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Ashley
Savvy September 2020

Wedding Transportation

Ashley, on August 25, 2019 at 5:59 PM Posted in Etiquette and Advice 0 12
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Hey everyone! We’re tying to figure out what to do for transportation for the wedding party day-of. The ceremony and reception are in the same place, so we only need transportation from the hotel to the venue and then back to the hotel after the reception. We’ll have 20 people including parents that needs transporting, and ideally two shuttles/trips (one for my side and one for his). We’ve received a few quotes already but traditional limos charge for all the time in between trips (7ish hours) which is crazy to us as the hotel is 5 mins from the venue.

Does anyone have any advice or creative solutions?

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Latest activity by Ashley, on October 29, 2019 at 8:04 AM
  • Courtney
    Master December 2019
    Courtney ·
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    We're opting out of transportation and having everyone take care of themselves. The hotel is 10 minutes away and everyone has an Uber app.


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  • M
    Legend June 2019
    Melle ·
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    If you go with Uber and want to pay for everyone I believe there's a program where you could give everyone a specific promo code
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    Super September 2018
    Rachel ·
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    Have you asked your hotel if they can help arrange or recommend? Some hotels do complimentary shuttles without a certain number of miles of their property. Or they might be willing to plan shuttles for your group for a certain fee.
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  • Brooke
    Beginner June 2020
    Brooke ·
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    A lot of people in my area use either a party bus or the city trolley. Maybe see if your town has one you can rent?
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  • Chariece & Sterling
    VIP June 2026
    Chariece & Sterling ·
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    Many o.t guest will have cars. Many guest will use uber car service including myself. The limousine prices that I was quoted were ridiculous.
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  • Sara
    Super October 2019
    Sara ·
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    I'm in a similar boat, unfortunately. I've kind of given up on transportation for the wedding party (they won't mind catching ubers or something similar) but I'm still trying to figure out how to get FH and I from the venue to our house without paying $350 for a limo or towncar, which is literally the price I was quoted. It's for a 3 hour window, but I need them for a max of 30 minutes, and there's no way to divide or shorten the time.

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  • Megan
    Super October 2020
    Megan ·
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    Our friends just got married and their hotel (a Marriott) supplied a school bus as a shuttle free of charge.

    We are going to be chartering a school bus for our wedding just because we need a lot of seats. Other options we looked at are trolleys.
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    Just Said Yes June 2021
    Tahisha ·
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    What Area are You In?
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  • Ashley
    Savvy September 2020
    Ashley ·
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    Our wedding is in Skaneateles, NY – just outside of Syracuse!

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    Savvy October 2019
    Vanessa ·
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    Same here. Our wedding and reception are in the same place and the hotel is like 5 minutes away. We decided to do Uber and Lyfts. Limousine transportation is just too much and we really only need to get to and from the hotel and the venue.

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  • Kelsey
    Just Said Yes September 2020
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    Hi Ashley!
    Did you ever find a shuttle service? We are also getting married in the Syracuse area and our venue is in a rural area where the closest hotel is about 15-20 min away and would like to offer a shuttle service. But it needs to be reasonable. The quote we got from one shuttle service was in the $1000s for 4 hours (2 hour split) and we were blown away! Let me know! Thanks! 😊
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  • Ashley
    Savvy September 2020
    Ashley ·
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    Hey Kelsey! We’re going with Liv Eat Drink from Rochester - super nice guy named Mark and pricing was incredible. A bit untraditional in the sense that it’s not a limo but we didn’t care!
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