WOOO LAKE GASTON, BABY!
Aug 7 – 9 · 2026 · Lake Gaston, NC

MICHAEL'S
LAST SPLASH

One groom. Seven dudes. One wake boat. Zero regrets.
⛳ Golf Friday 🚤 Boat Saturday 🥩 Saturday Steak Night
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The Rundown

Three Days. One Lake.

Soft schedule — nobody's running this like a conference. Show up, keep up.

DAY 01 — FRI AUG 7

Tee Off & Touch Down

  • ⛳11:00 AM tee time — Lake Gaston Golf Club (18 on the lake)
  • 🏠~5:00 PM roll into the lake house, claim bunks
  • 🍔Burgers & dogs cookout
  • 🌅Drinks, Chill and Toast
  • 🎮Night: poker, Halo, yard games, hangout
DAY 02 — SAT AUG 8

Boat Day

  • 🍳Big breakfast — you'll need it
  • 🏄Wake surfing while the water's glass. Everyone rides. Wipeouts get filmed.
  • 🍻Dock up for lunch & a lake-bar crawl by water
  • 🥩Saturday Steak Night back at the house
  • 🔥Roast & toast, cigars on the dock, Halo championship bracket
DAY 03 — SUN AUG 9

The Slow Exit

  • ☕Breakfast + damage assessment
  • 🧹Full crew cleanup — we leave it spotless, it's his brother-in-law's house
  • 🚗Hit the road by ~12:30

Halo bracket loser is on dishes. Rules are rules.

🚤 WAKE BOAT⛳ 18 HOLES🥩 SATURDAY STEAK NIGHT🍹 WATER HAZARD🎮 HALO BRACKET🃏 POKER🌅 LAKE GASTON
Pack Smart

What To Bring

Must-Haves

  • 🩳Swimsuits (plural — trust us) + towel
  • ⛳Golf clubs Friday
  • 🕶️Sunglasses w/ strap, hat, sunscreen — August lake sun is undefeated
  • 💵$20 cash for poker night + card for golf & the lake bars
  • 🍺Your own drinks — the weekend is BYOB (Water Hazard cooler is covered)

Bonus Points

  • 🛟Floats / lake toys — more is more
  • 🎮Extra PS5 controller if you've got one
  • 📷Your worst lake fit for maximum photo damage
  • 🗣️One embarrassing Michael story, locked and loaded for Saturday night

Food and the famous Water Hazard cooler are covered — drinks are BYOB. See The Damage below.

The Damage

What It Costs

$40–50
Estimated per person

All The Food

Covers every meal at the house — burger night, Saturday Steak Night, boat sliders, breakfasts — plus the Water Hazard cooler. Exact total posts here once Parker knocks out the big food run. Venmo or Apple Pay:

Venmo @Parker-Copeland-1 🍎 Apple Pay · (252) 202-4114

On the house for Michael (Groom) and Joe — thanks for letting us stay 🙏 Everyone else settles up once the final number drops.

Pay-Your-Own

  • 🍺Drinks: BYOB — bring whatever you're drinking for the weekend (the Water Hazard cooler is the only freebie)
  • ⛳Golf: ~$35–40 green fee + cart (cheap round, great course)
  • 🍻Saturday lake-bar tab: whatever you do is on you
  • 🃏Poker buy-in: $20 cash

Lodging: $0 — the lake house is covered. Thank the brother-in-law by not breaking anything.

Make It Better

Drop Some Ideas

Got a game, a stop, a scheme, a song? Send it. Best ideas make the itinerary — this goes straight to the Best Man.

Replies go straight to Parker. The lake house address drops in the group chat — not posted here.

Fine Print

FAQ

Where exactly is the house?
Lake Gaston, NC — exact address and gate/door info drops in the group chat the week of. It's roughly 1.5–2 hrs from Raleigh, ~1 hr from Rocky Mount.
What time should I show up Friday?
Golfers: course at ~9:30–10:15 AM for the 11:00 tee. Non-golfers: house from ~5 PM. Coming late? Drop it in the group chat.
Do I need any boat experience?
Zero. The captain's got it. You need a swimsuit, sunscreen, and the willingness to eat it on a wakeboard in front of witnesses.
What's the sleeping situation?
Beds and couches for everyone. Claiming order is first-come Friday. Bring a phone charger; maybe a pillow if you're particular.
What if it rains?
August pop-up storms happen. We shift boat time around the radar; worst case it's poker, Halo bracket, and the Water Hazard doesn't care about weather.
Is Michael seeing this site?
Yes — hi Michael 👋 You still don't get to know everything. Just show up.
Friday · 11:00 AM Tee

Golf — Who's In?

Lake Gaston Golf Club, 18 holes, ~$35–40 with cart. Tap your name and lock your answer so the Best Man can set the groups. Course by 10:15.

Answers save live — the whole crew sees who's locked in. Change your mind? Tap the other button.

Saturday Night

Halo Championship Bracket

Eight enter. One takes the crown. Loser of the final is on Sunday dishes. Tap a name to advance them — run it live Saturday night.

Bracket saves on this device.
The Food Run

Shopping List

Everything Parker's grabbing before we roll out. Missing something you want? Add it at the bottom — the list is shared and saves live for everyone. Hover a category to rename it ✏️ or move it ↑↓.

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