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| Think of the best party night you’ve ever | | | | |
| been to. Yes, that one. Good wasn’t it? | | | | That’s where your stag and hen weekend |
| You’ve had some good nights since but | | | | organiser comes in. They’ll make sure that |
| nothing has ever really compared, has it? Until | | | | you get a stag or hen night that’s memorable |
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| | | | for all the right reasons. They are your own personal |
| Marriage: we love it. But not, perhaps for the reasons | | | | party planner, there to kick ideas around, make a |
| you’re thinking of. Yes, it’s your | | | | few suggestions, make the bookings and ensure |
| chance to grow old and ever so slightly wrinkly with | | | | everything runs smoothly from enthusiastic, excited |
| the person of your dreams. It’s dinner parties, | | | | start to vodka and Red Bull-fuelled, kebab-laden finish. |
| 2.4 children, and, much later in life, grand prix races on | | | | A party organiser should be the (relatively) sensible |
| your personalised stairlifts. But that’s all for | | | | one who sorts the tickets, the hotel and the taxi. |
| later. Right now, whilst you’re on the brink of | | | | The best party organisers should do everything your |
| marriage-dom, it’s time to start thinking about | | | | mates would do if they knew where to start, with |
| parties. Your party. And you’d better make it | | | | the added bonus that they won’t drain your |
| a good one
| | | | fridge of beer or nick all your Haribo while |
| | | | | they’re discussing plans. |
| If you’re trying to organise your stag or hen | | | | |
| night you want your party to go with the sort of | | | | So here’s how you do it
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| bang that has people talking about it decades later. | | | | |
| You want to be a legend of all-conquering partydom. | | | | The 5 steps to party night perfection: |
| You want to be the prince or princess of stags or | | | | |
| hens. Why wouldn’t you? No point doing | | | | 1. Make sure you have some friends. Bribe some if |
| things by half-measures is there? | | | | necessary. |
| | | | | 2. Consider a reason for your party. It doesn’t |
| Marriage may be all about beginnings (and cake, | | | | have to be a stag or hen night. Getting divorced? |
| dresses, flowers, rings and appeasing mildly annoying | | | | Been promoted? Is it a Thursday? You don’t |
| relatives), but marriage marks an end as well as a | | | | actually need a reason to party, of course — |
| beginning. It marks the end of your days basking in | | | | but it does help. And the more obvious the reason |
| singledom. Think about it — this may be the | | | | the better. Your friends may feel that you buying a |
| last time you get to arrange a party night entirely on | | | | new toaster is all the reason you need to arrange a |
| your own terms — and that’s an | | | | weekend break in Brighton but on the other hand |
| opportunity not to be missed. Actually, that’s | | | | they may think you’re a bit odd. |
| got to be worth celebrating with the biggest, wildest, | | | | 3. Think about the sort of things you’d like to |
| earth-shatteringly finest party of your life. | | | | do. We’ll assume drinking and eating are |
| | | | | no-brainers but how else are you going to fill those |
| But have you ever tried organising a party night? | | | | hours? Will your stag weekend be spent quad-biking, |
| Ever tried getting all the mates you know in one | | | | paintballing or clay pigeon shooting? Will your hen |
| place at the same time — even if it’s | | | | weekend involve rally-driving, archery or learning the |
| just down the local for a drink and a pack of dry | | | | seductive art of pole dancing? Start canvassing your |
| roasted? Logistical nightmare, eh? And we’re | | | | friends. Get a few opinions. Ignore the one who says |
| talking about organising the party to end all parties | | | | they’d rather stay in and watch Jeremy Kyle. |
| which may, all of a sudden, be sounding a bit | | | | 4. Decide where you want to go? Stag and hen |
| daunting. | | | | nights don’t have to be confined to Britain, |
| | | | | although you’d be hard-pushed to be stuck |
| What you need is someone to take the hassle out | | | | for something to do in places like Blackpool or |
| of putting your stag or hen night together. | | | | Brighton. Europe is a fast growing party destination |
| Do-it-yourself is fine when it comes to putting up a | | | | with places like Dublin and Riga offering a wild |
| shelf or painting the living room but when it comes to | | | | weekend just a little different to the norm. |
| sorting hotels, activities, venues, transport and the | | | | 5. Get in touch with your party organiser. Stuck for |
| most unpredictable element of all - your friends - you | | | | ideas? They’ll put some your way. Stuck for |
| have a choice. You can either take it entirely upon | | | | locations? They’ll make a few choice |
| yourself to sort everything and then get pilloried | | | | suggestions. Stuck for friends? Sorry, you’re |
| when the taxi doesn’t turn up, you find the | | | | on your own with that one. |
| restaurant fully booked or find the queue at the night | | | | |