Guest Transportation for 1 mile?

Glad I saw this thread. I am in the same boat. I remember off and on that I need to figure this out and then something bigger comes along. Most of my guests are local so they will be driving to the event. I also have to believe my guests are responsible and will not drink and drive, and if they do, that their date / spouse will be the designated driver.

My issue is for my out of town relatives staying at the hotel assuming they do not rent a car from the airport. I will offer a shuttle or see if any relatives don't mind giving a ride. I won't really know what to do here until my RSVPs are in I suppose. Ah...the little details.

I'm in the same position, but I'm not hiring shuttles (so tired of spending money!). I put the information for cabs/uber/lyft on our wedding website. My friend told me she went to a wedding where Uber gift cards were the favor. I thought that was a good idea as well.

I set up a code with Uber Events that my guests could use which would allow us to pay for the ride. We put the code on our program to let people know.

I also have exactly 1 mile between ceremony and reception site. I plan to simply check with everyone beforehand and hire transportation for those who don't want to walk. Uber for my grandparents, definitely. The rest of us will either walk or take a rickshaw, which are allll over the place in downtown San Francisco.

I'm in the exact same boat. One mile away and it is pretty pricy to hire transportation. The hotel I'm using actually overs a van but it wouldn't seat that mang

Oh my gosh! I was in the same boat! My FH is from out of state and we will be having a lot of people out of town. I called a few limo and charter companies but the price waa ridiculous! When planning a school field trip (I am a teacher) I started talking to the bus dispatch and ended up renting a school bus! It was super cheap and they will be there the entire day.

I'm thinking of having an RSVP for a shuttle, either on the response card or our wedding website... My ceremony is further, about 20 min drive to the reception/hotels downtown, so we will definitely have a shuttle. I may make some calls too to get a decent estimate so we are prepared.

You hire professional bartenders who know when to cut people off.

The rest is letting adults be adults. They should know enough to designate a driver or take public transportation. This isn't your responsibility.

A friend of mine was in a similar situation, except it's her ceremony and reception that are nearby. So she was less concerned about drinking, and more about accessibility for older or disabled guests, and bad weather. So she ended up hiring a smaller van that was a lot cheaper than a shuttle so guests that really need the transpiration will have it.

Thanks everyone!

Our venue for both the ceremony and reception isn't as close as yours (it is 5 miles from where everyone is staying) but we chose to rent a trolley and a school bus to shuttle our guests. My main concern wasn't the distance, rather the fact that our wedding is in the backwoods with windy roads and deer. Majority of our guests are from OOT, nobody will know the area, and majority are from areas where there is no such thing as a back country road. It is definitely more money than we wanted to spend (~$2K) but it was a piece of mind kind of thing for me and FH. Uber and Lyft are also not a option in this area so we felt that shuttles would be best.

Get a promo code with Uber. It wont cost more than $5 each way for whoever decides to use it, which i assume wouldn't be many.

https://www.uber.com/events/

My wedding ceremony is about a mile from the reception. At least in my area, people have to drive to the ceremony site so they prefer to drive themselves to the reception site. There is no shuttle from one common location to the ceremony or reception because guests wouldn't use it. They have their overnight bags and such in their own vehicles. Plus, carpooling with your friends is a heck of alot of fun.

HOWEVER. We are having the same shuttle that takes the BP around before the reception be a guest shuttle AFTER the reception. We will have it run from 9 PM to like 1 AM to a couple local hotels so people do not drink and drive.

I would be more worried about people driving after the reception than before. 99% of people have enough common sense to not drink that much before the ceremony. Or they designate a driver from their car.

**I live in an area where Uber is not an option and there's probably 3 taxis in a 45 mile radius.

Also, if you shuttle them there, you will have to shuttle them back after the reception or the next morning to their vehicles

I second the uber event code! We're doing it

What if your venue and hotel are less than 3 city blocks apart, on the same block, in June?? Our venue is approx. 1/4 mile away and listed on Google Maps as a 5-min walk, also passing by beautiful Independence Park. We don’t feel the need for a shuttle service for that short of a distance. Thoughts??