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Destination Wedding Lodge

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I'm really new to this whole destination wedding, heck any wedding thing. So I need some advice. We are planning a destination wedding around Gatlinburg, TN and I found a "lodge" (aka huge private rental home) that rents for 2-3 days at a time. We are inviting the same amount of people as beds available in the house, however, with the 3 days of the rental, it puts us over our originial budget. I feel bad for even asking but since we would be saving our family and friends the large expense of a hotel or rental cabin, would it be okay to ask to contribute to their stay at the "lodge" if they wanted to stay with everyone or is it completely uncalled for? What if food was factored into it? I'm torn because I love this place and the idea of having everyone together for our wedding. What should I do?
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  • BMcLeodTeamBMcLeodTeam member
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    I think if everyone is staying there, its ok to ask for lodging. Just include it as one of the lodging 'options' on your website and get it out there by word of mouth. I'm sure a lot of them will take you up on that just to be on site :)
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  • HappyMaddieHappyMaddie member
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    My friend is doing something similar for her wedding. She just wrote that there are rooms available at the location and for the guests to contact the lodge for more info and the lady there acted as a travel agent and gave the information about costs per person. We would have chosen to stay there but she's doing it on thanksgiving weekend and I'd rather be with my family! I didn't think it was tacky to ask people to pay for their nights, and I would never expect the bride and groom to pay for their guests to stay either!
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  • Erinkathleen84Erinkathleen84
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    We are doing this exact same thing. We rented an entire property that we fell in love with and each guest will have a room in a villa (there are 10 total). We were able to rent just enough villas as people so we would not have to be stuck with them all. As long as everyone is close and does not mind sharing a place then it works really good. Plus it saved everyone a TON which they appreciated.

    It is the same as paying for a room at a hotel only it is a room at a lodge. Just word it so that they are not technically "paying you" but rather paying for a room.
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  • ginadogginadog member
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    Does it happen to be this Roosevelt Lodge?

    http://www.parksidecabinrentals.com/cabin?id=71



    I would say offer the accomodations to them at a "good rate," then also list other accomodations if they choose to stay elsewhere.  You could make your option look more appealing with food and a discount, but in the end the guests will get the final say in where they stay. 

    So at worst case if no one stays in your lodge, could the idea still work?  Is your room far away enough from other guests that no one is going to feel weird on your wedding night?
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