When the days of your best mate’s swinging single days are a mere couple of weeks from coming to an end, it’s time for one last hurrah. Get merry with your mates and board that budget plane to Eastern Europe – another farewell to bachelorhood beckons. There’s just a few things you should take care of, and here you can learn exactly what you should remember when the going gets tough.
- Having transportation sorted is absolutely vital. Don’t get fooled by Hungarian taxi drivers or the lack of a plan of how to get from A (your hotel) to B (the first bar) to C (the club) to D (the last bar). Rent a limo, organize the cabs through your hotel or make sure someone is sober enough to read and make enquiries in the Slovene language when it counts.
- Eat before you go out. This may seem like stating the obvious, but chances are you may be imbibing your fair share of ‘adult beverages’ as the excitement takes over. “No solids on matchday” is so yesteryear, so be sure you get those burgers and chips in before you hit the road to joy.
- Don’t try to pack too much fun into one night. Make some day plans. This will help you space things out. Golf or any kind of organized adventure sport (think bungee, parachute etc.) is a good idea to spend the day, and there may be one or two cultural activities like a sightseeing tour or a beer museum that will ease the transition into your big night.
- Sort out your dress code. As you may not want to head out in your Sunday best (it’d be a shame to ruin the good threads), colour or clothes coordination are surely the order of the day. And tell Dave not to wear those trackies again.
- Glitter remover. Enough said.
- The tipple. Stick to your weapons, and don’t get lost in the fight. As much as we all love a good Sex On The Beach and home-brewed beer and double shots of 50% Slivovitz, sticking to the same (lighter) drink will save you from a) lots of embarrassment on the night and b) the hangover of the century the day after.
- Take pictures. It’s probably the only way you’re going to remember. We’ve all seen the movie.
- Seek peace. Overindulgence in heedless inebriation may have someone of your posse or a stranger say a careless word that’s bound to end in a needless altercation. Since there’s no need for black eyes in the wedding pictures, do a Gandhi and let it slip.
- You know that one friend who can easily… err… be thrown out of kilter? You may want to consider ‘forgetting’ to invite him. Just saying.
- Have a good time. This is essentially the funeral for your best mate’s single life. Live it up, have fun, enjoy the food the drink. You and your friends will make it a weekend to remember.
If this post had been titled “11 Tips for a Deadly Bachelor Party”, number eleven would definitely have been bachelor party T-shirts. Let the world know – as a crew – that the good life is effectively over (joking!). Dressing your gang in bachelor party tees can serve many purposes, two of which are an early warning to others to “Watch out – we’re all just ridiculous and drunk,” and you and your mates may have others buy you drinks. Out of sympathy for your situation, of course.
If you’re the lucky fellow to organize the stag do, outfit your crew in some clever bachelor party T-shirts to make it an unforgettable night. And if you run a Spreadshirt Shop, take some inspiration from some of our more popular designs and get them up in your Shop today. Wedding season is upon us, after all.
