Hello!
My partner and I just finished our timeline, and we love it. Our night has to end at 10:00 PM (small town with noise ordinances), so we worked backwards from there to determine that we need to get married at 3:30. The venue has limited parking, so we hired a shuttle to go from the hotels to the venue. In order to get everyone there, the first pick-up starts at 1:30, then gets to the second hotel by 1:45. and drops people off at the venue around 2:15 PM. The second round will get people there by 3:15 PM. We plan to have light snacks and non-alcoholic drinks available since we know that an hour is a long time to wait (even though people can walk around the arboretum or relax on the porch of the historic home we are getting married in front of).
The big issue I just realized: most hotel check-ins are after 3:00 PM. If the hotels won't accommodate early check-in, the entire plan is shot! We have the rooms blocked for Friday and Saturday night (wedding on Saturday), but I didn't include this on the invite. Plus, it's only a 2-hour drive for 90% of the guests, so most will likely drive in the morning of the wedding. I haven't sent the invites yet. Should I add a slip in the envelope explaining that they will need to request early check-in (if the hotels won't do it for the whole group, they may be open to a room-by-room request), or recommend coming up on Friday night? Or do I need to bite the bullet and pay for an extra night, even if the people are not arriving until Saturday to ensure they can access their room? I'm probably over reacting, but everything is booked in my partner's name and I can't talk it through with him until much later today.
Any advice is appreciated!!!
