The Complete Best Man Guide

The Premier Best Man Guide

Congra­tula­tions, you've been give the job of best man.  What an honour!

We have created the ultimate Best Man Guide to save you time and hassle. Full of all the stag party planning tips and guides for your best man duties and speeches. So take the pressure off your shoulders, grab a brew and have a read through all the games, ideas and hilarious pranks to make you the greatest best man of all time!

Jump to these sections:

The Stag Do Essentials

Stag Do Games

15 Stag Do Forfeits

Stag Do Pranks

Stag Do Drinking Games

Stag Do Planning

Stag Challenges

Stag Do T-Shirt Names

20 Stag Do Dares

Stag Do Accessories

Costumes & Fancy Dress

Stag Do WhatsApp Group Chat Names

Sten Do Ideas

Stag Do Themes

Decorations for Stag Parties

Best Man Tips & Advice

Best Man Duties

Best Man Speech

Best Man Socks

Wedding Jokes

Usher Duties

Ways to Keep the Groom Happy

How to tie a Windsor Knot

Best Man Facts & Figures

Must Have & Do

Brexit Travel Advice

Stag Weekend Survival Kit

Breakfast Hangover Cures

Staying Safe On The Stag Do

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What is a Best Man?

Although everyone knows of someone who has been a best man, does anyone actually know what a best man is? In short, the best man is the grooms right hand and his confidant throughout the whole of the wedding process and is responsible for a number of different roles and duties that must be carried out before, during and after the wedding. Anything the groom needs, he goes to the best man to help him sort or figure it out.

What Does the Best Man Do?

There are a variety of different things that the best man does throughout the engagement, wedding and post wedding.

  • Get the stag night sorted
  • Assist the groomsmen with suits
  • Create an epic best man speech
  • Making sure the bride is okay on the wedding is also important, as the groom will be speaking to family
  • Stand next to the groom throughout the wedding ceremony
  • Maybe crack a few mother-in-law jokes
  • Keep the ushers in their place
  • Be a supportive friend
  • Sign the marriage certificates as witness
  • And of course the most important part, be there for all the photos that will be taken

Become the Ultimate Planner

So, your oldest friend has just told you that for his wedding, you’re going to be the best man – now what? The excitement is real, the event thoughts are already circling in your head but you're finding it hard to get started with the stag do planning.

From deciding which fun stag activities, to considering everyone’s budget and where you’ll all stay after a heavy night of drinking. The panic can creep in when you feel like you’ve forgotten something important, but that’s where we come in.

The Funktion Events team have a combined 30+ years of experience helping lads organise stag do weekends. We’ve sent groups as big as 50 all over the UK and abroad to many European cities, keeping the everyone safe and having fun.

We’ll sort the big stuff, giving you extra time to browse through our best man guide and sort out all the little extras like accessories and stag do games. Find out how to stay safe on the stag do with these helpful tips.

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Thumb Master Drinking Game

Thumb Master Drinking Game

See who has the quickest reactions on your stag do with a fast paced game of thumb master. Pay attention to thumbs or prepare to drink a lot of alcohol!
Staying Safe on the Stag Do

Staying Safe on the Stag Do

If you and the lads are about to kick off the pre-wedding celebrations, check out our list of tips and tricks that will help you stay safe on the stag do
Best Ways to Cure a Hangover

Best Ways to Cure a Hangover

We’re here to help ease your symptoms with the best ways to cure a hangover! From home remedies to emergency cures for every level of after-party headache.
Monopoly Pub Crawl

Monopoly Pub Crawl

Visit all the famous locations on the Monopoly board whilst downing plenty of pints with the Monopoly pub crawl. What better way to celebrate with the lads?
Stag Do Forfeits List

Stag Do Forfeits List

Add this list of side-splitting stag do forfeits to your celebrations to spice up the night! Includes light-hearted fun and all out war-starting challenges.
Stag Do Pranks

Stag Do Pranks

Check out these stag party pranks to humiliate the stag on the weekend. Great for some good stories for the best man speech & memories from the stag party!
How To Tie A Windsor Knot

How To Tie A Windsor Knot

Although a clip-on does the job just fine, read on to learn how to tie a Windsor knot before the big day and make sure you’re looking as sharp as possible!
Best Bars in Edinburgh

Best Bars in Edinburgh

Make it a memorable stag weekend by including all of the best bars in Edinburgh. Put together a list of amazing bars to explore during your weekend antics.
The Best Man Speech Guide

The Best Man Speech Guide

Have read of our essential best man speech guide and plan the perfect monologue with structure ideas, jokes, do’s and don’ts and awesome closing lines!
Stag Do T-Shirts

Stag Do T-Shirts

Add some personalisation into the stag celebrations ­with some stag do t-shirts. This hilarious list will provide you with all the stag do nicknames you’d need!