A custom song for a bachelor party or stag do

A song about the groom that he will be hearing about at every wedding for the next ten years.

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Bachelor party in the US, stag do in the UK, and the best man's problem is universal: everyone will do the bar, the activity, the questionable costume. Nobody will do anything that is actually about the groom. Then at the wedding you have to make a speech and you have nothing new left.

A custom song is the thing nobody else brings. It has his name in it, the story from 2011 that will follow him to his grave, and the fact that he has been talking about her since the week they met. Play it once in the pub and the whole group will be quoting it by Sunday.

How to write your brief

Ideas to include

The permanent record

The story he has spent a decade trying to bury. Everyone knows which one. It goes in the chorus.

From the whole group

One story per person, one song from all of them. Cheaper than the activity and it survives the weekend.

The best man's rehearsal

Test the material here, before the wedding speech. Whatever gets the biggest reaction has just been quality checked in front of a live audience.

Perfect for

  • A groom to be, from his best man
  • The whole group chat, splitting one gift
  • A brother getting married, from the sibling with the receipts
  • A friend whose stag weekend you are organizing

Tone ideas

  • Rowdy and anthemic, made to be shouted by fifteen men
  • Deadpan roast, delivered completely straight, which is funnier
  • Chaotic all the way through, with one honest line about the bride
  • Fake epic, a stadium sized ballad about a man who lost his shoes

Message example

Lads. Before we go anywhere, La Ritournelle wrote Tom a bachelor party song of his own. It includes the incident in Prague. There is no legal way to stop this.

Brief examples

The permanent record

Name: Tom. Bond: groom, friends since university. Occasion: Bachelor party. Tone: deadpan roast. Anecdote: he lost his passport and his shoes in Prague in 2011 and has never explained the shoes, to adapt with a real memory. Delivery: played in the pub on the first night. Indicative example, exact lyrics not promised.

From the whole group

Name: Ollie. Bond: groom, from twelve mates. Occasion: Stag do. Tone: rowdy and anthemic. Anecdote: he has organized every single one of their trips and has never once been on time for one, to adapt with a real memory. Delivery: played on the minibus. Indicative example, exact lyrics not promised.

The best man's rehearsal

Name: Marcus. Bond: brother, best man duties. Occasion: Stag weekend. Tone: chaotic with one honest line about the bride. Anecdote: he called home about her twice a day for the entire first month, to adapt with a real memory. Delivery: played last on the final night. Indicative example, exact lyrics not promised.

How it works

You tell us

His name, the stories, how far the group will let you take it, and when in the weekend it gets played.

We compose

We write the lyrics for your review, then produce a fully sung, studio quality track.

You gift it

Play it in the pub, on the bus, or the second he walks in and realizes what is happening.

Why La Ritournelle

Frequently asked questions

Bachelor party or stag do, which do I say?

Either. Bachelor party in the US, stag do or stag weekend in the UK, and it is the same song either way. Tell us the plan for the weekend and who is coming.

How far can we take the lyrics?

As far as you want, within reason, and you set that in the brief. You approve every line before anything is sung, which matters if the groom's father is on this trip.

We leave tomorrow and I have nothing. Too late?

No. It takes minutes. Get one story from each of the group tonight, dump it all in the brief, and it is ready before the first round. Still a group effort rather than the best man doing homework alone again.

Can I reuse it in the wedding speech?

You can play it, and plenty of best men do. Be aware the audience changes completely. Consider writing the stag version and a cleaner wedding version rather than gambling on one song for both rooms.

Other occasions

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