Distance between Ceremony and Reception venue...

Re: Distance between Ceremony and Reception venue...

• KimRhone

  

  September 2009 edited December 2011

  What do you mean by too far? I went to a wedding last year and the reception was 20 mins from the ceremony sight in highway miles. If most people are going to drive to you wedding then it shouldnt be a problem

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• adgenya member

  

  September 2009 edited December 2011

  I don't think there's a "rule" but the shorter the better. In past discussions on different boards, a typical response was anything under 30 minutes was not an inconvenience. However, once it starts to hit the 45 minute to an hour mark, it's starts to become annoying.

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• tamtam7 member

  

  September 2009 edited December 2011

  I agree with pp.  I don't think there is a rule of thumb, but if you are inviting a lot of out of town guests.  It's a good idea to keep the distance short, because you don't want your guests to get lost trying to find your reception venue.  One way to help avoid this problem too is by creating a map to give to all of your guests.

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• milana1023 member

  

  September 2009 edited December 2011

  Thanks everyone. The places that I like are about 30 minutes from the church. I just want to be considerate. But the 30 minutes also depends on traffic, which Chicago has alot of, every day of the week. I'll have to really think about this one.

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• Lovie 129

  

  September 2009 edited December 2011

  I also agree with pp. 30 minutes and under is pretty good. Make sure the directions are accurate and easy also. Even if its 15 minutes away but the directions are messed or the place is off a beaten path, that will make people annoyed.

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• MrClintonsFirstLady09

  

  September 2009 edited December 2011

  There is no driving rule that you should follow. My ceremony is in the north part of the city and my reception is in the heart of dowtown which is about a 20 min drive highway wise. I have been to a wedding where the ceremony and reception venues were 40 mins apart. If your guest want to be there to celebrate, then no one will complain about drive time.

  

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• Deidra123

  

  September 2009 edited December 2011

  I have always disliked being in a city that I did not know, in a rental car that I'm not familiar with, and trying to follow directions to get to a reception that is quite a distance (i.e., 20-45 minute drive) from the ceremony location. I would say ideally, no more than about a 15 minute drive. If you have to have everyone drive longer, maybe consider a location in a city where the street signs are clearly visible, and there won't be too many twists and turns (or else, everyone will end up calling you and your FI when they get lost as your numbers are probably the only ones that everyone will have).For example, this was the driving force between the hotel that we selected.  We wanted to do a couple of nice bed and breakfast style hotels but there were all in a remote area that prides itself on keeping things the "old way" and, as such, does not have good signage.  We opted for the hotel right next door to the venue.  It's slightly less nice but no one will get lost getting to the ceremony or getting home in the dark from the reception.

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• luvelynic member

  

  September 2009 edited December 2011

  I agree with pp you should try to make it more easier on your guest. Especially if your gonna have a lot of out of town guests. I think no more then 15 mins.

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