A
bachelor party also known as a
stag party,
stag night,
stag do,
stag weekend (in Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, and New Zealand), or a
buck's night (in Australia) is a
party held for a man shortly before he enters
marriage, to celebrate his "last night of freedom". A bachelor party is usually planned by the
best man or other friends of the groom, occasionally with the assistance of a
bachelor party planning company. As it is a celebration of a man's last night of freedom, it is quite common but not always the case that friends of the groom will organize female company such as strippers or topless waitresses as a last goodbye to that part of the groom's life. It is also common that it is a last-ditch attempt to lead the groom into temptation before the wedding and to make sure he is fully committed to his marriage proposal.