You got handed the bachelor party. Somewhere between booking the house and working out who is driving, somebody said we should get shirts, and now that is your job.
Everything you have found so far says GROOM SQUAD in a font that belongs on a wedding program. The other option is a tuxedo printed onto a tank top. Neither of those survives the first bar.
Here are twenty-two that actually get worn, sorted by who is wearing it and which part of the weekend you are dressing for. None of these belong at the rehearsal dinner.
Inappropriate Bachelor Party Shirt Ideas for the Groom
The groom wears exactly one shirt louder than everyone else's. That is the whole system.
Raunchy Groomsmen Shirt Ideas for the Bachelor Party
Nobody wants to be the guy in the plain one. Nobody wants to outshine the groom either.
Funny Guys Trip Shirt Ideas for the Day Drinking Portion
Different shirt, earlier hours.
Bachelor Party Golf Shirt Ideas for the Guys Golf Trip
Half of these weekends are just golf with a theme. Dress accordingly.
Guys Weekend and Boys Trip Shirt Ideas for the Lake and the Fishing Trip
You will be on a boat before noon. Plan the shirt around that.
Funny Bachelor Party Shirt Sayings and Slogans
If you are printing your own instead, these are the lines that hold up on a shirt. Short enough to read across a room, which is the only test that matters.
- He Said Yes, We Said Uh Oh
- Final Descent
- Support Staff
- Chief Bad Decision Officer
- Legally Obligated To Be Here
- The Groom's Alibi
- Emotional Support Groomsman
- He's Off The Market, We're Not
- Designated Regret
- Here For The Open Bar
- Under New Management, Effective Saturday
- Last Weekend Before Supervision
- Best Man Is A Matter Of Opinion
- Retiring The Number
- Free Man Walking
- Bad Influence, Officially
- One Last Bad Idea
- Witness For The Defense
How to Pick a Bachelor Party Shirt That Survives the Weekend
For the groom: buy something with a graphic, not just words. A trophy reads across a room. A sentence has to be walked up to and studied.
For a lake or boat weekend: order a size up. Nobody has ever complained a party shirt was too roomy.
On matching: decide early. All twelve in the same shirt is a bit. Four in the same shirt just makes the other eight look uninvited.
Funny Bachelor Party Shirt FAQs
What do guys wear for a bachelor party?
Whatever the weekend actually is. A golf trip gets golf shirts, a lake weekend gets something that survives being damp, and a night out gets the loudest thing anybody owns. The only real rule is that the groom is identifiable from across a bar without anybody explaining it.
What should the groom wear at a bachelor party?
One shirt louder than everyone else's. The rest of the group can coordinate around him. A trophy graphic or an award-style print does that faster than the word GROOM.
Are matching bachelor party shirts worth it?
Only if you want the photos. Matching reads well in a group shot and terribly in a restaurant. Most groups land on same garment and colour, different prints. That stops short of corporate retreat.
How far in advance should you order bachelor party shirts?
Earlier than you think. These are printed when they are ordered, so a twelve-person order is twelve shirts being made. Three weeks out is comfortable. The week of is not.
What is a good bachelor party shirt for a golf trip?
Anything that survives being read by the group behind you. Golf already supplies the words — holes, balls, strokes, finishing strong.
Planning the other half of the wedding? There is a list of inappropriate bachelorette sayings and a set of funny girls trip sayings as well. If you are ordering for the whole party at once, here is how to handle a group order without collecting twelve separate Venmos.
