is a 45 min. drive to long between your wedding and reception?
2007-04-25 08:43:27 · 33 answers · asked by scot s 2 in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
it is a large wedding about 350 ppl and the place is affordable (paying for the whole wedding are selfs) and has a great dance floor. also it is in Iowa so finding a hall this big with out paying $15+ a plate for food is hard to find.
2007-04-25 08:59:50 · update #1
no, not relle
as long as it's under an hour, its okay
i would try to keep it about 30 min though..it depends on if you have many out-of-town guests who might get pissed. Are you providing transportation (limos, taxis, buses, your own cars, etc.) ?
Just dont wait after the wedding before you leave for the reception.
Many guests get bored after a while and it is annoying for them to have to wait long before the reception. Or serve food or something aftter the ceremony.
Also, make sure they can get in to the reception hall right after the wedding, incase their are people who are just going to the reception, or leave early from the ceremony, or are just crazy drivers.
congrats on ur wedding!
2007-04-25 08:50:50 · answer #1 · answered by tazmaniandevil923 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's close to it. I don't know. Are there any rules? Like if you have a huge wedding, then obviously it limits your choices of reception sites. Or if you are having an outdoor wedding at a national forest, then you have to drive at least the distance out of the forest.
If it's 45 minutes along just a couple roads, it seems a lot closer than if its 45 minutes and 17 turns--and the list of directions is over a page long!
But if you are having them do this drive at night its a lot longer as well. If they can't see where they are going, and it's not in the direction of the hotel--a lot of people aren't going to make it to the reception. If it's an afternoon wedding (or in the summertime when its light longer) than you don't worry about getting lost and it's not so bad.
However I've been to some small town weddings where really that was the only reception hall that they could possibly have used. In that case 45 min wasn't that far b/c you knew the couple didn't have another choice.
Unless this place is an amazing bargain or is just absolutely perfect though.....
I'd probably keep looking. I know a lot of older people wouldn't want to drive 45 minutes--unless it was the same direction as the hotel and then it would only be 10 minutes back to their hotel. But if they have to drive 45 back + the distance to hotel (another 15)...they aren't going to want to stay at the reception long at all.
2007-04-25 08:52:32 · answer #2 · answered by phantom_of_valkyrie 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is. For something that far away you are risking people getting lost. Also, some may not have patience enough to drive that far and my not show up all together.
Why dont you see if you can have the wedding and reception at the same place. A new thing is to have it in one ballroom. The ceremony first, then the reception. I think that is so cool. Saves money too!
Make sure you watch The Real Wedding Crashers on NBC, it is hilarious!
2007-04-25 08:51:25 · answer #3 · answered by ladymystique 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that is way to long, and it's unreasonable to make all your guests travel that far. If it was me I might make my excuses and skip the ceremony. It's really not good to get them all to make their own way there - it's paying a lot for petrol, finding cars or carpooling, a lot of people having to drive and park their cars when they might have wanted to have a drink and relax, because no-one can be expected to get a taxi that far. And even if you were planning to hire a coach to take them all, it's still making them sit in a vehicle for an hour on top of what they've already travelled to get to the ceremony - not a very fun day. Only do this if you are planning on having a very small ceremony and everyone else at the reception - but if you expect 200 people to travel then please book somewhere closer together.
2016-05-18 21:25:54 · answer #4 · answered by gisele 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Considering that my wedding and reception are at the same place - I think it it too long of a drive. However, some guests may only want to come to the ceremony and others may only want to come to the reception so it would not be an issue for them. Also, the people that really love and care about you and your fiance are going to be at both regardless of the distance between them. It's your wedding, so just shake off any complaints you may hear.
2007-04-25 10:01:24 · answer #5 · answered by jenna11rn 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't think so, but anything more might be much to ask of guests. My friend had her ceremony and reception sites about 45 minutes away, and it wasn't that bad. It actually gave me some rest time between having to stand up for the ceremony (I was the Maid of Honor) and having to keep active during the reception. Just be sure that all of your guests know where they are going (maybe have a few people who will lead guests to the reception site if they are from out of town, or maybe you could rent vans if it's going to be a large reception so that everyone doesn't have to drive).
2007-04-25 09:11:43 · answer #6 · answered by laird6372 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have been to a couple of weddings that had this much travel time, or more. It's extremely inconvenient for your guests unless you are providing the transportation. If you are going to do this, make sure that at the very least you have food and drink waiting for your guests at the reception, and don't have them waiting around for even longer. Frankly, it's your wedding, and if you love the locations, and they happen to be that far apart then so be it. Your family and friends who care about you will attend no matter what, even if they do complain about it behind your back forever. Good luck!
2007-04-25 09:03:20 · answer #7 · answered by leslie s 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If it's all driving time and not just the normal delay to give time for all the post-wedding picture taking, then you're taking the chance that not all the guests will make it.
If it's out west where the nearest town may be 45 minutes away, then nothing unusual.
I wouldn't force my guests to drive through 45 minutes of congested traffic unless I wanted them in the mood to fight when arriving at the reception.
2007-04-25 08:51:06 · answer #8 · answered by Ben 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Is this a place with a hotel? I think 45 minutes is too far if there is not a place for guests to stay if they choose to. Wedding guests have a tendancy to get a little tipsy at times.... you dont want your guests making a 45 minute drive home after a night of celebration. If it's an option for them to get a hotel....then i dont think it's too far. Maybe talk to one of the hotels about getting a block of rooms that night.
2007-04-25 09:11:08 · answer #9 · answered by legends_chick 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I went to one that was about 20 miles away, but with traffic it took nearly 45 minutes. It wasn't a huge deal b/c I was staying at the same hotel as the reception. If I would have had to drive 45 minutes BACK it would have been a pain...
2007-04-25 08:51:44 · answer #10 · answered by duritzgirl4 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋