We went to see a lovely reception venue yesterday which we all loved but took us 50 mins to get there from our church. Do you think this is too far? I'm worried our evening guests won't come. It is a hotel so people can stay over. Would you travel this far?
CommentAuthordodge
yes i would the ones who think its to far or wont travel or not really worth bothering about my h2b sister is going to some one elses wedding the day we get married and not her brothers just think all that matters is you will be married and the people that count will be there day and night xx
CommentAuthorbridalmiss
Yes, I'd put a note in your invites to advise the guests so they can find accomodation in between the two places if they want to - bear in mind to keep the distance in mind when you're planning the day, you might want to have an earlier church service to account for travel time, photo time etc before your wedding breakfast...
CommentAuthorLisa Ramos
Those that are important to you will make the effort, but you may find that people might be put off if they have to pay for a hotel room or drive.
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CommentAuthorMrs D-2b
We have a 50 min drive to our reception venue, I was worried of the exact thing but most of our family have booked a room and for the evening we have put on a bus for the guests that doesnt want to stay. The people we have spoke to dont mind the drive and the family that have said they are going to stay, we are all going to meet in the morning so we can celebrate our first breakfast as a married couple with our family. If you really like the place hun, go for it, theres things you can do to work round it, like car share between family and friends or put on bus like we have xx
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Our venue is 50 minutes away too, prior to us finding our venue I would have said yes too far, but after finding our venue, I don't think 50 minutes is that far at all, expecially to have your wedding in the place you want it. We are providing a list of local b&bs and other hotels as our hotel is small with only 14 rooms, so our family will most likely be staying in the hotel with us.
CommentAuthorStevie_Dee
Our venue is Cyprus and 49 out of 60 guests are still coming so I should imagine the people that love and care about you will not mind in the slightest that its 50 minutes away. xxx
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if you want your reception there then do it! im sure there will be a lot of complaining about how far it is from the church but tbh who cares? its your day and you do what you want to! the people who are most important will be there, no matter how far! xx
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CommentAuthorSazzell23
Hi hun I am exactly the same as you, I fell in love with my reception venue and its 40 mins (or more depending on traffic) away from the church. I was really worried and put a thread on here about it. I loved it so much and couldnt imagine being anywhere else but the distance was stressing me out! In the end we decided to lay on a vintage bus there and a coach / minibus on the way back. It is an extra expense but it's took the weight off my shoulders about the distance and people cant moan then ;)
CommentAuthorParisianbelle
Don't worry hun I have guests coming from everywhere and the majority are coming from abroad, for the people who care about you distance is never a problem :-) Might be an idea to give some information about nearby hotels in the invitations if people want to book accomodation or like Sazzell suggested organise transport. We're thinking of hiring a bus to pick people up from London xx
CommentAuthorSilvermist
yeah my wedding venue is 1 hr 30 mins drive from where we stay, theres some guests that have a 2 hr drive from where they stay, they dont mind, iv had a couple of people moaning wanting me to have it a bit closer but i changed my plans, for everyone already, it was meant to be cyprus, its now ayrshire! i wouldnt care about the ones that wont travel as at the end of the day, its your wedding & if they care about you they will travel for you, you could look into hiring transport for everyone so that will maybe make it easier for everyone, im thinking of doing that if i can get something cheap enough xx
CommentAuthorclarebear1
were having ours in Gretna Green which is 2 1/2 hour drive from where we live, we have gave our mates the option and its upto them now if they decide to come or not, Ive chnaged my wedding plans twice too please people and than we though u know what sod them all its our day not theirs, go with your heart if they love you they will repsect your wish and were you wanna get married xxx
CommentAuthorMrs Brakes
People will whinge about how far it is no matter how far it is. We are approx. 10 minute walk away from our venue. That is what people are complaining about! 'What if it's raining?' 'it's a bit of a waste of time getting a taxi as it'll take longer to get in than to drive there' 'We'll have to drive, where are we going to park?' Too far to walk but too close for transport. I kid you not. I have REALLY had to bite my tongue and not say 'you don't have to come to the free meal and party that we have laid on for you if travelling that distance is a problem!'
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CommentAuthorsar
Thanks everybody! That has put my mind at rest a bit! I think booking some kind of coach or transport might be a good idea - will have to look into costs. Was starting to panic a bit as mil2b was suggesting that we have a civil ceremony there instead and maybe have a blessing on a later date but the church bit is very important to me and my mum so really didn't want to think about that ( although it would mean wearing my dress twice!) Mz eden I can't believe how some people will find anything to complain about! 10 min walk would be lovely! I'm not surprised you had to bite your tongue! I think I would be too - the cheek! x
