I've always thought those parties were more of a one night thing maybe even two...not several days to a week long vacation where it costs several hundred dollars. I get you have the right to that kind of thing but I'm a bit annoyed I guess because a friend of mine has hers in Puerto Rico and it's at least $1,000 (most of us aren't going) and her fiance (my fiance is his groomsman) wants a 5 day cruise in the Caribbean. Fiance doesn't want to go because it's so much money and we have our own wedding expenses but will go because the whole grooms party is going and it's his close friend. I'm noticing it to be a thing. Last year our friends wanted to go to Vegas for the weekend, another wanted Miami, someone else suggested Hawaii.
Fiance and I are both doing something out of town but more of a one night thing within driving distance out of town. Reasonable where all friends can afford to go and still have fun.
Also, what are your plans for your party?
