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Hotel Accommodations

Cassandra, on January 7, 2020 at 4:40 PM Posted in Etiquette and Advice 1 7

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Hello,

So in planning the wedding we have roughly 60 of out of town wedding guests that will hopefully be coming. We are in the South and most of our guests are coming from 10+ hours away.
We are getting married Nov 2020 and our venue is 50ish minutes from our house. Would it be smarter to block hotel rooms close to the venue, or by us? I know it seems like a “duh” but out of town guests will 1. Probably come in a day or 2 before the actual wedding. 2. Want to see us for more than just the day of the wedding..
I just would appreciate insight before I go asking everyone especially since we don’t know who is coming and who isn’t. And I don't want them to feel pressure to say “yes” so I block off 20 rooms and they didn’t know if they were actually coming or not. And we are already full in our house with who is staying with us. So the extended family/friends is who I am referring to.
Any info/advice would be appreciated! Thanks in advance!

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Latest activity by Brittany, on January 7, 2020 at 10:47 PM

Master September 2019
Sarah · on January 7, 2020 at 4:41 PM
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Definitely closer to the venue. I wouldn’t want to have a 50 minute drive back to the hotel after the reception.
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Legend July 2019
MrsD · on January 7, 2020 at 4:43 PM
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Closer to the venue for sure!
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Master September 2019
Sherry · on January 7, 2020 at 4:50 PM
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I'd say closer to the venue.
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Super February 2020
Andrea · on January 7, 2020 at 5:17 PM
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Closer to the venue. But, if you're concerned you could give them 2 options to choose from so they aren't stuck with one they don't want.
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Master May 2019
Cyndy · on January 7, 2020 at 8:11 PM
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Definitely closest to your venue.
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Super September 2018
Rachel · on January 7, 2020 at 10:35 PM
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We did courtesy blocks reserved in two different parts of the city. One hotel was closer to the venue with a complimentary shuttle. And then we had a few hotel blocks in the heart of downtown (which is closer to where we live, though we were not entertaining at home that weekend!) for people who might prefer the city life. It was maybe a 30 min drive between hotels. Our wedding was on a holiday weekend so we didn’t know if people would prefer to jet in/out just for the wedding or make a weekend of it. We had a mix of guests, some arrived just in time for the wedding and others stayed the long weekend.
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Brittany · on January 7, 2020 at 10:47 PM
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I'm getting married just outside of Orlando on a long weekend. I imagine many of my guests will want to do theme parks while they're in town, so I'm recommending not staying in the area of the venue the entire trip if that's their case (and explaining why... 35-50 mile drives in heavy traffic or on toll roads isn't fun!)
If you don't think changing accommodations is reasonable for your group, maybe find an option in the middle (~25 minutes to venue and your house) in addition to something close to the venue to suggest
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