How to word not to drink and drive? Bus booked for after reception

It's thoughtful to provide the shuttle for after the reception.

What do you propose that people do to get their car the next day given that you are not providing the shuttle to the reception, which means they have to drive to the reception?

View Quoted Comment Yeah, good point. You might need to provide the shuttle there and back. I'm not doing a shuttle but we are encouraging people to Uber if they want to enjoy the open bar.

Something along the lines of: "Since there will be an open bar we encourage you to Uber/Lyft for a safe and responsible night. Valet is available for those choosing to drive or for designated drivers" something like that...haven't entirely figured it out yet.

We're not doing a shuttle back. Just for the reception so people aren't inclined to drink and drive. There's a little extra time before the reception starts so there are plenty of people I already know of that are leaving their car at the hotel before the reception so carpooling back to the venue the following day isn't a big deal if need be. The emphasis is not drinking and driving after partying for hours. As everyone knows, when a person drinks their inhibitions are lowered and more likely to make poor choices. That is what we want to avoid. Regardless, if we didn't do a shuttle and encouraged people to Uber they would need to get their car somehow.

View Quoted Comment I thought you said you are providing a shuttle back to the hotel....either way, you are forcing people to strand themselves. You should provide a shuttle both ways or encourage them to Uber/Lyft if they are drinking. At the end of the day, they are adults and will make their own choices. That's why there is liquor liability insurance, for that exact reason.

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We are doing a shuttle back to the hotel after the reception, not from the hotel back to the venue the following day. That's where people can carpool if they need to.

We did a shuttle to and from the hotel, which I would really suggest, people having to leave their cars and go back the next day is inconvenient and could add to the poor decision making, in my opinion. We included the info in our welcome bags. Our hotel also notified our guest upon check in. We put a card with directions to and from the ceremony location, the venue, and included the information about the shuttle. We didn’t “encourage” people to use it, we trusted if we offered it they would take advantage and they did.

I put on the website that guests can drop their cars at the hotel after the ceremony and hop on the shuttle there so that their cars are at the hotel.

We're doing a shuttle from the hotel to the venue and back so that if people don't want to drive, they don't have to. And then their cars are at the hotel so they can leave whenever the day after the wedding. I think if you're providing shuttle service from the venue to the hotel at the end of the night, you should also provide shuttle service to the venue either the night of the wedding (so people can leave their cars at the hotel) or the day after (so they have an easy way to get a car left at the venue).

The best way to encourage them to use the shuttle is to provide the shuttle to AND from the venue, that way they don't have the worry of leaving their car etc..

You can definitely mention that you have free transportation for guests so that they're able to enjoy themselves. We actually did a wedding day timeline that will let guests know that there is a shuttle to and from the venue.

We put on our information cards the hotels with have room blocks at, and stated that anyone staying at these hotels will be provided transportation to and from the venue. We have also used word of mouth to notify those who are driving themselves that the cars can be left overnight if need be, cars just need to be picked up by mid morning the next day.

This post is still unclear. Are you having shuttle service TO the reception site? Your responses make that unclear. I understand you are not having a shuttle the next day, which makes sense. I understand you are having a shuttle after the reception to the hotel. But what about before the reception?

If you're having transportation, have it both to the reception and from the reception.

Just put that there will be a shuttle transporting people from X to X at X time through X time on your wedding website. No need to make a "cute" poem. Adults will understand that you providing a shuttle service means you don't want them to drink and drive.

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This is very true. We definitely were thinking about our guests before and after as they may have to pay for towing if their car is left behind overnight.

I would never leave my car at a venue overnight. You can provide shuttles to and from the hotel and venue, but if you only provide it from the venue there isn’t any point.

This is pretty inconvenient to your guests. Asking people to carpool the morning after a wedding is not going to work well. You are making this decision with the expectation that ~half your guests are still going to DD. What your guests will end up doing are a) Ubering to the ceremony/reception and taking the shuttle back - which could cause long waits unless you are in a large metro area or b) being stranded and having to Uber back the next morning to get their car. Either way it is super inconvenient. Why can't you provide the transport both ways? I have never seen this done this way before.

Also, are your ceremony & reception in the same place?

It's a nice gesture, but I agree with others- if you are going to provide a shuttle, you should provide it both ways.

You really need should provide the shuttle both ways - its inconvenient for guests to have to leave their car at the venue and then either pay for a uber or organize a carpool with other guests. I

It also increases the likelyhood guests WONT utilize that shuttle. I know my FH wouldn't want to leave our car 20 minutes away unattended all night - especially if we were in an area we are unfamiliar with. If we only had the option to shuttle back we simply wouldn't use it. I know my parents would feel the same way. Its much less of a hassle and more courteous to your guests to just provide a shuttle at the beginning of the night and at the end of the night.

I put an insert in with my invitation "trolley service will be available to pick you up at the hotel starting at xx. Trolley will shuttle you back to the hotel starting 1 hr prior to end of reception@

evetyone utilized it without an issue

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the shuttle is pointless if you only provide it one way. I'm not leaving my car 20 minutes away from me.

To clarify:

*Ceremony and reception are not at the same place.

*Plenty of time to go to hotel before reception to drop cars off.

*Shuttle from hotel to reception
*Shuttle again from reception to hotel

*Carpooling back to get their cars the next day is for the ones who did not go to the hotel prior the reception starting.


All good with how to let them know. Thanks.