Plan the bachelor party. Not the expense spreadsheet.
Track every cost -- from the house rental to the last round of drinks. Split fairly across the group, handle the groom's share, and settle up without the best man playing accountant.
This is for you if...
- ✓You're the best man and already stressed about logistics
- ✓Guys in the group have different budgets and expectations
- ✓Someone's going to front $2,000 for the house and needs to get paid back
- ✓You want to cover the groom's share without making it weird
Bachelor parties are supposed to be fun. The money side shouldn't require a finance degree.
Built for group events
Are We Even handles the financial complexity of bachelor parties -- multiple payers, the groom's excluded share, and the inevitable surprise expenses.
No spreadsheets. No group chat accounting. No post-party payment drama.
Why bachelor party finances get messy
The best man becomes the banker
Book the house, coordinate payments, front the deposits, chase down reimbursements. It's a second job nobody asked for.
Budgets vary wildly
One guy doesn't flinch at $500. Another is stretching to make it work. Equal splits don't always feel equal.
Surprise expenses pile up
The dinner was more than expected. The bar tab doubled. Someone booked a surprise activity. Costs spiral beyond the original estimate.
Covering the groom creates confusion
Everyone agrees to cover the groom's share. But what does that actually mean for each person's total? The math gets complicated fast.
One place for every bachelor party expense
Are We Even tracks who paid for what, who's included in each expense, and what everyone owes -- including the groom's covered share. The best man shares a link. Everyone joins. Expenses get logged as they happen. Settlement is automatic. No chasing people. No guessing at totals. No post-party awkwardness.
- Exclude the groom from splits automatically
- Multiple people can log expenses
- Settle with minimum transfers before leaving
How it works
Create the group before the trip
Add everyone (including the groom for visibility, excluded from splits). Share the link.
Log expenses as they happen
House rental, dinner, bar tab, activities. Whoever pays adds it in seconds.
Choose who pays for what
Some expenses are for everyone. Some are just a few guys. Customize each split.
Settle before everyone scatters
Check balances on the last morning. A few transfers and it's done.
Everything organized before the hangover
Every expense, every balance, every person. Clear enough to review over coffee the next morning.
Features
Exclude the groom
Split his share across everyone else automatically. No manual math.
Flexible splits
Equal, percentage, or exact amounts. Each expense can be different.
Receipt scanning
Snap the dinner bill or the bar tab. The app does the rest.
Minimum transfers
Ten guys, twenty expenses. The app finds the shortest path to settle up -- maybe just three or four payments.
Common bachelor party expenses
Why the group chat isn't enough
| Method | The Problem |
|---|---|
| Best man tracks everything solo | burnout and resentment |
| Group chat IOUs | nobody scrolls back to verify |
| Venmo requests after | dozens of individual requests |
| Shared spreadsheet | someone always disputes a number |
| Are We Even | shared tracking, groom excluded, automatic settlement |
The group doesn't need to install anything
Share a link. They open it in their browser. No app store, no accounts, no payment from them. The best man pays once for the group. Everyone else joins free. Lower barrier than getting everyone to agree on a restaurant.
Frequently Asked Questions
- How do we handle the groom's share?
- Add the groom to the group but exclude him from expense splits. His portion gets distributed across everyone else automatically.
- What if some guys skip certain activities?
- Only include participants in each expense. If four guys go golfing, only those four split the greens fees.
- Can the best man see everything before settling?
- Yes. Full transparency -- every expense, every balance. Review it all before asking anyone to pay up.
Give the groom a great time. Give the best man a break.
Track every expense. Split it fairly. Settle before checkout.