Once a simple (often rowdy) night out with friends, bachelor and bachelorette parties have turned into lavish affairs more akin to luxury vacations, often requiring flights, accommodation, pre-booked activities — and even multiple, matching, on-theme outfits.
Brides and grooms-to-be are renting villas on Caribbean islands, chartering yachts and planning spa weekends at luxury wellness resorts frequented by movie stars.