Being asked to be the best man at a friend’s wedding is a great honor, but it comes with responsibilities, the biggest of which is planning an epic bucks send off. There are a lot of ways you can go wrong, especially if you don’t plan well. You need a budget but for things to work out as they should, you shouldn’t have to fund the outing and the groom can also Not fund the party. All the invited guests need to pitch in. This means you need to draw up a guest list of people who actually care about giving your mate a proper bucks party.

Planning takes weeks. You don’t want to leave everything to chance. If you’ve been to a number of these parties and seen the movies, bucks parties have a reputation of bringing disaster. So, plan for all eventualities. The cardinal rule is to have an epic night. Do not play it safe. You still want people to look back and the night and say: “that was the craziest, epic night of my life”.

So, don’t choose safe activities like barbeques, or beach bonfires. You can have those anytime. Your mate only gets married ones (hopefully). Think bigger. Upgrade some of the old things you want to do like race on a real race track, have a pool party, go to an outdoor concert – it’s all about giving your boyfriend the best experience you can because there might not be a chance for him to act stupid and do fun guy stuff with you in the future.

There’s a new obsession with destination parties. They are not as wonderful as everyone wants you to believe. You don’t have to travel to have the best night of your life, find a “strip club near me” on Google and curate your activities around that. Melbourne has plenty of adult entertainment venues you can try.

Eat something before you go on an all-out alcohol binge. Drinking like strippers is an important aspect of a bucks party, but you should never drink it on an empty stomach. If you had trouble getting your own food, go to a restaurant or book a strip or gentleman’s party package with a buffet menu.

When it comes to organizing events and celebrations, it is mostly women who do the planning. Men aren’t good at organizing or planning parties, which women usually do, but a bucks party is a non-negotiable man’s job. As the best man you can never fail or let things slide without a solid plan. It’s easier if you have a theme and once you’ve created your guest list, invitations, food, entertainment and drinks for the day or night. Remember Murphy’s Law and have a backup plan in case things don’t go your way. If this seems too much for you, find a “strip club near me” that will plan things from start to finish, so you can enjoy yourself with your friends.

Stay off social media. Things can get wild and you don’t want incriminating photographic proof.  What happens at a bucks party should stay between you and your friends.