By Dave Dakota
Charlie Berek a former division 1 college football player from Lexington has created the ultimate Bachelor Party gridiron experience. Charlie has put together a Bachelor Party that is a football lover’s dream. Charlie has turned a former farm land into a football paradise! I talked to Charlie about his Gridiron Bachelor Parties
DD: So how a 27 year old own this much land?
CB: Well it’s a little bittersweet but was left the land and a large amount of money by a deceased family member. At first, I decided to create a football field so that my buddies and I could mess around. I was the best man in a wedding last year and decided to have everyone out at my place. We broke into an impromptu football game and it was a lot of fun. Most of the guys said it was the best time they ever had at a Bachelor Party. So that gave me the idea to start up my company. Of course we don’t just offer the football, we also have drink packages and tons more.
DD: Besides the football, what else do you offer to the Bachelor Parties?
CB: Well like I said, we do drink packages, and we are now connected to a night club. We have a locker room with showers where the guys can get cleaned up after the game, and then we take them on a bus to the club. We will also drive them home. They have the bus for the whole night. If they aren’t the clubbing type, then we can do it all right from our facility. We can have strippers come by. We have an exclusive deal with Strippers.co and they will send the guys the hottest strippers they have ever seen.
DD: Tell me about some of these games. They must be pretty funny!
CB: Oh my God! It is so much fun. We have had groups who are just there to have fun, and we get groups who get really competitive. It sometimes feels like I am watching a pro game.
DD: Any fights or injuries?
CB: Both! Fights happen all the time, but the worst accident we ever had was one of the grooms tore his ACL. It was horrible and kind of ruined his wedding. He was on crutches the day of his wedding. But when I talked to him after the wedding, he said it was worth it because he tore it scoring the game winning touchdown, and he got to take a month off of work which led to more time with his new wife. So something good came out of it, plus it is one of the greatest stories ever! He will have those memories forever.
DD: The jerseys you guys give out are pretty bad ass! Tell me about those.
CB: We put the Bachelors name into a customized logo, and then all of the guys have their name on the back of jersey. A lot of the guys have all of their boys sign the jersey. It becomes great piece of memorabilia.
DD: Definitely one of the most original concepts I have ever heard! Good luck on the field!