How far is to far for guests to travel?

People have destination weddings 3000 miles away from home. If you know most of your guests can afford it and you’re okay with some people declining, I don’t see the problem.

If they have to travel either way then doing a hotel near would make sense

We're having a destination wedding in Jamaica and guests will be traveling from Ca and La...people do what they want to do. Its your day, send invites far enough in advance to give them the opportunity to go if they choose.

I assume you mean all of your side have to travel 3 hours away? A hotel block is a great idea as it is definitely needed. Be aware that some might not come as they may not be able to accomodate a six hour round trip for their schedules. Discounted hotel rooms always help for guests who have to travel a long distance. Since everyone is traveling you would need a considerably sizable block.

It's never 2 far 2 travel 2 support the union of loved ones

For most 3 hrs isn't to far. I'm happy you found the place of your dreams. That's always a plus. Blocked hotel rooms are a good idea always. Especially for your out of towners.

I'm having a hard time also finding a place as my family is scattered across the globe. We have people coming from England and Egypt.

I think for that distance you’ll need to assume many guests will want/need to spend the night. Why not look up hotel rates now for the area? If there are a range of affordable hotel options, you may be ok.

I've traveled 3 hours for a wedding before. It's not horrible. Just make sure you block rooms off and have room accommodation cards or something in your save the dates or invitations.

Our friends and family are all over the country so we just had to pick a place and they will all have to travel. I wouldn’t worry about 3 hours.

I think it is a know your crowd kind of situation. I think more than half of the guests from my side will be coming from out of state. Having the hotel block is a great idea. If it’s your dream venue I would book it and let your guests decide. I would also make sure to get save the dates out early (possibly with accommodations info) so that people can plan accordingly.

As PPs said - check into hotel rates, definitely get a block of rooms, and be ok with the fact that some people might not come since they'll likely have to stay overnight. I'd also take a run through your guest list and conservatively try to consider each person and whether they'd be willing to travel the 3 hours. For me, it's a little inconvenient, but not so much that I'd miss the wedding.

Aside from out of state guests, the most any of our local guests need to travel is an hour to the venue. We have a hotel block about 10 minutes away for those who wish to stay the night.

It depends on your guests. We got a lot of pushback for the destination of our choice so we had to switch to a local venue. If your guests are more chill than mine then go for it. I don’t think three hours is too far.

I don't think it is too far to travel. All of my FH's family lives out of state, and when I say out of state I mean either cross country or out of the country (Australia). If they are willing to make the trip to a wedding in Virginia, I think your guests will have no problem traveling ~3 hours for yours!

Maybe if you are worried, discuss this with some of your guests to see what their thoughts are on the commute.