Transportation for your Guests (POLL IN pOST)

M1ssJ

Ok so our guests are all OOT, I guess that makes it a DW (but in FL). I am debating whether or not I need to offer tranportation for my guests. Some will drive but a good amount of my family will fly in. Our wedding is in the beach with l,imited parking and our recpetion is about 25 minutes from the beach. I am torn between offering no transportation, offering transportation from the block hotels to the ceremony and back to the hotel, or offering complete wedding day transportation(pickup at the block hotel, transport to the ceremony, from ceremony to reception, from reception back to block hotel)

What do you think?

hatroopes

It would be nice for your guests if you can afford it, but if not then I wouldn't stress out too much about it. I'm sure most people will get a rental car anyway and will find a way to get around.

lcroster

I completely agree with hatroopes !  If you are able to do it then whatever you do will be nice!

MarryingmyKnight

I am in the same perdicament and FI doesn't want to pay for transportation. We will end up getting transporataion, I can't leave my guess high and dry even if it is Vegas.

djscat

I would either do no transportation or all day transportation.  I say do what you can afford.  If you can do all day great if not folks will figure it out. 

Maybe you could price it out and then go from there.  I would also talk to the parents and WP to see if they can ask around to see what your guest plan on doing. 

wallacje

If its in your budget then do it, otherwise you can't do anything about it.  I would at least try and get some if you have elderly guests attending.

 We didn't provide any transportation for our guests and our ceremony and reception were in 2 different places, maybe 15 minutes apart, it wasn't in our budget and with 85 people, cost was too high.  Granted we were in Vegas, most people rented cars or took the shuttle.

faithlady

I agree with others, if it is in the budget it's a nice gesture to your guests, if not it's ok. They planned to come so I'm sure they've planned to take care of their wedding day transportation.

mikimoto6

I am in the minority. I think it is a nice thing to do, but definitely not a necessity. People will not think poorly of you if you decide against it. 

I am too much of an independent person to do group transportation/shuttle service. I would feel stifled and limited by having to do group shuttle service, but that is probably the only child in me talking.  If I wanted to leave earlier than the designated shuttle service, then I have no access to my car.  The wedding I went to OOT was in March and I decided I wanted to leave the reception around 10:45 p.m. and it was still in full swing. At least half of the 250 guests were still there and the dancefloor was full.  I had traveled that morning to attend the wedding and was tired. I would have been sad if I had to wait on a guest shuttle to leave.  

When I attend OOT weddings I make all of my own provisions for flight, hotel. car, etc. and plan my own activities for the rest of my stay outside of the wedding. I know brides and grooms have enough to do without having to deal with guests and their needs.  I also don't have expectations of seeing the couple outside of the wedding because I assume they are busy, no matter how close I am to the couple.

Ultimately, you know your guest list best.  If you think it will be money well spent then it may be a nice thing to do. I just know I would probably opt to drive myself.     

mrswac58

I am in the same boat as you. Our venue is about 30min from the hotel. That was the closest we could get. I would do whatever is in your budget.You just reminded me I need to look into this.

M1ssJ

Gahhhhh!!! Now I'm even more torn. It would be nice, it's sorta in the budget but not really. FI's biggest concern is that his family is making a huge sacrifice to come and not everyone will be able to afford car rental. Many of our guest will drive from in the state but the beach ceremony space is right on the water, has metered parking, and only about 40 spaces for our 250 guests.... logistic issue?

mikimoto6

Instead of doing full day transportation, can you arrange shuttles from a designated meeting point to the beach for the ceremony?  That way, people who want to drive can do so and it gives people an option to ride and not have to worry about  parking. You can also gauge the amount of transportation you opt to provide based on the number of people who actually attend the wedding who need it.  If only 30 of your 250 guests need it, no need to pay for it for everyone.  

chescam

You can have an option for guests to select if transportation will be needed. Guests can select this on their RSVP cards or if you choose to do RSVPS on your website. By doing this you can have a better estimate of how many people you need to provide transportation for.  

M1ssJ

Love you miki and ches!!!!

[Deleted User]

I think that you need to provide transportation for those that want it. The last thing you want is a guest getting a parking ticket because the meter ran out during your ceremony. Plus it sounds like logistically, parking will be a nightmare at your site. FI and I are having a DW and at the last minute we decided to have the reception off the resort. So we are providing transportation for that. We are also taking everyone on a boat ride the next day instead of issuing favors.

rj1821

I think if you can afford it, provide transportation for everything because it would seem somewhat strange to provide transportation for only half of the event and not the other.  Out of town guests should realize that if they made the decision to attend the wedding, that transportation may be up to them to figure out though.