I recently found a really great reception site. One of the cheapest places around. However, it's about a 35 min drive from the ceremony site.
I know that 30 mins is not a lot at all. It's very reasonable.
However, the church were the ceremony is taking place is in the town my Fi grew up in. We now live in that town and have become members of this church. My whole family lives about 30 minutes in south of my new town (and new church).
The reception site is 35 min north of our ceremony site.
My Fi's family all live locally to our area. So traveling around for our wedding will not be a burden.
Anyway, my family/friends will have the drive 30 the ceremony site and then after that, another 30 mins to the reception.
When the night is over, they will have to drive an hour back home.
Is that unreasonable? I hope I did not confuse anyone.
This reception site is dream and very inexpensive compared to others we have looked at.
2007-08-29 17:53:28 · 6 answers · asked by Answer Girl 2007 5 in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
35 minutes is fairly reasonable. Anything over that would be pushing it for me, but 35 isn't horrible.
If they have a problem driving that far, they can either skip the ceremony or get a room for the night.
2007-08-29 17:59:16 · answer #1 · answered by BeatriceBatten 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
At a recent wedding I went to, it was a 45 minute drive between the two places, and they gave very bad directions, which led a full 2/3s of the guests to get lost, making the trip take about an hour. We actually had to stop at a McDonalds and get a snack and use the bathroom. To make it worse, it was December, and long after dark, so we couldn't even see very well.
So, compared to that, what you're going to ask them to do is a cake-walk! I don't think a half-hour drive is much of a problem, and as long as the reception site is wonderful, they won't mind it at all.
2007-08-30 01:56:43 · answer #2 · answered by Queen Queso 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That seems a reasonable time frame.
Have you considered blocking some rooms for guests at a hotel near the reception site? When my brother got married, they blocked off an entire floor of the hotel he & his wife were staying at. It was all rented out by family/friends ~ all except ONE ROOM. That poor couple was *pissed* to be in the middle of all of the merrymaking!
Anyway, the next morning we all had brunch together ~ it was a great way to continue the wedding celebration =)
2007-08-30 03:24:15 · answer #3 · answered by vanilmil 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
most family would drive (or even fly) much more than that, I think you would be fine, and like someone else mentioned, they can always get a room. I think people coming to my wedding will get a room even if they live in the same town since the reception is at a hotel.
2007-08-30 01:08:56 · answer #4 · answered by flutterflie04 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think it is unreasonable at all. But if you are concerned, my advice would be to check with the reception site to see if they also have rooms available that could be offered to your guests.
OR call around to hotels closest to the site to see if they could make any rooms available to your guests.
The other option would be to ask a few of your close family/friends what their thoughts are on that.
2007-08-30 09:00:09 · answer #5 · answered by nova_queen_28 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's no big deal. People want to just share in your special day!
The trip home will just give your guests a chance to talk about the wedding with each other...
2007-08-30 08:36:45 · answer #6 · answered by Lydia 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋