We have booked 2 mini buses incase guests cant get to our venue 25mile away or want to leave car behind so they can drink, our budgets are very tight now and originally we were going to pay for the minibuses as we chose a venue miles away, but now I was wondering if its cheeky to ask them to pay £3.50 each (it costs £7.50 per person) to get there and back using minibus service , we will pay the rest. My H2B says its not cheeky but my dad said u can't ask people to pay to come to ur wedding, Will it be seen as that way? Is it cheeky to ask them to pay something towards the mini bus transport? Am I being over-sensitive?
CommentAuthorAntonia9
think of it this way, it would cost the people more ini petrol than it would to pay towards to minibus..... just ask people if they would mind, i dont think 3.50 is drastic!
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I think £3.50 is completely acceptable. people will understand you're on a budget.
CommentAuthorNicsquared
I think as long as they are told before hand then its fine - they can chose whether they want to take the car or get the bus
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CommentAuthorElliekitty
I think thats perfectly acceptable as well. It would cost them alot more to go by personal or public transport. I am thinking of doing the same for my guests.
I dont think its cheeky at all!! we were going to do it if we had a venue further away, it is alot cheaper than a taxi or petrol for them and then everyone gets to have a drink or 10 lol. I would tell everyone before and then you have an idea of numbers so know how many buses you will need and they can relax and look forward to your wedding without tossing a coin to see who has to drive x
CommentAuthorOfficially Mrs M
our guests are organising there own and are splitting the cost between them all
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CommentAuthorbecky -mrs firth
not cheeky at all hun, i wud cancel them tho if it was me and let them sort it thereselfs
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CommentAuthorJirinka
Not cheeky - if I was a geust I would be happy to pay and just glad you organised it and I didn't have to lol...
CommentAuthorMrsKisywisy
i don't think it's cheeky. 3.50 is not a lot of money
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CommentAuthorFuture Mrs Doublé
I think it's totally fine, my local guest who aren't driving will have to get taxi between church and reception and the journey is £10 so if they are 4 in a cab, they'll have to pay £2.5 or £3 and its only 5 miles, so don't worry about they'll be fine and it'd be cheaper than driving themselves.
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CommentAuthorSammy stenhouse 2b
my friend done that for her wedding and there was not any issues. your paying for them to have a meal.. think they can spare £3.50
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CommentAuthorbridalmiss
I think it's fine, you could print out some ticket stubs and give them to the guests when they pay, that way they know it's for the bus ride etc and they get a memento!
CommentAuthorMrsSaraParry!
not cheeky at all! People aren't paying to come to your wedding, they're paying for the privilege of being driven so they can drink, if they don't want to pay it, they'll just have to refrain from drinking. I know which I'd choose! haha
CommentAuthorNicksbex
My sisters friend did that for her wedding and it was ok for the majority but a few weren't happy it was those with a big family (5) and (7) I have booked a coach to take people to my venue from the church and back again costing £395 for a 57 seater which is doing 2 trips in the evening to get all the guests back, and I have taken the costings on myself but that is my choice, do what you think is right for you xxx
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CommentAuthorFutureMrsPite
i dont think its cheeky, but maybe say kids dont have to pay as like nicksbex says if there r big families it might mean they r paying quite a bit, still it would be cheaper than their petrol i think so its a good idea, and the ticket stubbs is a great idea too, ppl will love having that memento on the day, u can turn it into a great trip x
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CommentAuthorJill
I think as long as everyone's clear on it before there shouldnt be any issues x
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CommentAuthorClareS
£3.50 is totally acceptable. Sell it from the point of view of giving the guests an option. Say you've negotiated a price with a minibus if people want to use that rather than driving and if they want to take it up then to let you know. That way you'll have your numbers and if people don't want to use the service then they don't have to. There'll be no awkwardness and everyone will know what's happening x
