Most of the people who we are inviting to our wedding are local, with the exception of my aunts/uncles/cousins who will be staying at either my dad's place or his girlfriend's. There are maybe 10 people (2-3 couples and a family) who are planning to come in from out of town. Do you think that we should leave accommodations totally up to them, give them suggestions, or go as far as 'reserving' blocks of rooms, like you might if you were doing a destination wedding.
Since the family who will be coming actually used to live here and they know people here, my feeling for them is to just leave it up to them, and to tell them that we're happy to chime in with suggestions of they need it. For the other couples, they've all at least been here so I;m thinking that they're probably not likely to need too much help that way. Plus, they don't actually know one another, so it's not like they would want to coordinate or something.
I should also mention that we live in a city that has a huge tourism industry, so it's not like accomodations of any type are hard to find, even in the high season.
I know that I'm probably over-thinking this, but I want the guests to feel welcome and I don't know what is considered normal or acceptable in this realm.
thanks!