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Devoted October 2017

Shuttle - How Many to Prepare For?

Nats, on August 30, 2017 at 2:31 PM Posted in Planning 0 9

Do any of you know (roughly) what share of guests would use a shuttle to/from a wedding? I already have a contract, but need to tell them how many riders we anticipate.

We have 114 guests (including 7 kids), and the wedding is out of town for everyone, though most will have their own car as public transportation/cabs are hard to find in the area. I tried putting a form on our website, but of course only 6 people actually responded. About 70 of these people will be staying in hotels where we had a block, should I just prepare to have them ride?

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Latest activity by Weddinglover1991, on August 30, 2017 at 5:12 PM
  • Nicole2017
    Master August 2017
    Nicole2017 ·
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    I based it off of how many guests stayed at the hotel. I had 30 rooms booked in my block, then estimated about 2 people to a room. So ballpark 60 people need the shuttle. It worked out well for my wedding.

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  • N
    Devoted October 2017
    Nats ·
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    Thank you!

    Yes, it's an open bar. The venue is also out in the country, so lots of dark, poorly-labelled roads that I'd hate to navigate sober (even though it's only 10 minutes from town).

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  • Jillian
    Devoted October 2017
    Jillian ·
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    I am doing a shuttle from the hotels and I had guests indicate on their rsvp cards if they wanted to use it. I've received 103/161 (individual guests) rsvps back and I have 56 individual people who are using the shuttle. So just about half. I hope that helps!

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  • N
    Devoted October 2017
    Nats ·
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    I should've included it on the RSVP cards, didn't think of that. Oh well, too late now. Thanks for your input, everyone!

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  • NatHam
    VIP October 2017
    NatHam ·
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    I am having the same issue estimating how many people will use it. I am in the same exact situation. Country wedding, dirt roads, hard to find in the dark or even during the day lol, all guests are from out of town, and about 90% of guests will stay at a hotel. I am hoping the majority of mine do. I am considering that some older guests will not want to use the shuttle! or maybe if one spouse is not drinking!

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  • Jessica
    Expert August 2017
    Jessica ·
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    We had 100 guests - all out of town and had EVERYONE use the shuttle. Everyone parked at the hotel whether they stayed or not and it worked perfectly.

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  • s
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    Everyone from out of town and a few in town folks used our shuttle.

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  • N
    Devoted October 2017
    Nats ·
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    Thanks, all! Definitely going to round up

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  • Weddinglover1991
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    Id say most guests if they are mostly out of towners.

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