Stag weekends

Currently, a stag party on the weekends has become something like a mini-vacation, the revelry outgrowing what people knew formerly as just a night out in the town. The diminishing airfares have also contributed to the trend. Thus, if smoking pot is on the agenda, it is highly possible to fly down to Amsterdam one Friday and return on Sunday evening.

However, only a handful of people are so typically hedonistic by nature; for most, it is paintball, go carting and playing poker or some other card game. For the more daring ones, bungee jumping, paragliding and water sports are recommended and if the testosterone runs real high, legitimate agencies providing strippers are only a mouse-click away.

Now, any party is incomplete without appropriate music. Thus, romantic but danceable numbers should be given the first preference and unless someone has a knack (and expertise) for handling the sound consoles, a DJ must be arranged for the late evening in-house fun and frolic.

The same applies to the food. Stag parties mostly comprise roasted meat items because they go well with the drinks, so do dry fruits, and if strippers are appointed, chocolates must stay on the roster.

As for the gift for the groom, it must be sufficient to make the groom feel he’s the centre of attraction of the party. It could be on the lines of the old times that the groom and his friends shared or it could be something that connects more to his married life. For the more daring groups, sex toys also prove a worthwhile gift.

But one word of caution; no woman is allowed in the stag night except for the stripper(s). It’s a strictly all male night and the dance floor, if there is one, is meant for the groom and his friends. It’s because the vulgarity and profanity – the chief themes of a stag night – shall otherwise be lost. And that is what’s considered the chief attraction of a stag night, besides the meat and the drinks.