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Stag & Doe Tips

So you're in charge of the Buck and Doe.  So you want to be the hero of the Jack and Jill.  Well, here are a few tips and games for Stag and Does that are sure to make the big night a success.

The First Decision

Do you have the time, energy and planning skills to create a large party without loosing your shirt? We once played at a buck and doe that had tons of food, dancing girls, music, karaoke and beverages stacked to the ceiling.  It was well thought out, but, only twelve people showed up and that included the planner and groom.  He had counted on show up at the door sales when he should have pre-sold much more tickets.  When planning a Jack and Jill write a detailed budget, just like you would for a wedding.  Include your projected ticket sales and assume that if you sell 150 tickets, about 90 people will show up (60%).  From those guests, use a typical average of 4 drinks per head to count your alcohol sales.  Add another ten percent onto your final figure for gaming and draw sales.  These figures should be on the conservative side.

Choosing a Hall

Try picking a hall that allows you to collect the revenue from drink sales.  Sometimes choosing a Friday over a Saturday may lighten the price of the hall and the DJ, but, be careful not to lower your attendance choosing a Friday.  Check to see if you are allowed gambling and 50-50 draws.  Some halls are free if you purchase food from them, check!!!  Remember if a hall holds 200 you should be ok with 250 people, as many will only stay 2-3 hours and some may not come at all.

Find Helpers

Get as many helpers as you can, especially ticket sellers.  The best ticket sellers are those who work in the public and know lots of people and are not shy to ask them, a waitress or waiter is a good example.  You will need people to run the front door, the bar, the gaming tables, 50-50 draws and people to relieve these people.

Sell Tickets and More Tickets

This is extremely important. Sell, Sell, Sell!!!  If you want 200 people to show up, you need to sell about 300 tickets.  A lot of people will just buy a ticket to help support the couple. The ticket price depends on what you have to offer and what the going rate is in your area.  The general price ranges from $6  per person to $8.

Draws

These are excellent ways of bringing up the revenue.  Most people only do a 50-50 draw where half of the money goes to the couple and the other half to the winner.  Others will do draws for liquor or clothing.  One of the best draws we have seen are concert tickets or sporting events. Typical pricing would be 3 tickets for $2 or an arms length for $5.

Door Prizes

These entice people into coming to the party and if drawn properly will keep people there later.  One big mistake people make when they have lots of door prizes is to use the microphone to draw each and every one.  This stops your party dead.  It is a good idea to draw a couple of prizes publicly and either have the DJ announce the other winners in between songs or have a piece of Bristol board with the winning numbers posted.

Sale Items

You should of course have the standard liquor and beers available.  Drink prices should range from $2.35 a drink to $4.00.  Jell-O shooters are very popular and generally sell for a dollar a piece.  If you have not included a late snack with the ticket price you should have a hot dog machine or pizza warmer, but it is standard to have food included. 

Late Snack

Instead of purchasing pizzas try having sandwiches and vegetable trays made up. A large coffee urn at Wal-Mart is only forty-five dollars.

Stag tickets

Staples and others sell 250 computer business cards for $6.  Print them up on a computer and number them by hand to save bucks.  Remember every dollar you save goes to the Bride and Groom and they are going to need it for their six kids.  You can also book us and we do your stag tickets for free...full colour, numbered and perforated.