Americans Spend an Average Of $360 On Pre-Wedding Bach Trips
New data from the expense-tracking app Splitwise reveals that Americans spend an average of $360 on pre-wedding bachelor and bachelorette trips. These celebrations have increasingly evolved from single nights out into multi-day destination events, contributing to financial strain for many attendees.
Why it matters
The rising costs of wedding-related travel highlight broader economic trends regarding consumer spending and the increasing financial pressure associated with social obligations.
Travel Americans Spend an Average Of $360 On Pre-Wedding Bach Trips By Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner ,
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Melissa is a writer based in Brooklyn. Follow Author Aug 21, 2026, 03:38pm EDT --:-- / --:-- This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more . This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more . Bachelorette parties may be a night out or a four-day extravaganza across the country getty If a request from Splitwise following a fun and indulgent long weekend makes your heart race, you’re not alone.
Splitwise , the app used to track expenses and split shared costs pulled fresh data on the financial cost of bachelor and bachelorette weekends. Used across more than 32 million group trips, the appe found that the average attendee spends $410 per trip, excluding individual airfare and travel costs.
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