Hotel Block-- How many nights for a Saturday Wedding?

I just set mine up today, still waiting for the contract actually.

We are having a Saturday wedding too, and I just set it up for Friday and Saturday night.

ETA: We have a lot of guest coming from out of town

Is it a destination wedding? Why would people need more than one night at the hotel if it's local?

We're only having a hotel block for the night of the wedding since we're having a local wedding.

We only have 3 aunts and uncles coming in from out of town and they are planning on staying with family the night before to hang out and see other family members.

We set up ours for Friday and Saturday. Try to get a courtesy agreement so you're not on the hook to pay if not enough people stay! Typically they'll hold the rooms until 30 days before your wedding with those kinds of agreements

Friday and Saturday. If your oot guests want to come on Thursday I think they can handle their own hotels.

We didn't set up specific days...we left that to our guests.

We did only Friday and Sat only. Most of the guests only stayed for Sat night.

Working in the hospitality industry, I always recommend the night before and the night of! It takes away the stress of people needing a space to get ready for the ceremony + reception and the stress of getting to the venue on time the day of. Plus, it allows them to rest before traveling home as well.

We did Friday and Saturday. Some people stayed both. Some of the older people stayed the night before and then left after dinner. Those that stayed for the party and dance got hotels for the night of.

I agree. Get the agreement that holds to rooms until 30 days before the wedding so you're not responsible for paying.

We gave the hotel our date and paid $100 for 12 rooms.. he said they will get the discount from Friday-Sunday... he also told us they were very flexible so if a guest comes in for a longer period (an aunt will be in Michigan from MO for a week), she will have the discount... I'm sure each hotel is different.. if we have at least 12 rooms booked, we get the $100 back..

We did 5 rooms Friday (my parents, my sis/BIL & kids, FH & myself all need rooms, plus a few family members possibly), and 13 rooms Saturday, but they will add more as we need them. They will hold our rooms up to 3 weeks before, and then release them with no penalty or fee.

I just did the night of the wedding

We have a Saturday wedding and I set up the block Friday-Sunday. No harm if people don't book every night because they will release the rooms to the public, we're not on the hook for any money.

I'm having a Friday night wedding and I did Wed-Sun... We have some OOT guests that will need to stay a few days and some will only stay a night.

Majority of the hotels near my venue have a two night minimum in the summer. Take that into consideration.

What Jay said. I set up wedding blocks for brides and this is something I always stress to them! Especially if they are having an afternoon wedding. People coming from OOT will want to get ready and can't always check in early so do the night before and night of. If guests want to extend past that they are in their own

Thanks for the advice everyone! I will most likely ask for a Friday and Saturday night block. Pretty much half/a third of our guest list are out of towners even though FH and I are both getting married in our hometowns.

We just did Friday and Saturday nights. Most just booked for Saturday, but those that are traveling longer than a couple hours booked both nights.

Hi date twin. We blocked rooms starting on Wednesday thru Sunday. We have a lot of out of town guests and I also know folks will be arriving on Wednesday.

I agree with Wednesday-Sunday for sure! Thursday-Sunday at minimum for a Saturday wedding.

They usually come in the day before & OOT guests are typically invited to the rehearsal.

You shouldn't have to pay anything so it doesn't hurt to make sure the rooms are blocked for the nights they need.

We're going to do Friday and Saturday night.