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Having been a Best Man a couple of times and also having gone to several "Bachelor Parties" I'd say that 1; he should organize a get together and 2; it should be a "community paid" affair, meaning everyone chips in, because ultimately, the party is both a celebration of a dear friend's coming happy day, and a night out with the guys in honor of the groom-to-be's approaching nuptials and the implied "end to social life" (even if there won't actually be such an end) that comes along with that. It's just part of the celebration surrounding weddings, which begin long before the actual day, kind of like how the Christmas season is more than just December 25th. I always love to attend "bachelor" parties and take part in the festivities. A wedding is a celebratory occasion, and this part is how the men celebrate it amongst themselves. So send them out to do what they do, but yes, the hat should be passed and all but the groom should pitch in.
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