I have been looking at venues for the wedding as we want to have the whole day in the one place. Each venue I look at I fall more in love with than the last one the only problem is each one gets further and further away from home.
The first venue is about 15 mins away The second is about 20-25 mins away The third is 40 mins away
Is this too long to ask people to travel? X
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CommentAuthorSamanthaG76
Definately not. Some people travel for hours to weddings, I'd go with the venue you want and not worry about your guests - as long as its within reason then it should be ok :-) x
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CommentAuthorLinzi-jo
I would say an hour max from where you live, but people will travel further if accommodation is affordable! There shouldn't be any problem if you are having the whole day in one place xxx
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CommentAuthorSianyCaitlin
No way, our venue is about 45-50mins away from most people. As Sam said, a lot of people travel hours! So don't worry :) xx
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CommentAuthorBobsi
Accommodation is provided by 2 of thes venue on site at a reduced rate the other has a deal with a nearby hotel. All my friends and family live within 10mins of me. So max travel time would be for night guests 80 min round trip. X
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Some of our guests will be travelling from Northumberland to Cardiff.
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CommentAuthormym72
It's definitely not too far!! We're in Leeds and got married in Gretna Green. We travelled up there the day before, along with some of the wedding party/guests - but we had guests travelling there on the day of the wedding as well.
CommentAuthorJEm1905
It's never to far for a wedding i think. I will be travelling to both of my sisters weddings about 2 hours away. I they intend to come to ours also. I will help find them a hotel but thats it lol :) x
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CommentAuthorLauraJo87
We travelled seven hours to a wedding last year - day before thou.
As long as there is accommodation you should be fine xx
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CommentAuthorvicki
We're getting married in Edinburgh as that's where I live now but all my family live in or around Birmingham and a lot of them will be travelling up to celebrate with us
CommentAuthorx~Hails~x
Our venue is half hour away from our house BUT we decided to go for it anyway because 8-10 guests will be traveling from elsewhere anyway so we thought why not lol
If it's the venue for you then go for it your guests will travel because they will want to be there for you and to share in your day
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CommentAuthorKATG
40 mins is fine. People are travelling from yorkshire to scotland for me, but this is becasue h2b is scottish x
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CommentAuthorGlitterfairy
This was something that really bothered me when we were looking which is why we wanted to get married somewhere that we could have our reception at as well. I would say no more than about 45 minutes away, but would also consider maybe putting on a coach for them there and back.
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CommentAuthorowlgirl2015
We live in fife but getting married in aberdeen where I'm from so a lot of h2b's family and our friends are travelling up the night before x
We are asking some of our guests to travel 120 miles and pay for hotels so if they want to come they will do it.
I went to a wedding in October and was 30 minutes to the church then a further 40 minutes to the recpetion and alot of travelling in one day but its what the couple wanted so you just do it xxx
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CommentAuthorRosyF77
Most of our guests are either coming from bristol or london and we live on the welsh border x
CommentAuthorMrsA-J
go for which ever one you want! Think about all those people that travel abroad for weddings! lol
A good idea might be to provide a bus or transport of some kind for those who would like to drink-if budget allows. xx
CommentAuthorVelcro
i think mines probably about half an hour away for most people and Im not paying any mind to how people get there, my mums fella told me not to worry about it, everyone has enough notice and to have what I want as there will aslways be people that won't be happy anyway
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CommentAuthorBobsi
Thank you for the advice. Might look at organising a coach for the evening guests if they want, some will prob want to drive themselves. X
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CommentAuthorMrsLJDeaton
I'm planning on getting everyone to travel together to the Venue on a coach I'm planning on hiring and we will be on that coach I think for 4hrs traveling I think Want to make a weekend of it go up on Friday et to the hotel unpack eat maybe av a drink or 2 then bed next day a rehearsal and look around the Biome Sunday Get Married go to bed as Mrs.Deaton and wake up as Mrs.Deaton Breakfast then all travel back together to our house thank everyone then they go home to bed probably that's the plan in my head atm hope it can work =D <3 X
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CommentAuthorbeclou777
So glad to hear that the majority of us feel the same on this subject it was bothering me quite alot! we are having everything in one place and it is around 25 mins away and i was so worried about it thinking it was to far and that i should have to put a coach on etc!!
Then i thought well when i have ever recieved wedding invites i have never thought well how is the bride and groom getting me there?!! so bugger them i say!
CommentAuthorLindsey
People will travel to where the wedding is no matter how far the distance. I have guests travelling from Australia and America. The furthest anyone is travelling on the day is from Southampton so a good 3 and a half hour drive from our venue. Also had a friend looking to come from Singapore for the day as he is being best man at another wedding the following day in Singapore but because of the time difference and travelling time cannot make ours.
CommentAuthorAmyP7
Ours is an hour away and no one has mentioned it being a problem and its not stopped people coming. X x
CommentAuthorKistHall
Ours is an hour (maybe a bit more) from most of our guests, but some are travelling several hours to come. But the accomodation is at a good rate and there's a travelodge down the road too. People who want to be there will and those who dont will use any excuse, so go for whatever is going to make your day right for you
CommentAuthorInDreamland
I'd say it doesn't matter how long or far. I've been to weddings that are a 2 hour drive away and it was like that for most of the guests! Ours is just under an hour for most of our guests but I have people (family) flying 13 hours to get to England for the wedding! I've also travelled all the way to Malaysia for weddings so 40 mins is fine hun xx
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CommentAuthorKristina
All my guests are travelling for around 8 hours for my wedding, it should be fine chick. Go for the venue that you want.
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CommentAuthorPenguinJ
our venue is over an hour for some of our guests but they havnt said anything xxx
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CommentAuthorJillianL47
We have guests coming from Japan, Thailand and America and they're all being holed up with relatives. Mine and my H2Bs friends live quite a distance from each other, so we were never going to get everyone close. Most have at least an hours drive and they are staying in a hotel over night.
CommentAuthorMrsWright290912
We have family all over - Canada, Turkey, down South, Local too. They all travelled to our wedding without a problem x
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CommentAuthorTyneD
no not at all go for the one you want ... all my family have to travel 45 mins away xx
CommentAuthorMel D
40 minutes is nothing at all! Most of the people who came to our wedding were at least an hour away ... infact we live 90 minutes away from where we got married! The farthest I've gone for a wedding was 6000 miles, and I've only been to one wedding which was less than 30 minutes drive xx
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CommentAuthorTori
I would still class that as local x
CommentAuthorTatty
Mine and H2b's families are at either end of the country and we are getting married near me so we are asking his lot to travel 4.5 hours. I wouldn't worry about 40 minutes! x
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CommentAuthorKarenP75
My oh family is 45 mins away from where we are getting married and my lot are a 6 hour drive so I would say 40 mins is nothing. Go with the venue you want and not worry about how long people will travel, x
CommentAuthorLouiseW48
its thats not far. my venue is 6 1/2 hrs drive .... brighton to scotland ..... plus side i get to keep the numbers down lol
