Collecting money from guests for weekend wedding accomodations....
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mrsmcgibblets member
Op,
My wedding is set up in a similar fashion. We are renting a gorgeous venue for the weekend in CA wine country, and the property can accommodate our guests over night in multiple upscale cabins. We also blocked off rooms at a hotel across the street. No one is required to stay on the property, but the reaction we have received is that everyone is super excited to do so. Renting cabins for ski trips and summer trips to Tahoe is a common occurrence w/in my group of friends and my FI's friends, so I'm not surprised that everyone is happy to stay together in big houses. I certainly wouldn't expect such enthusiasm if our guests were made up of friends that didn't know each other.
Anyways, back to the original question--we have been using Venmo, Paypal, and checks via mail for payment from our guests. I highly recommend Venmo, which is a phone app. Many of my friends use it. We are just trying to be as accommodating as possible by offering multiple methods of payment. None of these methods require you have to obtain anyone's credit card info. I certainly wouldn't want to be responsible for that. We are also in a position where the guests are not able to book directly w/ the venue.
Op, I attended a wedding for a good friend where we all stayed together on a property for the weekend and it was a wonderful experience! Enjoy your wedding, it sounds like it will be a blast!
Re: Collecting money from guests for weekend wedding accomodations....
Eeeek! You need to give your guests the option of staying on the camp. I personally hate camps and would be uncomfortable staying there all weekend.
That said, if you have a wedding website, I would list the camp and then a couple of nearby hotels for options. You can put that info on there. Paypal works for this situation. Still don't know how well it will be received though.
Have these guests already RSVP'd understanding that they would be required to pay for overnight accommodations? The only thing I can think of is paypal, but all of this sounds very fishy and is asking for a disaster. When is your wedding? Have you sent invites out yet?
Sorry but that isn't how it works. You posted on a public forum. People are going to respond to all parts of the post.
Are the houses shared or is it divided based on families? Note: People who know and love you will often times tell you something is a great idea whether or not they actually believe it.
I also would never release my CC info to someone through a form. There is the Square for the iPhone and also paypal. The camp should be able to arrange payment, not you.
@Mrsmcgibblets change your username so it's not your name. Internet privacy is cool. If you can't change it yourself ask KnotPorscha.
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@Time2strtliving, I noticed immediately upon clicking submit, and changed it. Stupid mistake on my part.
Could you kindly edit your response to remove my name?
mrsmcgibblets - Venmo is a good idea. We use that all of the time too. Thanks!
And of course everyone can voice their opinion, but when you don't know me, my family or friends that's not really the point of this post. This is our closest friends and families and they will be celebrating with us and are pumped. So to point out and attack that you'd never want to stay on a camp in a house is fine, but really I just wanted some advice. To ask what the room situation is like really isn't of concern (it's separate bedrooms for the record). As for the gals claiming the $800 is an exaggeration for a hotel, I assure you it's not. Insane, I know. Check out hotels on Shelter Island, NY. It's craziness. Anyway, I think we've got it all covered. Thank you for your responses!
Paypal is by far the best option.
At my wedding in May we asked the wedding party if anyone was interested in getting a beach house. A group did and we got a great house that DH and I paid for upfront. We collected the payments via Paypal so we didn't have to worry about having anyone's personal information. It was super easy and everything was quickly transfered into our bank account.