# I need tricks to play on my best friend on his wedding day. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 10, 2003, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-tricks-to-play-on-my-best-friend-on-his-wedding-day/194250 "2003-08-10T20:59:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Aceospades](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Aceospades](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aceospades)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2003, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-tricks-to-play-on-my-best-friend-on-his-wedding-day/194250/1 "2003-08-10T20:59:05Z")
My best friend is getting married next month and I’d like to make it as memorable as possible. To do this I need ideas for tricks and pranks to play on him. The two ideas that I have already are 1. To have all his grooms men dress in tux T-shirts right before the wedding and scare him in thinking that that is what we’ll be wearing. 2. Some how get a hold of his shoes and write on the bottom “help me” so that when he kneels down, everyone will see his cry for help. I need more ideas then this though. I don’t want to be mean or cruel, but he has a great sense of humor and I want to take advantage of this once in a lifetime event. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2003, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-tricks-to-play-on-my-best-friend-on-his-wedding-day/194250/2 "2003-08-10T21:02:37Z")
> [@](#): > > I’d like to make it as memorable as possible. Have him walk in while you’re having passionate sex with his wife. I guaranty he’ll never forget it! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![JavaMaven1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/cab0a1/32.png) [@JavaMaven1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JavaMaven1)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2003, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-tricks-to-play-on-my-best-friend-on-his-wedding-day/194250/3 "2003-08-10T21:04:06Z")
I had a bridesmaid who thought it highly amusing to hide a part of my outfit (the garter) the morning of the wedding. If he’s got a great sense of humor, then he won’t pop you in the nose for hiding his bow tie. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Shade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2bfe46/32.png) [@Shade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shade)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2003, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-tricks-to-play-on-my-best-friend-on-his-wedding-day/194250/4 "2003-08-10T21:19:55Z")
Have you seen _Four Weddings and a Funeral_? Try setting his clocks forward after he goes to bed 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2003, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-tricks-to-play-on-my-best-friend-on-his-wedding-day/194250/5 "2003-08-10T21:44:07Z")
Passing out copies of his soon-to-be wife’s arrest record in the wedding program would be funny… ---
**Author:** ![MonkeyMule](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc348/32.png) [@MonkeyMule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMule)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2003, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-tricks-to-play-on-my-best-friend-on-his-wedding-day/194250/6 "2003-08-10T21:52:50Z")
Crazy glue his briefs on. THe wedding night hijinx will soon ensue ---
**Author:** ![cainxinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7bcc69/32.png) [@cainxinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cainxinth)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2003, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-tricks-to-play-on-my-best-friend-on-his-wedding-day/194250/7 "2003-08-10T21:56:53Z")
[http://www.sparklet.com/~royce/trams/hair/](http://www.sparklet.com/~royce/trams/hair/) ---
**Author:** ![picunurse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2003, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-tricks-to-play-on-my-best-friend-on-his-wedding-day/194250/8 "2003-08-10T22:02:07Z")
Will you have access to their car? Fill it with balloons I mean FILL it. If you have access to where ever they’ll be spending the night… Sleigh bells pinned to the mattress at the head of the bed. Fill the bathtub with jello. Are you best man? If so, when its time to hand him the ring put a condom inside the ring. Kiss him instead of the bride in the receiving line. ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2003, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-tricks-to-play-on-my-best-friend-on-his-wedding-day/194250/9 "2003-08-10T22:05:11Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by cainxinth \* > \*\*[http://www.sparklet.com/~royce/trams/hair/](http://www.sparklet.com/~royce/trams/hair/) \*\* Best! PRANK! EVER!!! ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2003, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-tricks-to-play-on-my-best-friend-on-his-wedding-day/194250/10 "2003-08-10T23:24:12Z")
When the minister says, “If anyone here who knows why these two should not be joined in marriage, speak now or forever hold your peace.” have someone stand up and begin saying all kinds of horrible things about the bride. Really pile it on as they walk towards the altar. Everyone, of course, is going to be looking at this person and when he gets fairly close to the bride, have him act like he’s just now able to see her face and then say, “Oops! Wrong wedding!” and then run out. ---
**Author:** ![MonkeyMensch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@MonkeyMensch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMensch)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2003, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-tricks-to-play-on-my-best-friend-on-his-wedding-day/194250/11 "2003-08-10T23:47:44Z")
It depends on whether or not you want your next thread title to be: **My Former Best Friend Got Married Yesterday…** Just be sure everyone has the appropriate level of humor at their disposal… ---
**Author:** ![InternetLegend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/internetlegend/32/13154_2.png) [@InternetLegend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InternetLegend)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2003, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-tricks-to-play-on-my-best-friend-on-his-wedding-day/194250/12 "2003-08-11T00:47:26Z")
Whatever you decide to do, please, for the sake of your future friendship, make it something not too public. Please don’t screw up the wedding or the reception. The groom may well have a great sense of humor, but his mom (or his future mother-in-law) may not, and I can guarantee you that someone’s got an Aunt Martha or other elder relative who won’t find a prank funny at all. I personally like the tux t-shirt idea. Or the setting clocks ahead, assuming he has a pretty strong heart. ---
**Author:** ![lesa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/34f0e0/32.png) [@lesa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lesa)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2003, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-tricks-to-play-on-my-best-friend-on-his-wedding-day/194250/13 "2003-08-11T02:11:25Z")
Find out what they’ll being throwing as they leave the service - rice, birdseed, whatever. Stock up on it. Hand it out secretly to people you like. My dad always did this. I have seen many a surprised bride and groom as huge showers for rice rained down on them. ---
**Author:** ![Enright3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/enright3/32/2897_2.png) [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2003, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-tricks-to-play-on-my-best-friend-on-his-wedding-day/194250/14 "2003-08-11T03:25:28Z")
An oldie but a goodie. At the reception, during the toast, ask that now that Joe is off the market, for all the people who have a key to his apartment to please turn it in. Have all the females be holding keys ahead of time. This is especially funny if an elderly lady comes up with a key, or a man or two. Then say the same for the bride. Have the same elderly woman turn in a key. E3 ---
**Author:** ![thatDDperson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9de0a6/32.png) [@thatDDperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thatDDperson)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2003, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-tricks-to-play-on-my-best-friend-on-his-wedding-day/194250/15 "2003-08-11T04:33:17Z")
Get hold of his honeymoon luggage. Remove all underwear. Replace with one thong. Make it small, black and lace. Fill extra space with rice or birdseed. Also, put rice in each pair of socks. In the pockets of other garments. In his toothpaste tube. Have all groomsmen write the bride’s name on their hand before the bachelor party. Every time they refer to her, have them check their hand. Explain that nobody wants to get her name wrong, so they’ll refresh the marker before the wedding… Where will they be “going home” to after the honeymoon? Get a key, fill the pantry with canned goods. Remove all labels. If you know a good electrician, wire the doorbell to ring whenever more than one persons bodyweight is on the bed. (This is time consuming and hard to figure out. Our best man was an electrical engineer, however.) They also hooked up a tape recorder (voice activated) to the underside of the bed, but I found it. Is he dressing at the church? Steal his black socks and give him red ones. Bribe the organist to play the Funeral March AT THE REHEARSAL when the groom comes in. ---
**Author:** ![Rabid\_Squirrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Rabid\_Squirrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rabid_Squirrel)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2003, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-tricks-to-play-on-my-best-friend-on-his-wedding-day/194250/16 "2003-08-11T04:45:49Z")
Random photo + Photoshop + tasteless picture of an ugly hooker = A rather disturbing photo that’s distributed to everyone. ---
**Author:** ![WhereAmI](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c2a13f/32.png) [@WhereAmI](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhereAmI)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2003, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-tricks-to-play-on-my-best-friend-on-his-wedding-day/194250/17 "2003-08-11T05:28:15Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by cainxinth \* > \*\*[http://www.sparklet.com/~royce/trams/hair/](http://www.sparklet.com/~royce/trams/hair/) \*\* :eek: :eek: :eek: OMG that’s hilarious! ---
**Author:** ![Loneraven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c0e974/32.png) [@Loneraven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loneraven)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2003, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-tricks-to-play-on-my-best-friend-on-his-wedding-day/194250/18 "2003-08-11T12:07:19Z")
I’m going to go out on a limb and assume your friend is not Bengali, and will therefore not have heard of this wedding tradition. It’s very simple. Steal his shoes and give them to the chief bridesmaid. Then ask her to gather up all the girls at the wedding and have them follow him around and bug him until he pays them for the shoes. It sounds simple, but it works! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Lissla\_Lissar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@Lissla\_Lissar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissla_Lissar)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2003, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-tricks-to-play-on-my-best-friend-on-his-wedding-day/194250/19 "2003-08-11T12:39:30Z")
Our best friends got our apartment keys and redecorated in rice and hershey’s kisses. And balloons. And icing. And streamers. So the ones who procured the keys are getting married on Friday and I’m Matron of Honour and dammit, she won’t tell me where they’re honeymooning, so I’ll be refilling and redecorating her luggage. Must buy pink glittery confetti today. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2003, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-tricks-to-play-on-my-best-friend-on-his-wedding-day/194250/20 "2003-08-11T12:47:09Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by picunurse \* > \*\*Will you have access to their car? Fill it with balloons I mean FILL it. \*\* Someone did this to me on my wedding day. “No problem!” thought I and removing the pin from the carnation in my buttonhole, I proceeded to burst the balloons. Some of them were filled with confetti, just before we sold the car, three years later, there was still confetti appearing from out of the air vents and other places. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-tricks-to-play-on-my-best-friend-on-his-wedding-day/194250.md?page=2)