It has already been decided that we are dressing up like jackasses for our joint bachelor party in Las Vegas. J-A-C-K-A-S-S-E-S. I'm not even going to *consider* bringing bottle service-appropriate clubbing clothes (as if I would have any other time...?)
Here are a few themes my friends and I have already conquered. They get weirder as you scroll down... prepare yourselves...
"Pin-up Girl" theme:
"Girl Scout/Boy Scout" theme:
"Edward Forty Hands" theme:
"A Night on the town in Reno, NV" (Sponsored by Miller High Life, the Champagne of all beers) - I am literally wearing a thong leotard over my spandex pants here. The only time I *wish* I had a pic of my backside:
"Team America Ice Skating" theme:
"Bear-cat" theme:
I know. Some of these are pretty
weird hard to top. But it WILL be done. So I need costume suggestions for the whole group, and suggestions for just the girls, and just the boys. I imagine we'll do one night with a boys vs. girls-themed costume. Then the second night, we will have a unified theme.
Here are a few ideas we've been kicking around:
- German Beer Lads 'n Ladies (I already own one of these costumes)
- Hardasses. Think Hell's Angels Nugent-fest biker gear.
- Harlem Globetrotters
- 80s hair band (to fulfill my dreams of channeling my inner Dee Snider)
- Twins. Everybody matches up with an unlikely partner, and dresses the same. See photos to right ------>
- Coyote NASTY. Think Coyote Ugly, but actually ugly. The Coyote Ugly rejects of the rejects. I want to make a group of douchefratbags cringe at the site of me.
- Old timey Mormon Polygamists ala Big Love
- Lebowski/Bowling team theme (our favorite movie)
- Bald caps
- Senior Citizens (hoping to cash in on the over 55 buffet deal here)
- Mimes, Magicians, and Monks. (not even going to explain this one. but at least we're giving options)
- 80s Businessmen/women - think massive shoulder pads, huge plastic frame glasses, double breasted suits, and asswipe attitudes
- The Big Dick Brigade. Think huge balled up socks stuffed in everyone's jock area*
The group shots are of actual dances I went to in High School. The theme for the "girl ask guy dance" was always "dress as twins." Needless to say we didn't take that theme lightly. We were one weird bunch, folks. In the top pic I'm holding my leg cast up ala Lion King, as if we were worshipping it. Oh, and my shirt said "Hot Stuff Coming Through." In the bottom pic, my friends Sarah and Boom wore matching skin tight PLEATHER pants. I think there's a lot of potential in this theme.... Although I am a tad partial to Hardasses, Coyote Nasty, and 80s hair band... What do you guys think?
*Ok. I'm kidding.
I personally vote for '80s hair band. I was born about a decade too late to have really appreciated it at the time, but omg, I love the '80s.
ReplyDeleteI vote for either polygamists or Lebowski bowling. The only one I don't like is the German beer theme--dahlink, it's been done. You can't go from Edward Fortyhands (HAHAHAHA) to German beer theme.
ReplyDeleteyes to Lebowski/Bowling team theme!
ReplyDeleteYou should do bowling since you borrowed their jargon pretty heavily if I remember correctly.
ReplyDeletep.s. your friends are awesomely brave. I love it when people dont care what others think of them.
@mouse you make an excellent point. german beer lads n ladies is way too normal for our group ;)
ReplyDeleteWow. This makes my idea for the bach party (have all the girls find the most hideous, floofy, prom-tastic bridesmaid dress and wear it out on the town) look tame in comparison.
ReplyDeleteMy friends and I had massive success as nerds during a day-long pub crawl. Pocket protectors, suspenders, broken glasses taped together, visors, you know the drill.
You could possibly do the "fringe convention attendee" route. I mean, it's Vegas, there are conventions all the time (not that you need the excuse, but it kind of fits). You could all dress up like you just got back from a Battlestar Galactica convention, adult entertainment convention, evangelical holy roller convention (with SNAKES), gothic lolita/harajuku convention.
I'm going to have to put my vote in for the Mormon/Big Love idea, too.
OH my god!!!! This pictures made me cry. I'm happy to see my ice-skating and my bear-cat hunter uniform made it!!! love you brit!
ReplyDeleteI'm gonna go with polygamists or bowling team. Either way, I cannot wait to see the photos that result...
ReplyDeletethis was the next post down from yours on my google reader - http://www.refinery29.com/lady-cop-brooke-shields-flashes-us-her-badge-in-march-vogue-paris.php - just sayin' it might be a sign.
ReplyDeleteAwkward family photos theme!
ReplyDeleteYou can't go wrong with 80's hair band...though I am partial to the pin up look - SEXY! And oh how I remember those stupid twin dances in high school...what the heck was up with that?!?
ReplyDeleteTWINS.
ReplyDeleteInformative content, In bachelor party you can drink all night but between the beer and the strippers, wouldn't it be fun to have a few bachelor party games such as Despedida Soltero.
ReplyDeleteWhat did you choose? What did you choose?
ReplyDeleteHeavy Metal on acid!
ReplyDeleteThis was the theme for my work's christmas party which was hostel by the amazing circus/events company.
Photos: http://invisiblecircus.co.uk/invisible_circus/TheInvisibleCircus/jalbum/Heavy%20Metal%20Acid%20Panto/booth.html
The Wednesday photos are actually my coworkers + I. They're pretty awesome.
Actually the theme was Heavy Metal Acid Panto, but unless you're British or getting married at xmas you probably don't need the panto part.