I recently had the pleasure of attending the bachelor party of one of my closest friends. After a very long, eventful and ridiculous weekend in the beautiful Golden Nugget in Biloxi, MS, I feel as if many guys my age need some advice on how to survive these weekends. Well, here is my list of ten things not to do on your buddy's Bachelor Party.
1. Don't overpack.
Don’t overpack.It seems simple, but it makes for serious space issues if you’ve got clothes strewn about all over the hotel room.
2. Don't go hungry.
Again, it seems simple. But if you think about it, you're going to be very busy during the weekend. Drinking, gambling, sitting by the pool, recovering and other activities. Make sure you make time to eat so that you don't go down the path to porcelain worship.
3. Don't over-indulge.
#DrinkResponsibly. Enough said.
4. Don't lose the groom.
The bride will never let you hear the end of it if her groom-elect doesn’t make it back from the Bachelor Party. "The Hangover" was just a movie that wouldn’t go nearly as well in real life.
5. Don't forget sunscreen.
Nothing can stop a party quicker than a blistering sunburn.
6. Don't gamble away all your money.
If you travel to a destination with a casino, I highly advise setting a limit on how much you are willing to lose.
7. Don't be self-centered.
The bachelor party is about one thing, making sure the groom has as much fun as humanly and legally (eh...) possible.
8. Don't take any pictures.
Photographic evidence can be damning. If you’re doing a bachelor party right, some questionable things might, or probably will, occur. Don’t take pictures of them.
9. Don't go to jail.
This may seem like a no-brainer, but I just feel it needs to be said.
10. Last but not least, do not, I repeat, do not trash your hotel room.
Hotel administrators will see you walking in the front door and begin seeing dollar signs. Trashing your hotel room during a weekend in which you’re going to be spending a lot of money is probably the dumbest thing that you could do. Sunday will be miserable and watching a bill for hundreds of dollars in damages come across your account will make it about a thousand times worse.
