Organising the Ultimate Adrenaline Fuelled Stag or Hen Do!
October 16th, 2018
Organising a stag or hen do can be alot of work for the best man or maid of honour. Sometimes, the hardest part is deciding where to go and what kind of activity you want to do. Here we give our top tips on planning the ultimate adventure stag hen do. With the help of this guide you’ll be able to organise your stag or hen party in Dorset with ease!
What you do:
- Plan well ahead
- Agree dates and the adventure activity the bride or groom want to do
- Check no clash of dates with other events and commitments
- Not too close to the big day – recovery will be required!
- Let the whole group know; create social media contact group for ease of communication and sharing ideas
- Be clear with the budget
- Budget is the crux here, don’t price people out if the bride or groom really want them there
- Set a ‘happy medium’ to encourage all to be able to enjoy the fun
- Offer up the role of banker or use an agent who can assist with payment schemes
- Set clear payment deadlines
- Make travel plans
- How will people arrive at the destination?
- Consider car share, train or minibus hire as an option
- Your activity provider may be able to help at a local level when you arrive
- Select your accommodation carefully
- Research possibilities well in advance
- Consider your particular group and what will work best for you following your adrenalin fuelled day
- Check with your group to get a consensus
- Book this for everyone and give clear deadlines for payment in advance
- The Devil is in the Detail
- Arrange Ice breaker games and weekend rules with forfeits
- Get creative and prepare fun bios
- Travel plans (yes, again)
- Places to eat
- Check in / out times
- Dress codes
- Fancy dress
- Continuous information giving
- Record those never to be forgotten moments for use at the ceremony!
What you don’t do:
- Play it by ear
- Organise your main event and eating destinations in advance and share the itinerary so everyone knows the plan
- Avoid lulls or people doing their own thing with a well planned schedule
- Break up the drinking with eating and other activities, don’t peak too soon!
- Invite too many people
- Ten to 15 is an ideal number to avoid splinter groups and potential chaos.
- You can arrange an easier local night out for parents, aunts/uncles, bosses and more random guests
- Expect everyone to know what to bring
- Your activity provider should let you have a detailed kit list describing what and what not to wear for your adrenalin adventure
- Give specifics for any dress codes or accessories required later on,
- Fancy dress requirements
- Make sure you let everyone know exactly what they’ll need
- Leave the groom or bride to deal with problems
- A big no – no, they want to have the best time without any of the hassle – this is your job!
- Use your activity provider for adventure activity details on the day.
- You all want to have a good time and it’s your job, along with a professional activity provider, to make it happen
AND AFTER ALL OF THAT – HAVE LOADS OF FUN & CREATE MEMORIES!