Planning Stag WeekendsChances are when your best mate tells you he’s getting married, you will be happy for him and honored that he has chosen you to stand beside him on his special day. That is until you remember that the best man actually has some very real responsibilities. Chief among them is that he (you) are in charge of planning the stag party. While a stag party may seem like loads of drunken, uninhibited fun, it really does require quite a bit of work to plan a memorable one. To begin with, you must determine the budget. Customarily, every member of the groom’s party will chip in and split the expenses. After each member has contributed an equal portion, you will have a much better picture of what the party may look like. Let’s just assume for the purposes of this article that your mates aren’t all cheapskates and that they contribute a respectable sum to send the groom off in style. Well, then your options are pretty much unlimited and the pressure for you to plan an interesting and exciting night are even greater than before. Darn! Don’t you wish your friends were all cold misers? What to do next? Traditionally speaking, stag nights included stripers, drinking, gambling and all around, good old-fashioned debauchery. But when it comes to stag weekends, you must come up with other interesting things to do or no one will have a prayer of making the wedding. So, when it comes to stag weekends , it is your job to plan a few exciting and challenging daytime activities. You know, to give your mates a break between all night drinking sessions. Some of the most popular activities include: white water rafting, rock climbing, paintball and dune buggy racing. All of these activities can be scheduled independently, or with the aid of an event planning agency, whose job it is to take care of all the particulars on stag party weekends. Believe it or not these activities are a popular respite from casinos and bars and will be welcomed change for your mates who are married, involved or dating someone special. |