My son is getting married and most of our family and friends live out of state, are we, as the grooms parents, responsible for our out of town guests hotel bills?
2006-11-02 23:11:04 · 28 answers · asked by Diane B 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
No, not responsible.
But what you can do, is try to guess how many rooms might be needed, then locate a nearby clean, reasonably priced hotel and go and negotiate pricing for your guests.
Try not to guarantee a number of hotel rooms, just try to get a great rate for your friends/family. Most hotels will agree to this, unless the wedding is taking place during the same time frame as another event.
Then you can send the affected people notes, or better yet, and if not too late, include the hotel booking info in the invitations.
Congratulations & Good luck!
2006-11-02 23:21:40 · answer #1 · answered by Gem 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, you are not responsible to pay for out of town wedding guest. But what you can do is go to local hotels near the wedding site and see if you can get discounted rates for a group of rooms. If you are able to do that, when you send the save the date or invitation, include the info for the hotel so your guests can make their own arrangements.
As the groom's parents, you are however expected to host and pay for the Rehersal Dinner, typically held the night before the wedding, where you invite all the out of town guests to attend.
Congrats!
2006-11-03 01:17:55 · answer #2 · answered by hollyberry 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, etiquette states that the guest are supposed to pay for their own hotel bill. You can see if the hotels you are looking at will give a discount to guest for the event. But you have no responsibility in this area.
2006-11-03 05:36:26 · answer #3 · answered by bre 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, you are not. If the wedding is taking place in a hotel ballroom, they usually offer a block of rooms at a discounted price. If the wedding is being held elsewhere (non-hotel location) you could call a local hotel and let them know you are having a wedding taking place at a different venue. Sometimes they will offer discounted rates if you block of a certain number of rooms. But you are in no way obligated to pay for out of town family or guest accomodations.
2006-11-03 01:29:04 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Guests are responsible for their own travel expenses; but you can contact a local hotel and get a good rate for them. It also might be nice to arrange for welcome baskets that have local treats. In Philadelphia you could put in Tasteykakes, that sort of thing. My cousin got married in New Orleans a few years ago and they had King Cakes in the rooms. Another nice touch is to invite all the out of town people to the rehearsal dinner, so they have something to do that night, if they're in town. The dinner doesn't have to be at an expensive restaurant or country club, heck it can be a pizza party, which I've been to and it was nice. Good luck.
2006-11-03 08:19:01 · answer #5 · answered by maigen_obx 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Proper etiquette is that the grooms parents make hotel reservations, preferably working with the hotel management to get a block of rooms at a discounted rate. By no means are you expected to pay for the rooms.
Congratulations on the upcoming nuptials!
2006-11-02 23:22:31 · answer #6 · answered by DetroitBrat 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
You are not resposible for anyones travel or hotel fees. If you have an idea of how many people will be coming though, talk to a hotel about if they will give your guests a lower rate if you block out a certain number of rooms.
2006-11-03 08:23:49 · answer #7 · answered by DanielleNichole 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. While it is always gracious to 'pick up the tab' for others, it is not required. A wedding reception is just a large party, pretty much like any other large party. Think of a Halloween party -- it would be NICE if you could pay for hotels for out of town guests, but not required.
2006-11-03 00:47:50 · answer #8 · answered by kill_yr_television 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, but usually the day after the wedding, all out of town guests are treated to a nice breakfast. It can be at a restaurant or at one of the parents' homes.
2006-11-02 23:49:01 · answer #9 · answered by Rachel 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Old laws: no, it used to be now not viewed ladylike. New laws: sure! She might speak approximately your friendship, your sterling characteristics, and the way completely happy she is that you're married to a best man, inform reviews. She will have and experience same time with the satisfactory guy's speech. And the identical factor is going for the bride, ancient laws:no, the bride did not talk, then she used to be allowed a couple of phrases. Now she will be able to say some thing she needs, even do a rebuttal to the groom's toast. And sure, all 4 can toast.
2016-09-01 06:32:37 · answer #10 · answered by durfee 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋