Is it okay to ask people to travel for a wedding?

When we were looking for venues in our home city, we did not like any that we did see, so we decided to look 45 mins to an hour outside of our area. We found the perfect venue 45 minutes from where we live, which is not a big deal as that's how long it takes to drive to work.

I've been to more weddings I've had to travel for than ones I can get home to after. No big deal!

An hour is fine. I can SEE NYC from my house, and it can take 20 minutes or 3 hours to get there.

Just do everything there; don't have them drive from a church or temple that's far away too.

I went to a friends wedding this past October that was an hour away for most people. So people (including me and my FH) decided to stay the night in a hotel and others decided to drive back that night. The couple did not pay for anyone's rooms and that was fine. if you couldn't afford it an hour is still doable to drive home. Don't stress over it. As others have said it might be nice to get a room block (may hotels do this for free) so that your guests can know where so stay and might say a small amount of money. That being said if you do do a room block try to get it someone that will include a free shuttle to your venue (may hotels will do this) that way guests don't have to drive or pay for transportation as well!

An hour is nothing, people can decide for themselves if they want to stay the night so they can drink and relax or if they'd rather drive back. Go for it.

My family is flying across the country. People have to travel to make it to weddings. If they want to come they want to come.

That's totally okay. Many of our guests travelled between 10-14 driving hours (some even more - 5-7 hour flights) to get to our wedding. We blocked off hotel rooms at a discounted rate (at two different hotels). We didn't pay for the block at all - the guests had to pay for their rooms/number of nights they chose to stay. The remaining rooms in the block was released to the public about a month before the wedding.

An hour is definitely not that far and I think you should go for it. When people RSVP they should be factoring in travel/lodging expenses.

You don't have to mention this on the actual invite. But maybe include an insert where you can just list the hotel names and contact info with rates and/or put it on your wedding website (if you have one).

We have guests traveling everywhere from a 2 hour drive to a cross country flight. Only 4 local guests. We haven't had any problems.

Our wedding location is a 4 hour drive for most of FH's family. They're planning on renting a cabin for the weekend. I put accommodation information and tips on the wedding website and sent Save the Dates earlier than usual so those who live farther away have time to book if they plan to come. We definitely aren't footing the bill for their accommodations, but I will do gift baskets for out of town guests. An hour is definitely not very far!

It's okay, but expect less people to show than if it were closer for guests.

They can drive- I've been to many weddings where the reception is an hour from the church

An hour is often a commute to work here! Virtually all our guests will be travelling between 200-1400 miles. We are even travelling and hour to get to our own wedding. I say go for the venue you love!

We are having our wedding as central to everyone as we could. Its 2.5 hours away for us and some friends and family, 6 hours away for other friends and family, and then in town for some of the friends & family. The people that love us and care are willing to make the trip ---- 1 hour is nothing, I wouldn't worry about it too much.

A lot of my family is out of town and my fiancé's side is about an hour away. We have a block of rooms but won't be paying for the guests to stay.

You can certainly ask, but I wouldn't expect 100% turn out.

Our venue was an hour and a half away from DH's hometown, and we invited about 65 people from that area, of which 7 declined, but 5 of them due to previous commitments or health issues. Most of the ones who came stayed overnight. Like everyone else said, you don't have to pay for their stay, but if they are unfamiliar with that area (for some reason many of ours were), you could get room block at a nearby hotel.

We're getting married about 2 hours from our home. IMO an hour barely even counts as traveling. If you're really concerned, this is what save-the-dates are for. It gives guests a heads up for when your wedding is, and if you've got your venue booked, you can add its location so your guests can start thinking about travel logistics and whether they'll need a hotel or anything.

My family and friends are flying from the East Coast to Alaska for our wedding and no one has had a problem. I am flying to Texas (9hours) in June for my BFF wedding. An hour drive is very reasonable for your guests.