So you’re a lucky guy and you are getting married. Congrats. It’s a wonderful step in a person’s life. But before you get to the altar on that big day, there’s one important step you gotta take first. The bachelor party. Today I’m here to go over some of the most important rules for Bachelor Parties. These are the guidelines you should follow when planning a bachelor party or attending a bachelor party. They are words to live by. Below provides some Bachelor Party info, some Bachelor Party ideas and some Bachelor Party locations.
Rule #1- All married guys should have a Bachelor Party. If you don’t, you will regret it the rest of your life. It’s like a rite of passage that needs to occur for every guy who’s about to commit himself to one woman for the rest of his life. It is plain selfish and wrong for any woman to make a guy feel guilty if he has a Bachelor Party. If you don’t like that your dude is having a Bachelor Party, just bite your lip and accept it. He might not like what you are planning for the wedding, but I guarantee he’s not saying anything to you about it. So be reasonable ladies.
2) Strippers should always be part of the plan for a Bachelor Party. When the groom says he doesn’t want them, that’s just him talking nonsense. Unless he’s got a past conviction on his record for assaulting a stripper, then have some ladies around. If not for the groom-to-be, at least do it for the other guys in attendance. The groom can always avoid them, but you don’t want to spoil the time for the rest of the guys. And having hookers is not the same as having strippers. Strippers are paid to show up and dance and maybe do a few shots of Cuervo. Hookers are paid to show up and fuck guys. Big difference. If you are planning a Bachelor Party and are considering hiring any hookers, you need to check that out with all of the other guys first. Because the point of a Bachelor Party is to have some fun with friends, not to ruin anyone’s marriage.
3) Don’t invite random guys. The guest list for a good Bachelor Party will be the top 6 to 12 friends of the groom. That’s it. You don’t need to include the groom’s 3rd cousin Wally from Cleveland, because that just makes it awkward for everyone. Remember, this is about having a great time with friends - so you don’t want to invite guys who don’t mesh with the group. And never invite too many guys. Keep it to close friends. If you’ve got to invite a lot of work buddies or fringe friends then do two bachelor parties. A local one where you invite a big number and a more exclusive one with close friends. Do not ever invite any work associates of the bachelor that he might be embarassed about his actions in-front of later.
4) Don’t invite any guys who are “Bible Beaters” to a Bachelor Party. I’ve got nothing against Christians, but there is a time and a place for everything. And if some guy is likely to be offended by a lot of drinking, smoking, cussing and female nudity - then he doesn’t need to be at a Bachelor Party. I heard about a Bachelor Party where they pulled up to the Strip Club and some of the guys decided to stay on the bus because they had a moral objection to nude girls dancing. Try to convince me that wasn’t a downer for the other guys, and the groom, to see some guys sitting on the bus reading the Bible. Having a person with too high a moral compass is going to negatively affect all of the other guys, so you have to not include them in the Bachelor Party.
5) Don’t ever invite the Father of the Bride. Or anyone on the Bride’s side of the family, unless there’s a future brother-in-law you are really good friends with. This advice goes against a lot of tradition, but no matter how many times I’ve heard someone say their future father-in-law is really cool…I’ll never be convinced you don’t have to mind your P’s and Q’s around the guy. And Bachelor Parties are not about minding one’s P’s and Q’s. They are about getting buck wild with friends. Some stupid decisions are going to be made, and you don’t want the father of your future bride there to see it.
6) Don’t ever invite guys who “don’t like strip clubs”. Just don’t do it.
7) Unless they are there to dance, serve drinks or deal cards then women should never be invited to a Bachelor Party. Some people have a close female friend, who is a friend of the groom or bride, that they want to invite. But I don’t care if they are his long, lost cousin or his lesbian friend…Bachelor Parties should be guys only.
8.) If you are going to travel for a Bachelor Party, then Vegas or New Orleans are best destinations. They offer plenty of the four essential elements: great food, lots of booze, gambling and ready access to naked chicks. A couple of other interesting locations you might select are Cancun, Mexico and Ibiza, Spain. If those destinations aren’t possible, then I suggest renting a house on a nice lake or beach. Setup some outside activities like golf and/or fishing. Make sure the house is stocked with lots of food and booze. And have a couple of tables setup for some late night Texas Hold’em Poker. We did this for one of my buddy’s bachelor party and it was a great time. But you need to make sure there is at least some activity planned where the guys can ogle at some women. Get out to a local strip club, or bring in some talent. Guys in a lake house will get stir crazy hanging out with just a bunch of dudes all weekend.
9) Guys who attend a Bachelor Party should never complain about the cost of things at said Bachelor Party. If you agree to go, then you are in for whatever it takes. That means if you have to pony up to for more beer, to hire a stripper or to bail the Best Man out of jail - you are on the hook for that cash. If you are “on a budget” or can’t afford it, then don’t go.
10) It’s a good custom to plan one nice meal at whatever location you go to. It’s a nice time for everyone to get together and share some good food. Plus, it ensures that you’ll have at least a couple of hours away from the strippers and gambling.
11) A Bride and Groom should never plan to have their Bachelor Party in the same city. I’ve heard of couples who both did their parties on the same weekend in Vegas. Bad idea. Yeah, Vegas is a big city - but you can be sure at the one moment you don’t want your future wife to see you, she will. There’s a lot of space on this Earth, use it for your Bachelor Party and get far enough away from your lady to feel comfortable.
12) If you are the Best Man, make sure you stock the room with booze. Whether you are going to Vegas, New Orleans or anywhere else - you want to have plenty of booze in the room for pre-partying and late night drinking. And always overbuy, because it’s better to have too much than not enough.
13) The Groom-to-be needs to explain to his fiancee, before he leaves for the Bachelor Party, that his cell phone will be for emergencies only. She should either not call or always call the Best Man’s phone first. The guy is on his Bachelor Party, which is meant to celebrate his single life transitioning to a life with the woman he loves. Don’t be a bitch and make him spend his whole Bachelor Party on the phone reassuring you that he does “love you” and that he isn’t really having any fun. And same rule applies for any pussy whipped Bachelor that want to spend the whole time on the phone with their fiancee - you take away his phone. Arrangements should be made at the start of the Bachelor Party for the Groom-to-be to surrend his cell phone to the Best Man for safe keeping. This avoids any awkward drunk dial incidents, where the Groom gets bombed out his mind and calls his old high school girlfriend to tell her he loves her. It also prevents him from entering the “digits” for any strippers who might dance for him that weekend.
14) Children should never be brought to a Bachelor Party. Just a bad idea on many levels.
15) Never leave a man behind. A Bachelor Party is usually 24 to 48 hours of non-stop drinking and partying. So a lot of crazy shit can happen. But no matter what, don’t leave a man behind. We were at a Bachelor Party in New Orleans and one guy couldn’t physically make the trip home. After we realized he wasn’t up to it, we selected one of the other guys (with a flexible work schedule) to stick behind with him and fly back on Monday. Another time in Vegas, we couldn’t convince one of the fellas to leave the Crazy Horse II when we were all ready to go. We wound up sending another guy back to get him (and his ATM card) a little while later. Again, never leave a man behind.
16) What happens at a Bachelor Party stays at that Bachelor Party. It’s perfectly acceptable to reminisce with your buddies later about some of the funny shit that happened. But you don’t come home and tell your wife, girlfriend, children, neighbors, co-workers, parents, cat, dog, hamster or psychiatrist about the Bachelor Party. There is something called Guy Code that prohibits you from revealing information about a Bachelor Party to those who were not in attendance. Don’t be a snitch.
So why do guys have to have a Bachelor Party? Because it’s a chance for them to get together with close friends and blow off a little steam. The groom doesn’t have to nail a stripper, and no one has to go to the hospital. But you should plan something that allows everyone to let their hair down a little bit. Because Bachelor Parties don’t come along everyday. So they are something to be cherished. And a tradition to pass down from generation to generation. A good Bachelor Party will create a lifetime of good memories.
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