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If you're the type of bride that dreads the bachelor party, that stereotypically sleazy celebration of a man's last night of "freedom," you need not worry anymore - the bachelor party is changing. Thanks to today's older, richer and more experienced bachelors the blurry boozefests of the past are being replaced with elaborate destination vacations more conducive to male bonding than to cramming a lifetime of ... well ... experience in one night.

Sounds good, right?

Don't get me wrong - the evenings of strippers and booze are not entirely disappearing (we're talking about men here) - but a trip to a strip club is rarely the main event at these parties. Instead, male bonding happens while friends golf, go deep-sea fishing or skiing together and why shouldn't it? With time and money at a premium most people see these events as mini-vacations and some grooms are even hiring event planners - effectively putting as much effort into their parties as the brides tend to put into the wedding.