To Shuttle or Not to Shuttle...

I've never been to a wedding that provided a shuttle, especially one only a 10 minute drive from the hotel. If your guests were going out to dinner and the theater, they would provide their own transportation.

The only time I think a couple has an obligation to provide a shuttle is if they choose a remote venue with no hotels nearby.

I had the same thought but decided against providing a shuttle as it was not in my budget at all. When you go out for dinner and drinks, you plan for a safe way to return home. I don't think going to a wedding should be different!

I would prefer the shuttle as a guest. Does the hotel have any other suggestions? You might just need like a mini van or a sprinter. Do local taxi companies provide those instead of chartering a bus?

Also, Uber & Lyft both have "event" features where you can put a certain amount on like a "tab" and then your guests can use a code and have their rides paid for (or paid for up to a certain amount). This sounds like it would be a great option for your event.

Shuttles are nice to have but not required and IMO not the responsibility of the couple. People can get themselves from point A to point B. That being said, both my daughters will have shuttles that are provided free of charge with their room blocks (both through Marriott). If it wasn't free they wouldn't be paying for them.

Is it a DW? Do you have a lot of OOT?

If not, I would put the money into reception. I have gone to a lot of local weddings we most of them require us to drive from ceremony to reception. We never had issues with that, specially because no one drinks during the ceremony, is it not like you are asking people to drink and drive which would be a different situation.

Victoria is correct. We aren't using it, but check out Uber Events. It's relatively cheap, and you only pay for what you use.

Edit: I definitely wouldn't opt for transportation. We are all adults and can get home with other arrangements. All we're doing is putting the regular lyft and uber codes on our website for those who don't have the apps yet. Since our venue is only 0.6 miles from the hotel, I'm assuming people can manage. Put that money into something more fun!

I would put the money into extras at the reception.

Transportation is not required of you to provide.

We are lucky: the hotel where many people are staying will do a shuttle, bringing guests back to hotel after the reception. Free. We will need to organize the details, and I doubt that all the hotel guests can use it, but some can, and it will help out, as we have relatives flying in, without cars.

I'm glad you posted this and people have been mostly weighing in in favor of no shuttle! I've been feeling a little guilty that I can't reasonably provide a shuttle for my guests and keep adding/removing from my to do list to try and find a room block with included shuttle service even though FH and I initially decided we didn't need a room block. Most of my guests won't be staying in a hotel and I think about half will choose the hotel we recommend closest to the venue, and about half will pick the nicer hotel that's slightly further away in the opposite direction, so I don't think it'd be worth it or practical to try and arrange a shuttle for everyone. Also not in an area that Uber/Lyft is readily available but I'm hoping people will be ok driving themselves (reception ends at 10 and though we have an open bar, the majority of our guests will be attending with their older parents and/or have children with them so at least one per car should probably be in a sober enough condition anyway) or taking a taxi. I just feel bad because the ceremony is also 30 minutes away from the reception and some guests have asked if there will be a way for them to drop their cars off and get transportation to the reception from the hotel. I'd like to help make it a stress-free experience but to accommodate everyone, I feel like it'd be so much more stress and money for me compared to a small bit of planning/cab fare for guests.