How far is too far to have a wedding reception from the church?

Discussion Corner — By NikhilBhide on November 15, 2008 at 22:00

Nita Wants To Know:

The church where the wedding will be held is in a rather small town where there are not a lot of options for reception halls, and I’d rather not hold it in the church itself. The nearest larger city is twenty minutes away by highway. Is that too far to ask my guests to travel?

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Tags: Lot, Options, Reception Halls, Travel, Twenty Minutes, Wedding Reception

11 Comments

Cess says:

December 7, 2008 at 05:37

Depends in your guest, I think that twenty minutes is good enough..
nova_queen_28 says:

December 3, 2008 at 21:37

I’d say under 30 minutes drive between the two is fine.
30-45 minutes gets tedious but isn’t unreasonable and over 45 minutes makes it a chore and I would avoid that at all costs.
Luv2Answer says:

December 2, 2008 at 06:20

I think anything under 1 hour is fine. Most weddings I’ve been to it’s been about 30 minutes.
Lydia says:

November 28, 2008 at 23:43

That is totally fine. If the wedding were in a big city, it may take a half hour to an hour to get from one to the other anyway.
Zerachiel says:

November 27, 2008 at 07:08

that is an okay drive, you might want to invest (if the budget allows) to rent what they call a limo bus. it is basically a charter bus but is rented out by a limo company. so while you and your other half drive to the reception in the get away car, you can have your guest all get on the bus. it saves them the hassle of having to drive and find the place.
Phil F says:

November 26, 2008 at 06:31

No, that’s perfectly fine. Anything up to about 45 minutes is generally acceptable, so you should be well within that time.
Abdul Majeed Z says:

November 24, 2008 at 20:10

I have no experience.
SirenSong says:

November 22, 2008 at 23:41

30 mins is acceptable. Most people balk at anything further than that even though it really isn’t that much farther away.
chrissy757 says:

November 21, 2008 at 04:59

Not if the wedding is early in the day.
Annon says:

November 20, 2008 at 13:57

not at all.
aardvark says:

November 19, 2008 at 08:19

it depends on the guests your inviting. if you have a lot of older people or parents with young kids then yes that could be. older people don’t like to drive, especially on the freeway and then couples with younger children don’t like traveling or leaving their young ones at home far away for an extended period of time. but i’ve been invited to weddings that were 3 hours away, so it just depends on the people your inviting.