How far would you drive for a wedding?

This thread is making me feel a lot better about my venue. Of course I would've loved to have it closer to our house, but with the place we chose it was about a $3K savings for an additional hour and a half drive. I hope too many people don't mind!!

An hour is nothing. If I care enough about the bride and groom, I'll make it there unless it's just not possible for financial or scheduling reasons. Anything within driving distance, though, if I'm invited I'll most likely go. I consider driving distance anything within 6 hours or so.

An hour is fine. Depending on the time of day, I may get a hotel nearby so I wouldn't have to drive home in the dark (or if I've been drinking.) As long as it's not in the middle of nowhere with no hotels, I think you're ok.

I've driven 8 hours to a wedding. My wedding is at least 2 hours from anyone. I don't think an hour is too far at all. My wedding is on a Friday at 4. All the people who want to be there have no problem at all asking for the day off work.

I have driven four hours after a four hour plane ride, and have people doing the same for me.

However, I was also unable to attend a wedding once because it was 1.5 hours out of the town I'm from, but it was mostly b/c it'd be a three hour drive, flight, flight, 1.5 hour rental car, and I just couldn't do it that time.

My wedding is an hour or more away from most my guests. Honestly, an hour wasn't that bad to me. If they want to come to your wedding bad enough they will. If not, well then it's less mouths you have to feed.

One hour is super close! Most of our guests are driving more than three hours and several are flying in from across the country. Definitely go for a venue that is in your budget and makes FH happy

Wait...an hour drive for a wedding is supposed to be a long drive???? That's relatively "normal/short' here in LA for non-special occasions...lol.

Our venue was 1.5 hours from my parents house and a 5 hour flight away from where were living...

I'd choose the less expensive location.

Lol just to get to work I drive 45 min. For my cousins wedding it was 4 hours away. My brothers was 2 hours. Both I drove with my parents and it was same day up and back. If it was just me I would want to stay at a hotel. Just make sure something is around for your guests.

I nixed a wedding venue that was only 40 minutes away because of the drive. It was mostly backroads, though. I wouldn't want my guests who would have had a few drinks to make the drive back home after our wedding was over (plus it was in the country so there would be a TON of deer). I didn't want to risk it, so we chose a venue in town.

How far apart are your ceremony venue and reception venue? Do I mind driving an hour to a wedding? Nope, I drive that to work everyday. Between the two venues? Way too much.

An hour sounds totally reasonable to me!

If you mean a lot to me, distance doesn't matter. If you're a third cousin I've never met, 5 hours is probably my cut off. Under 2 hours is nothing. I wouldn't worry. Go save that money!!

I wouldn't drive more than 2 hours away so if it was only a 1 hour drive that would be fine.

An hour is not far, is your ceremony going to be in your town or onsite? What I hate about far away receptions is the time in between. I just went to one, the ceremony was an hour away and then we had 2 hours to kill before the reception. Luckily we found a bar.

It really depends on whose wedding it is, for family and close friends I would be willing to go 8 hrs (mainly because FH has family 8 hrs away). So an hour would not be an issue.

An hour is not bad at all. I've traveled across the country for weddings. Ours is two and a half hours from home and our attendance rate is high so far. Those who want to come will and those who don't won't. Moral of my story do what's good for you.

I drove 7 hours for a friends wedding last summer. I've also travelled to different provinces and such for weddings. I think an hour is perfectly reasonable.

I think an hour is normal. I have driven anywhere from 15 minutes to 5 hours. As long as people have plenty of notice you will be fine. We are having a Friday wedding and starting at 5pm and everyone has to drive 15min-3 hours. We are expecting people not to come because of it but its ok. People will make the effort if they want to. I would pick the venue you love.

We've driven over 3 hours, and even flown. We just stay at the hotel! I don't think an hour drive will prevent guests from coming.