ciyates Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 DH is the best man for a dear friend. He is trying to come up with ideas but is stumped. There will be approximately 9 guys (including the father of the bride, step father of the bride and groom's dad). It should have no alcohol (2 recovering alcoholics), hiking is out due to the dads health, the groom loves fishing but 2 of the groomsmen can't step on a boat. The wedding is in Cleveland but we are in Cincy. DH will drive up to Cleveland but it is hard to know what to do up there. We thought about the Browns/Bengal game but there is some kind of lock out going on. Help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koerarmoca Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 what about a nice dinner followed by a friendly poker game. My dh went to a "clean" bacholor party like that they had a nice dinner at a Japanese steakhouse and they had rented a hotel room and had poker tables set up and did a $5 entry and had a "lastman standing" kind of game it was a lo of fun for all the guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PIE! Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 DH just threw a bachelor's party for his brother. They went shooting. They drove out to the desert with a bunch of stuff they didn't want anymore (they needed to destroy a couple of hard drives anyway), a whole lot of amo, a bunch of guns, and even a couple of bows with arrows and one bb gun. Yes, the did a thorough cleaning up afterward. They all had a blast - even the ones who don't normally like shooting. Not something I would ever want to do - but that's why it's a bachelors party. :) I don't know if something like that is an option in your area, but there's probably a shooting range nearby if the groom likes guns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciyates Posted July 12, 2011 Author Share Posted July 12, 2011 Good ideas! Just a side note you should never type in men weekend. The results were not what I wanted! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BridgeTea Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 Would paintball be an option? (I know you mention one man not being healthy enough to hike, but not all fields call for every player to move around a whole lot.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idnib Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 Guys seem to like to go bowling even if they're not that good at it. It's also relatively inexpensive and not too arduous. It keeps everyone busy and there's time to chat. I think bowling lanes do tend to serve beer sometimes, though. Often the alcohol is in an adjacent bar but not at the lanes because they want to be family-friendly. You might have to do some research in this regard. It's best to stop by before to check out the maintenance too; some of them get run down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMamaBird Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 Golfing? They could get a cart and no one would have to walk. Then a nice dinner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happi duck Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 I like the steakhouse idea a pp shared. What about dinner at a steakhouse and then an arcade? It seems like retro arcades are popping up...you pay admission and can play pac man etc as much as you like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrganicAnn Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 I know of a group of guys that rented a house boat on a lake. They were old buddies getting together for a reunion. They fished, told stories, etc. Slept on the boat. I can't remember if they cooked out or went to a restaurant. I know there are lakes with houseboats for rent in Kentucky and Southern Indiana. I'm not sure about around Cincinnati. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in Neverland Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Golfing? They could get a cart and no one would have to walk. Then a nice dinner. That's what my dh did and they all had a great time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2jjka Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 My Dh had a golf outing followed by a BBQ at my SIL/BIL's house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missiemick Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 I agree with golfing. Or maybe a driving range? I also thought the idea of shooting things would be fun -- maybe a shooting range. My husband loves to do that. Then dinner that involves large portions of meat, of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangermom Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 When we got married, my husband's buddies threw him a tool shower (only I don't think they called it that!). Everyone was supposed to bring a tool to throw into a toolbox. Being guys, they mostly didn't, but he appreciated it a lot! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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