How It Works
A simple marketplace connecting event hosts with venues through competitive bidding
For Event Hosts
Post Your Event
Fill out a simple form describing your event — guest count, date, event type, and your budget. Choose which neighborhoods to target, or leave it open to reach every venue in the network. Set how long you want to accept bids, then post it live.
Review Offers
Venues submit competitive offers that include their proposed room, menu package, deposit amount, and any other details. You can view the venue's full profile and message them directly through the platform before deciding.
Book & Enjoy
Accept the offer that fits best. A deposit is charged at booking and transferred directly to the venue. The remaining balance is collected automatically the morning after your event. Leave a review once it's done.
What You Get as a Host
- •Competitive offers from multiple verified venues
- •Full room details and menu packages upfront
- •In-platform messaging to ask questions before booking
- •Secure payment processing through Stripe
- •8% service fee waived on your very first booking
- •An event brief delivered to both you and the venue once booked
For Venues
Create Your Profile
Set up your venue profile with photos, room details, and menu packages. Connect your business bank account through Stripe to receive payments directly.
Browse & Bid
Browse open event listings and submit offers for the ones that are a good fit. You can see the host's budget, event type, date preferences, and guest count before you bid. Each listing has a bidding window — submit before it closes.
Get Booked
When a host accepts your offer, a deposit is collected immediately and transferred to your Stripe account. The remaining balance is collected automatically the morning after the event.
What You Get as a Venue
- •Direct access to hosts actively looking to book
- •Full event details and budget visibility before you bid
- •Deposit paid directly into your Stripe account at booking
- •In-platform messaging to communicate with hosts
- •An event brief shared with both parties once a booking is confirmed
- •Automatic final payment the morning after the event — no chasing invoices
Built for Simplicity
Competitive Bidding
Venues compete for your event, bringing their best offer to the table
Bidding Window
Hosts set how long their listing stays open — creating urgency for venues to bid
Secure Payments
All payments are processed through Stripe and transferred directly to the venue
Verified Venues
Every venue is verified as a legitimate business through Stripe before they can bid
Common Questions
How does payment work?▼
When a host accepts a venue's offer, a deposit is charged immediately and transferred directly to the venue's Stripe account. The remaining balance is collected automatically at 7:00 AM CT the morning after the event. BAP never holds your funds — payments route directly between host and venue through Stripe Connect.
How much does it cost?▼
Posting an event and reviewing offers is completely free for hosts. When you book, BAP charges an 8% platform service fee on top of the venue's price. That fee is automatically waived on your very first booking — no code needed.
How do I find venues?▼
You don't browse venues — venues come to you. Once you post your event, verified venues in the network review your listing and submit offers. When you receive an offer, you can view that venue's full profile, room details, and menu packages before deciding.
What is the bidding window?▼
When creating your event, you choose how long your listing stays open for bids. Once that window closes, no new offers can be submitted. You can then review all the offers you received and accept the one that works best for you.
Can I communicate with a venue before booking?▼
Yes. Once a venue submits an offer, you can message them directly through the BAP platform. All communication must stay within the platform — sharing external contact information or arranging bookings outside of BAP is a violation of our Terms of Service.
What happens after the event?▼
The remaining balance is collected automatically the morning after the event. Both the host and venue are then invited to leave a review of one another. Reviews help build trust across the platform for future bookings.
What if I need to cancel?▼
BAP does not have a platform-level cancellation or refund policy. Cancellations and any refund arrangements must be handled directly between the host and the venue. We recommend discussing cancellation expectations with the venue before accepting an offer.
How are venues verified?▼
Venues must complete full business identity verification through Stripe Connect — including providing their EIN and business information — before they can submit any offers. This ensures every venue on the platform is a verified, legitimate business.
Is there anything I'm not allowed to do on the platform?▼
The most important rule is that all bookings must be completed through BAP. Attempting to take a booking off-platform — or sharing contact information to do so — results in immediate and permanent account suspension. The platform messaging system automatically prevents the sharing of phone numbers, email addresses, and external links.
Ready to get started?
Post your event and let venues compete for your business