All sounds fun, and most events have been done by both of us, but not fit for the party itself. The hot shave sounds like a great start to a day though, so I'll use that, cheers!
Title says it all. My bro's getting married May 2015 and I'm on the hook as best man and planner. Would love to give him a great day to remember, and hope the collective here can offer ideas and inspiraton to make that possible.
I've been working on sourcing some good cigars and bourbon...
My LHBS is around $45 for 50 lbs of 2 row, $60 for 55 lbs MO, and I get my hops online by the pound to cut down on cost - they run roughly $10-20 per lb.
I use stainless steel for my brewing, and each tables weight capacity will depend on its design. Table linked below for example looks similar at a glance, and has an 800 lb top shelf capacity. I'm guessing that'll be large enough to cover your needs, unless you're brewing batches larger than 20...