Hello all. I know this is a forum for over 30, but I’m 24 with a 23 year old friend getting married. I’m one of three best men. There are around two groomsmen, so five of us in total. However, the groom wants over 10 extra people at this bachelor who are NOT part of the wedding party (meaning there will be 15 of us total at this bachelor party).
All three best men are supposed to help plan the bachelor party, but I’ve been the only one really active in the groupchat which has made planning things frustrating when I get left on read and no one responds or confirms my suggestions (which are based on the grooms wish list of what he wants to do for his party).
My real question though is about the finances of this bachelor party. As a 24 year old, I obviously am not swimming in money.
The groom wants to get an airbnb in a state near us and do a whole bunch of activities, like sky diving and other stuff like that.
Do groomsmen typically cover the grooms cost of the activities during the bachelor party? Also, do I ask the 10 extra people he wants at this party, but who are not groomsmen, to chip in and cover the cost of the Airbnb (if they choose to sleep over) and the costs of the activities the groom wants to do?
Again, I’ve never planned a bachelor party, but I also don’t wanna go broke in the process of doing this. Any advice on how finances are shared and what proper bachelor etiquette and rules are would be very much appreciated. Thank you.