Organising the groom’s stag party can be a gruelling chore, but at the same time it is of course an honour. It does however put quite a large amount of pressure on the organiser to prepare an event that people will remember for the right reasons, not for the wrong ones.

There are several areas of planning that need to be taken into account when preparing the stag party; first of all, you should decide how long it will be. Recently it has become increasingly popular to have the party stretch across a weekend or at least a full day of activities, food, drink and whatever else you can think of.

It is important to sound out the majority of your group regarding budget as you want everyone to enjoy themselves and not feel obligated to join in against their will.

Once you’ve got a good idea of your budget, the next step is to start looking at venues and activities. It is best to choose activities that everyone can join in with and enjoy, regardless of age, physical fitness/ailments etc. This will limit your choices but overall will result in a more enjoyable event if you think of the group as a whole.

You want to try to find a venue that is close to some nightlife, as well as other activities too. That way you can plan activities for Saturday, have a night out, stay in a local hotel and then have another activity planned for the Sunday. You want to plan any dangerous or driving activities for the Saturday leaving the Sunday and your hangovers free to relax with something more gentle on the Sunday.

Alternatively you can find a venue that runs multi activity events in one location which makes your organising much easier as you only need to talk to one venue. On top of this, they may very well have local connections with hotels, restaurants, night clubs etc, making your search that much easier.

It would also be a good idea to run a light-hearted competition through the weekends events, ensuring that everyone has an equal chance of winning by somehow handicapping the people who are good at certain activities. This is a great way to ensure everyone has a good time as it applies meaning to the events and provides a catalyst for people who don’t know each other all that well, to get to know each other.

It is also worth considering that as the average age for getting married rises, so the relative athleticism decreases so you may well have many people in their prime as well as some older less mobile guests, for this reason it is important to choose activities that everyone can take part in, as the weekend will be far more successful.

It is often difficult to choose between activities that a few people will really relate with and enjoy, and ones that everyone can enjoy regardless of whether they have done it before. It is worth the time spent on these decisions though, to provide a stag event that is fully enjoyable by all. Also, splitting up the evening entertainment is a good idea so that the older guests can enjoy eating with the rest of the group, but then leave if they want when the younger group members go on to a club.