If you’ve ever been to a bucks party then you have a little experience of what you can expect. If you never have then there are some basic do’s and don’ts you need to familiarise yourself with.

Dos!

Give your friends a clue of what you have planned. Make sure that you understand what the groom or group of friends have some idea of what they will be doing. If you are going to hit the strip club, make sure that the groom knows and that he is on board with it and won’t get into trouble with his soon-bride-to-be.

Make sure the groom has a bed to sleep. The night might be rough and you don’t want your friend looking like he has been hit by a train and dragged through the sewer the following day. If you can’t organise overnight accommodation at a hotel for all the guys, at least give him yours or have a designated driver to take him home.

Bring extra clothing. After a night of literary soaking yourself in booze and strippers, you might want to get your buddy clean clothes.

Offer to pick up the tab. Best men aren’t just party planners, they also have to make sure that there is enough money for the entertainment. The groom should not have to pay, he already has wedding expenses he needs to pay for. You can get the other friends to contribute some cash to help with the expenses for the bucks party.

Leave women out of it. The most important rule of bucks parties is that they are for men only. Even if you have female friends, they still should not be part of the bucks party. Ultimately, bucks parties are about testosterone running unchecked. It’s about men behaving badly. Your female friends can join the hen party but they absolutely cannot be part of the bucks party. It might seem unfair, but bucks parties are strictly men only.

Plan some activities. If you are going to plan a bucks partyMelbourne that will go on for the entire day, make sure that the guys have something to do before the main event. Plan fun activities during the day like go-cart racing, playing some paintball or some manly activity.

Make sure people get some sleep. Bucks parties can take it out of you. Between the alcohol, the activities. The clubbing and the strip club, it can take a toll on your body. Get some rest so you can enjoy the next hours leading up go the wedding itself without the hangover.

Don’ts!

Do not plan to have a bucks party on the eve of the wedding day. As the best man you have known for a while that your friend is getting married unless it’s one of those spur of the moment or shot gun weddings were you only know a day or so before the actual event. So, don’t leave it until the very last minute. Plan in advance, get everything lined up to make sure that you throe the best bucks party ever and you avoid disasters.

Do not invite people the groom does not like or people who are just wrong. Make sure you invite the people the groom likes, check with him first to avoid inviting the obnoxious work colleague he barely tolerates or his bible thumbing cousin. Guys from the women’s side of the family or circle of friends can be invited just check with your bud if these are people he can actually stand or not.

Refrain from taking pictures. Bucks parties can be wild. You might get up to doing things that are so deplorable you wouldn’t want anyone to know about ever. Pictures can haunt you and the groom for the rest of your life, so put your cellphones away and just vomit everything to memory. Whatever happens at a bucks party Melbourne should stay at the bucks party!

Whatever you do, do not misplace the groom. Keep an eye on the groom, the important part of your job as the best man is to make sure that he actually shows up for his wedding.