Creating a Memorable Stag or Hen Party In A Recession
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As the current economic crisis deepens, debt is piling up, unemployment is rising rapidly and household bills are skyrocketing, engaged couples are finding that they must make their wedding plans on a tight budget.
In the last ten years or so, stag weekends or even weeks have become commonplace, although in the last 6 months, people have started to go old-school in that respect. Due to the recession, people are obviously having to clamp down on their spending and so are having to shorten or cut out unessential luxuries all together.
Now, rather than weekends abroad, it is becoming more and more popular to have an activity weekend here in the UK. These activity days or weekends will cost far less than a trip abroad and in many cases, could end up being just as memorable, if not more so.
The big advantage of a stag party in the UK is that you will get a far higher take up rate as many people are put off by the high cost of foreign trips. Because of this you will have a more memorable day than might otherwise be the case. You can surround your self with 15 -20 or more of your friends and family rather than 4-6 for a week trip as is often the case.
Activities like karting, golf, indoor sky diving, indoor skiing, off road driving, quad bikes, archery and clay pigeon shooting are ideal for an eventful stag day / weekend. A good venue will organise all of the events for you, usually as well as a place to stay, removing a lot of pressure from the shoulders of the best man, while appearing as though he has put in an enormous amount of effort.
When picking activities, you want to try to have a broad selection that lots of people will like. In addition, if you choose Golf just because the Groom and Best Man play twice a week you will possibly deter many non golf players from attending. The key is to make the stag party as inclusive as possible so that you please the masses. This is why having several different activities works so well, everyone should enjoy at least one of the activities throughout the day.
If you turn the weekend or day into a light-hearted competition, as well as some small prizes for the winners at the end, then the whole thing will become more enjoyable and memorable for those involved.
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