How far is too far of a drive for wedding?

Like many have said, it's according to how close we are to the couple.

An hour is nothing; our wedding was 45 minutes from our families' homes. It was actually a quicker trip than going into center city, of the city closest to us, because traffic can be a nightmare.

I'd also like to add - and don't jump down my throat for this - that the type of guest hosting would be a factor. My family had to fly to two weddings and they had the worst level of guest hosting (quality and quantity of food) that we've ever experienced. We stopped to get something to eat, on the way home. So we spent thousands to travel, gave a generous gift, and had to pay for food after the reception; never again!

I drive an hour and 30 minutes to work. So, that's nothing, I would drive it. My venue and the ceremony are 15 minutes from each other, and 10 minutes from their hotel both ways.

Up to an hour is fine for us.

Ours is 45 min-1 hour for 90% of our local guests (1.5 hours for a handful).

My whole family and my best friends drove over 3 hours since I live in a different state now. I only had one person decline because of the distance.

We have driven an hour or more for other weddings.

I agree with PPs. I think 45min-1hr is perfectly acceptable. I drive that far as part of my commute every day, and I've driven that far for weddings before. Our venue is about that distance for some of our guests, fortunately since we live close to Chicago there are tons of tollways/expressways people can take.

ETA: I just checked, and for our farthest "local" guest it will be 45 minutes. We do have a couple of out of state/down state guests who will be driving several hours.

Totally agree with what's been said. I think up to an hour is beyond reasonable. However, more than an hour might be pushing it a bit. Again, completely depends on where you're from! If the majority of your guests are local, an hour is really no big deal. Definitely depends on area though, of course.

I think I'd only start to give a side-eye if it was over 1.5 hours away (and this only applies if they're local!)

An hour is totally normal. Have the wedding where you want, if guests want to go, they will make the trip.

Mine is a hour away for about half my guests. I also got a hotel block for those who don't wanna drive home after.

Depends on relationship and the day of the week the wedding is on. I think an hour is fine.

@Megan the drive between Cleveland and Akron isn't bad at all! Especially considering NE Ohio traffic is pretty minimal. We're getting married in Canton, and a good bit of our "local" guests would be coming from Akron and Cleveland area. The rest would be coming from out of state.

That's perfectly reasonable! I always have to hop on a plane to attend weddings so I'd be thrilled with one that close.

That is how far the majority of our guests traveled and some were further south or further east and had to drive even longer than that. We had a few declines and no-shows but most people made it. Someone posted a few days ago that they drove 8 hours for a wedding and another poster drove 6 hours. My parents have driven 4+ hours for a few weddings, even for people not directly related to them.

An hour isn't bad. Most people in heavy traffic areas or major cities are going to have about that in travel time anyway.

That is totally reasonable. Make sure you get a hotel block somewhere close by because there will probably be guests that want to stay over.

I went to a wedding that was 90 min away. Our wedding will be 1:15-2hr drive for people that are not staying overnight. You are fine! 1hr drive is not a big deal

I think that is fine.

I live in Houston, so driving less than an hour anywhere would be a dream. My venue is about 45 minutes outside of where I live. It really shouldn't be an issue.

I would drive an hour to a wedding, not a big deal to me.