Bachelorx Parties: Couples Ditch Gender-Segregated Pre-Wedding Traditions
An increasing trend among couples is the choice of hosting joint bachelor-bachelorette parties, also known as Bachelorx parties, which blend their respective friend groups for pre-wedding festivities. Professor Beth Montemurro, who researched bachelorette parties in the late '90s, discovered that only one out of 141 parties included a male attendee. In Las Vegas, event planner Maggie Millan has noticed a surge in requests for combined celebrations. For their June 2025 party, 30-year-olds Tristan Hollenbaugh and Cara Napolitano rented houses in Lake Tahoe. In Scottsdale, Arizona, Serena Gordon arranged a joint party for her brother and his fiancée. Casey Lozano has organized numerous similar events, citing celebrity influences. Montemurro links this trend to the impact of social media and the wedding industry. Couples Daniel Pace and Vanisha Kanesalingam, both 28, emphasized inclusivity in Muskoka, Ontario.
Key facts
- Professor Beth Montemurro interviewed women who attended 141 bachelorette parties in the late '90s and early 2000s; only one included a male guest.
- Maggie Millan of On The Way Party in Las Vegas says a majority of her clients now request joint bachelor-bachelorette parties.
- Tristan Hollenbaugh and Cara Napolitano, both 30, rented two houses on Lake Tahoe for their June 2025 Bachelorx party.
- Serena Gordon organized a joint party in Scottsdale, Arizona for her brother and his fiancée with 17 guests.
- Casey Lozano, founder of Scottsdale Bachelorette, has facilitated dozens of combined parties in recent years.
- Celebrities Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker had a joint party in Palm Springs in 2022.
- Paris Hilton and Carter Reum combined their bachelor parties in Las Vegas in 2021.
- Comedian Joel Kim Booster and his fiancé John-Michael Sudsina hosted overlapping bachelor parties in New Orleans in 2023.
- Daniel Pace and Vanisha Kanesalingam, both 28, invited nearly 30 people to a cabin in Muskoka, Ontario for their joint party.
- Montemurro traces bachelor parties to ancient Rome; bachelorette parties emerged in the 1960s and became widespread in the 1980s.
Entities
Artists
- Beth Montemurro
- Maggie Millan
- Tristan Hollenbaugh
- Cara Napolitano
- Serena Gordon
- Casey Lozano
- Kourtney Kardashian
- Travis Barker
- Paris Hilton
- Carter Reum
- Joel Kim Booster
- John-Michael Sudsina
- Daniel Pace
- Vanisha Kanesalingam
- George Civeris
Institutions
- On The Way Party
- Scottsdale Bachelorette
- Penn State Abington
Locations
- Las Vegas
- Nevada
- Lake Tahoe
- northern California
- Scottsdale
- Arizona
- Palm Springs
- California
- New Orleans
- Louisiana
- Muskoka
- Ontario
- Canada
- Toronto
- New Jersey