Do we provide transportation

We’re in the same boat and aren’t providing transportation. It’s such a short distance that Uber wouldn’t be that expensive.

I don't think you need to.
If I was a guest I'd just figure it out.

Providing transportation is not required. Guests can travel via Uber/Lyft. I have seen on Pinterest a sign for the bar listing taxi information. The only issue is if they drive to the venue, their vehicles will be left unattended overnight and a solution for that is never really discussed on how best to proceed.

That depends: are you in an area where Ubers and Lyfts are readily available and easily accessible? If so, then I definitely don't think you'd need to provide transportation. If you're in the middle of nowhere in a very remote location, then yes, I'd consider providing some sort of transportation, such as a shuttle or school bus, between the hotel and the venue

Local guests will probably have to travel more than 7 miles to get to the venue. People staying so close can drive that little distance.

It’s really not your responsibility to provide transportation. As a guest, it’s up to me to get there & also my responsibility not to drink too much or have a DD.

It depends on how local the wedding is, whether most guests will be staying at hotels or driving home, and how remote the location is. I know for the small town we’re having our wedding is, there just would not be enough ubers or lifts if more than a couple people requested than the same time.

We are providing it because we have many out of town guests and our area has few cabs and ubers (even fewer than usual because of covid). Renting a car for to nd from the event is a huge cost that would probably make it so some of our guests didn't come. What are your event circumstances?

View Quoted Comment Once went to a wedding with very few ubers and we were able to get to the barn wedding from the hotel but unable to get back from the farm. The bride's few sober family members had to do shifts at the last minute driving us all home. I'd say it's best to avoid that for sure

We are providing a shuttle. It wasn’t as expensive as I thought it would be.

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That sounds awful. Providing transportation when the venue is in a remote/rural location is always the way to go so that situations like this don't happen

My hotel has a free shuttle for 2 round trips. We are posting that information, but also made a note on our website that it is a 6 minute Uber ride.

I wouldn't say required, but it is considerate if the logistics will be difficult for your guests. I once went to a wedding on a farm - like a real farm, not a "wedding barn" - that was out in the middle of nowhere, like "no cell phone service" middle of nowhere, and required driving through a muddy field.

If the only "issue" is the distance, that's perfectly normal and guests can handle it themselves. If it is difficult/confusing to get to, it would be courteous.

And it is guests' responsibility to arrange for safe driving if they drink. You can certainly recommend Ubers and taxis.

You are obviously not required to provide transportation, but if it makes sense for your wedding and is a financial possibility for you, it is a nice thing to do for your guests. For our wedding, my husband and I did not and if I could go back and do our wedding again, that's the one thing I would do. We had a lot of out-of-town guests for our wedding and most of them used our room blocks, and even those who were not from out of town stayed at the resort where we had our room blocks. It would've been so much easier because then we would not have to worry about how everyone was safely going get to and from the wedding.

I'm offering transportation for my guests as it wasn't too expensive and I got a discount from the vendor as they are partners hotel we are staying it. The area we are staying doesn't have a lot of ubers/lyfts available and our reception will be going until 12A. Our Hotel has a great program where they also pay for the shuttle if you reach a certain number of rooms - we didn't get to that number, but was about to get 30% off the transportation cost. Good Luck Planning!

We had all our guest stay at a hotel that provided free transportation to our wedding venue. We did have to assign shuttles bc the bus couldn’t fit everyone in one trip. We rented a school bus to pick everyone up at the end of the night so no one had to leave early. This was back in 2014 and Uber did not exist where we live. We had close to 40 guests staying at the hotel so we wanted everyone to have fun and be safe. The school bus only cost $170!

I don’t think so! We went to a wedding where the reception was a 10 minute drive from the venue and had no issue driving! I understand it’s obviously considerate, but if you’re offering an open bar and other things then it may not fit in your budget and your guests can deal with driving a short distance to get there. The only reason I’d recommend transportation is if you’re having it out of town or most of your guests aren’t familiar with the area and might get lost, but otherwise I don’t see an issue!

Our venue is partnered with a local hotel down the street that offers shuttle service every half hour for your event. I would check with both your hotel and your venue to see if they offer anything like that. If neither of those are options, then I don't think you're responsible beyond that for transportation. You shouldn't have to pay for 5-10 Uber rides. I also don't doubt that there will be a handful of designated drivers, but again, that's the responsibility of the guests to make those arrangements, not you.

We lost a very dear family member to a drunk driver. I’m happy to provide the option of transportation. Additionally, not too many ubers in my area.