce about the past; money was also raised during the dinner so the groom could continue to drink with his buddies after his wife took control of the finances.

However, its main purpose was for the groom's friends to mourn the passing of his bachelor status. Not to be left out, many of today's brides celebrate in a similar manner with the increasingly popular bachelorette party.



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