A bachelor party that's fun for everyone: choose according to the guest of honor's taste
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by Verpakkingdeals.nl
6 min reading time
Not every guest of honor wants the same jokes. This is how you determine the tone of a bachelor party beforehand and adjust your decorations, games, and accessories accordingly.
In most photos from a bachelor or bachelorette party, everyone is smiling. In some photos, everyone is smiling except for one person: the one for whom the day was intended. Usually, this is not a disaster and it blows over, but it's a shame because it's almost always preventable. Not with a different budget or a different program, but with a five-minute conversation before you order anything.
A bachelor or bachelorette party is the only celebration where the decor has a strong opinion. A birthday with balloons is neutral. A bachelor or bachelorette party can be mild, average, or outspoken, and that difference lies in the items you buy. This piece is about how to determine that tone beforehand and what your shopping list looks like for each tone.
Start with three questions, not a shopping list
You don't have to spoil the surprise to know what someone can handle. Ask the questions to the partner, the sibling, the best friend — someone who already knows the answer.
Who will the guest of honor encounter along the way? An afternoon in the woods with eight people is different from a pub crawl through the city center on a Saturday afternoon. If there's an audience, what feels comfortable changes.
Who will be in the photos, and where will they end up? If colleagues, parents, or children are present, or if the photos are sure to end up in a group chat, that's a reason to choose a milder tone.
What does the guest of honor find genuinely funny? Someone who constantly makes jokes about a certain topic usually enjoys being decorated with it all day. Someone who never does, probably won't.
Still in doubt after these three questions? Then choose the milder side. A party that was a little too tame will loosen up as the day progresses. A party that went too far cannot be reined back in halfway through.
Three tones, three shopping lists
Tone
What to consider
What to avoid
Mild
Color, light, a theme, games, a prize for the winner
Anything with explicit shapes or text, even on straws and glasses
Average
A playful costume element, drinking games, a sash or hat
Clothing items that the guest of honor must wear all day in public
Outspoken
The 18+ assortment, striking props, photo props
Elements that the guest of honor had no say in beforehand
The store offers the full spectrum, including an explicit 18+ assortment under Bachelor Party. This is not a default choice but a conscious one: choose it if you know it fits, and not just because it happens to be the first category you encounter.
Decorations that don't revolve around a single joke
The problem with decor that relies entirely on one joke: after an hour, the joke is stale, and the decoration is still there. Decor that lasts longer works with color, light, and repetition.
Still want one striking item that people gather around? Then one big thing works better than ten small ones. An inflatable electric guitar or an inflatable microphone of 32 cm both cost € 4.95 and will be passed around all day without anyone having to feel uncomfortable about it.
Dressing up: the difference between an accessory and an obligation
The dressing up part is usually where things go wrong, and the reason is almost always the same: the guest of honor is made to wear something they can't take off. An accessory can be removed when you walk into a cafe. A complete costume cannot.
A few options that allow for that escape route:
A pink bow tie — € 4.95. Small, recognizable, and in a jacket pocket in two seconds.
Rule of thumb: if the whole group wears the same thing, no one feels singled out. If only the guest of honor wears something, choose something small.
Games and a program that doesn't corner anyone
A good program has variety in intensity. Not four tasks in a row where the guest of honor is the center of attention, but a block where the group does something, then something quiet, then another peak.
Ring toss game — € 14.95. Everyone participates, no one has to talk.
Also build in a break. An hour where nothing is planned is not a gap in the program but a necessity: people catch their breath, eat something, and then join the next block better.
The practical things you'll be grateful for on the day itself
On the go, people get lost, especially in a group of more than eight. Keychains with whistle, 5 pieces in metallic colors (€ 7.95) sound like a gadget, but in practice, they are a way to call a group together without ten app messages.
Furthermore: agree on who carries the items and who takes them at the end, because inflatable props and wigs are otherwise guaranteed to be left somewhere. Order your decorations at least two weeks in advance, especially in the autumn when deliveries are busier. And store what's left intact in one box — for the next party, that will save half an order.
In short
First determine the tone, then the shopping list. Choose decor that works with color and light instead of one joke, give the guest of honor something they can take off, and build a program with breaks. If in doubt: go one tone lower.
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