diff --git a/src/app/groups.coffee b/src/app/groups.coffee
index 222579f268..150a107e9e 100644
--- a/src/app/groups.coffee
+++ b/src/app/groups.coffee
@@ -19,8 +19,21 @@ module.exports.app = (appExports, model, app) ->
       leader: user.get('id')
       members: [user.get('id')]
       type: type
-    newGroup.privacy = (model.get("_new.group.privacy") || 'public') if type is 'guild'
-    model.add 'groups', newGroup, ->location.reload()
+
+    # parties - free
+    if type is 'party'
+      return model.add 'groups', newGroup, ->location.reload()
+
+    # guilds - 4G
+    balance = user.get('balance')
+    unless balance >= 1
+      return $('#more-gems-modal').modal 'show'
+    if confirm "Create Guild for 4 Gems?"
+      newGroup.privacy = (model.get("_new.group.privacy") || 'public') if type is 'guild'
+      newGroup.balance = 1 # they spent $ to open the guild, it goes into their guild bank
+      model.add 'groups', newGroup, ->
+        user.set 'balance', (balance - 1)
+        location.reload()
 
   appExports.toggleGroupEdit = (e, el) ->
     path = "_editing.groups.#{$(el).attr('data-gid')}"
diff --git a/views/app/groups.html b/views/app/groups.html
index ec3ee12a5b..bd56cd9cd7 100644
--- a/views/app/groups.html
+++ b/views/app/groups.html
@@ -83,21 +83,44 @@
     </table>
 
 <create-group:>
-    <form class=form-inline x-bind="submit:groupCreate" data-type={{@type}} >
+    <form class=form-horizontal x-bind="submit:groupCreate" data-type={{@type}} >
         {#if _groupError}
         <div class='alert alert-danger'>{_groupError}</div>
         {/}
         <div class="control-group whatever-options">
-            <input type="text" class="input-medium option-content" placeholder="{{#if equal(@type,'party')}}Party{{else}}Guild{{/}} Name" value="{_new.group.name}" />
-            <textarea cols=3 class='option-content' placeholder='Description'>{_new.group.description}</textarea>
+            <div class=control-group>
+                <label class="control-label" for="new-group-name">{{#if equal(@type,'party')}}Party{{else}}Guild{{/}} Name</label>
+                <div class="controls">
+                    <input required id=new-group-name type=text class="input-medium option-content" placeholder="{{#if equal(@type,'party')}}Party{{else}}Guild{{/}} Name" value="{_new.group.name}" />
+                </div>
+            </div>
+            <div class=control-group>
+                <label class="control-label" for="new-group-description">Description</label>
+                <div class="controls">
+                    <textarea id=new-group-description cols=3 class='option-content' placeholder='Description'>{_new.group.description}</textarea>
+                </div>
+            </div>
 
             {{#if equal(@type,'guild')}}
-            <div>
-                <input type='radio' name='new-group-privacy' checked="{equal('public',_new.group.privacy)}" >Public</input>
-                <input type='radio' name='new-group-privacy' checked="{equal('private',_new.group.privacy)}" >Invite Only</input>
-            </div>
+                <div class=control-group>
+                    <div class=controls>
+                        <label class="radio">
+                            <input type='radio' name='new-group-privacy' checked="{equal('public',_new.group.privacy)}" > Public
+                        </label>
+                        <label class="radio">
+                            <input type='radio' name='new-group-privacy' checked="{equal('private',_new.group.privacy)}" > Invite Only
+                        </label>
+                        <input type="submit" class="btn {#unless and(_new.group.privacy,_new.group.name)}disabled{/}" value="Create" /><span class='gem-cost'>4 Gems</span>
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+            {{else}}
+                <div class=control-group>
+                    <div class=controls>
+                        <input type="submit" class="btn " value="Create" />
+                    </div>
+                </div>
             {{/}}
-            <input type="submit" class="btn" value="Create" />
+
         </div>
     </form>