This is a thread that was started in our old BlissWeddings.com forums by casmom93 on 10/01/05.
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posted by serra angel
My fiancee and I have fallen in love with a small venue where we would like to have both our reception and ceremony. Everything about the venue is perfect: the food, the prices, the scenery, etc. The only problem is that this place is about an hour from our home and our guests' homes. Is it rude to expect guests to drive 45 minutes - 1 hour and a half for a wedding?
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posted by Sarah76
I don't think it's rude; I have known of many weddings where guests have driven for as long as that, or longer, to attend. Are there hotels near the venue which your guests could stay in for the night? Alternatively, if you have the money and are worried about people drinking and driving, you could organise for buses/coaches to drive people to the venue, and back again at the end of the evening.
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posted by Holly
I also don't think it's a problem. The rude factor would be if it was a long distance between the ceremony and reception locations -- and it isn't. An hour or 1 1/2 hours away isn't that bad... so I'd go with the place you love and enjoy your wedding!
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posted by feb-bride
That's not bad, especially since the ceremony and reception will be at the same place.
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posted by wynelle
Better ask Bugs. She's upset that a wedding is an hour away and its noone's hometown... I think it is a fine distance. In Atlanta, it can take an hour to go from one side of town to the other. (And I imagine the same for New York, Washington and Los Angeles)
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posted by HeatherR
lol, I can see Bug is going to become a legend on this site whether she likes it or not.
I think that distance is fine for the same reason feb said. I've been to weddings where the reception was that far away and it was never a problem with good directions...
Heather
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posted by TheaterDiva1
We invited people from New Jersey and NYC to our Long Island wedding, and it's about 1 1/2 hours just to get there. If you're blocking off rooms at a nearby hotel, they can stay there instead of driving back home the same day.
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posted by serra angel
Thank you for your replies. You've made me feel a lot better. Even though drinking may be a problem, I'm only having a four hour open bar around dinnertime and the venue allows us to stay until 3 AM. So I may keep the DJ later to allow people time to sober up. As for traffic, we live in the middle of nowhere in Upstate New York, so I'm positive traffic won't be a problem. It's actually a very scenic ride along the Mohawk River.
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