Ceremony and reception at different locations?

I do agree with your mom that you should provide some kind of transportation from your ceremony to reception if they are occuring back to back and a mile and half apart. But I disagree that it has to cost thousands of dollars. What about a school bus? Or provide some Uber codes and people can split Ubers? Or reach out to the hotel that most guests are staying in about the shuttle options? This shouldn't cost thousands of dollars, but likely a few hundred at most. Or, if the bus line you're referring to has a stop directly at your ceremony venue and the reception venue, then you could just ask the guests to take the bus. That being said, it would be helpful to know if this is a destination wedding or if most folks are local. I think that with a destination wedding, you'd have more responsibility to transport guests from point A to point B if ceremony and reception are in different locations.

A mile and a half is nothing for guests to travel lol. I wouldn't care if I was a guest just because the distance is so short.

My FBIL and his wife had their ceremony and reception held in different venues. They had a trolley for them and the bridal party. Everyone else drove their own vehicles and it was fine!

I don't think its a big deal, its not like its 30+ minutes away. I personally don't see a problem with the shuttle that the hotel is offering.

Can’t people just drive their own cars from ceremony to reception? I guess I don’t see the need for shuttles when they are that close.

My reception was 1.5-2 miles away from my ceremony and we didn't provide transport. they were also back to back. like others have said, that's really not a big deal.

Given the placement of the bus stops (and if the buses run frequently and are timely), then as I guest, I would be absolutely fine with taking the bus from your ceremony to reception. Maybe you can provide bus maps or even bus tickets in your hotel welcome bags (if you're doing them), since this is a destination wedding.

If that's the case then I think this free bus would be ideal

DISCLAIMER: This comment is not written with attitude lol

It definitely wouldn't cost thousands of dollars BUT 1.5 miles is literally nothing. I would have assumed and been prepared to drive my own car for that distance. If I were you, I honestly wouldn't waste the money to spend on transportation. They can easily drive their own way or use the free bus option.

That's wild. What kind of service?? Bus, Limo, all of the above?? lol