FOR THE ORGANISERS

First things first, if you're either the Bride or Groom then stop reading right now. You've already got have plenty on your plate and frankly this bit of the site is none of your business! So be a good boy or girl, and click the ‘back’ button on your browser – NOW!

Right, now that’s out of the way we should hopefully be talking to either Mr. Best Man or Ms. Chief Bridesmaid. Congratulations by the way on being the Bride or Groom’s best and most trusted friend, but commiserations on all the work ahead planning and organising this shindig as well as all the other stuff you need to do! Hopefully the information contained within this article and the others within this section will be of use. If you're new to the site, you may also be interested in some of the other articles on Weddingsday - The Wedding Party section is a good place to start.

So, waffle over, it's now on with the show.

The key to organising a top-notch Stag or Hen night is planning and preparation. This all starts with a chat between yourself and either the Bride or Groom-to-be - the party is for them after all and the last thing you want is something that they hate every minute of. The chat should be nothing formal, in fact in can be done quite deviously with several off-the-cuff questions spread over a few weeks that extracts all the info you need. Primarily there are six things that you need to find out, and with this information you can begin to plan the celebration of a lifetime – so let’s look at each one separately.