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💐 How to split a hens weekend

Split a hens weekend by giving the bride a free ride on the shared lines and leaving the optional extras (a spa treatment, an outfit, a second bottle) on lines split only among the people who chose them. The maid of honour usually fronts the big bookings; a ledger lets the group pay her back before the weekend instead of three weeks after.

Updated 2026-08-23. Example figures are in Australian dollars and made up.

Example: Byron Bay hens$3,473.50 in
LineAmount
Villa, two nightsMaid of honour paid, split the group, bride excluded
$1,680.00
Long lunch, SaturdayMaid of honour paid, split the group, bride excluded
$780.00
Decorations and sashesSophie paid, split the group, bride excluded
$143.50
Spa, three treatmentsHannah paid, split the three who went
$510.00
Brunch, SundayZara paid, split everyone, bride included
$360.00
Settle up in 5 paymentsAmount
Gabi pays Maid of honour
$750.70
Sophie pays Maid of honour
$437.20
Hannah pays Maid of honour
$240.70
Bride pays Maid of honour
$230.00
Zara pays Maid of honour
$220.70
PersonPosition
Brideowes $230.00
Maid of honouris owed $1,879.30
Sophieowes $437.20
Hannahowes $240.70
Zaraowes $220.70
Gabiowes $750.70

6 people, 5 lines, 5 transfers to square up. Names and amounts are made up for the example.

What goes wrong

The maid of honour is out of pocket for weeks

Add the villa line the day it is booked and send the link. People pay her back early when the number is in front of them.

Optional extras get folded into the group bill

Spa, surf lesson, second dinner: each on its own line, ticked only by the people who did it.

The bride wants to pay for Sunday brunch

Let her. Put brunch on a line paid by the bride and split across everyone, and it nets off against what the group covered.

Run it in Zeroed

  1. Start a ledger, name it, add the people. Ten seconds, no accounts.
  2. Send the link to the group chat. Everyone taps their name.
  3. Add lines as they happen. Untick anyone a line is not for.
  4. At the end, the settle-up plan shows the fewest transfers. Tap one to send the reminder.

Start a ledgerJust split one bill

Questions

Does the bride pay on her own hens?

Usually not for the shared plan. If she insists on covering something, record it as a line she paid; the ledger handles the offset.

How do I collect money for a hens without chasing people?

Send the ledger link with the villa line already in it. Every guest sees their share and who to pay, and the reminder card does the chasing.

What if someone drops out after the booking?

Remove them from the lines they will not use. If the villa cannot be rebooked, the group decides whether their share stays on them; a ledger makes either choice explicit.

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