What is common curtsey for out of town guests?

It really depends on you and your budget! Our wedding was technically destination for most of our guests. We had a "welcome" happy hour the day before the wedding (guests paid for their own drinks) and invited anyone still in town on Sunday to stop by the hotel pool where DH and I were hanging out. We didn't provide a welcome bag or anything like that and really left everything pretty casual so guests could come or not come as they pleased!

FH and I will probably invite my grandparents who are traveling from out of town. My entire family is out of state. But we aren't planning to invite them all to the rehearsal dinner. I'm going to be providing a welcome bag that has a list of things they can do within walking distance to the hotel, as well as a short car ride.

Common courtesy is to host your guests properly at your wedding reception. anything beyond that is extra and dependent on your budget.

i would say its also courteous to reserve a block of hotel rooms for your guests' convenience.

90% of our guests are out of town. we are doing welcome bags (keeping it at $1/per bag, very basic) and a "welcome party" instead of a rehearsal dinner. currently, a brunch is not in the budget.

my parents are also planning activities such as christmas light tours and brewery tastings for any guests who decide to come in early. guests will pay for these activities on their own.

All the guests from my side are coming from out of state (most are driving to VA either from NY or FL). We decided not to do welcome bags- but would if we had the room in our budget. Its cute, but not necessary. We are skipping a traditional rehearsal dinner and instead having a 'pre-wedding party' with some low-key food brought in, like pizza, salads, snacks, beer, soda, etc. The hotel I booked a room block with is providing us this space for no rental fee (I think its a $50 clean up fee). This way all of my out of town guests can come hang out with us, each other, and meet my FHs family. It will be very low-key, but we are hosting since we are not paying for a traditional rehearsal dinner meal.

If they are traveling for you're wedding I would definitely have either a welcome reception or invite them to the rehearsal dinner. I'm currently trying to figure out which makes the most sense for my budget as well. I also think a send off brunch is really considerate for them and is also a great way to spend a little more time before they leave. I'm not sure how far they are traveling but since mine have to travel across the country I think it's really considerate to the out of town guests to have these additional events for them. Yes it's extra money but you also have to realize how much they are putting out to see you for your special day.

We provided welcome gable boxes and invited everyone to a welcome dinner the day before the wedding. It was within our budget and made sense to offer to host them for a welcome meal.

Hotel blocks or recommendations are nice, but I've been an out of town guests many times, and I've never been hand-held. The only meal I'd expect is the wedding night.

We are inviting all of our out town people to the rehearsal dinner that will be there the night before. My mom really want me to so I dont mind because she agreed to pay and we probably having it at a friends house. I think my moms reasoning is that most of our out of town guest will be coming from good distance away and oversea. We are also doing simple welcome bags and safety tip for traveling in Baltimore city.

No invite to the rehearsal dinner and no after brunch. Welcome bags are a waste of money. Host them well the night of the wedding.