Getting a bus for the ride

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I think you'd be fine asking them to make plans ahead of time and you can offer to help arrange some transportation with other guests.
I wouldn't worry about providing transportation for only a few guests who are complaining. Someone will always complain about something. It's not your job to please them on this occasion; it's about you and your hubby to be for this day

View quoted message Yeah in that case I think people will find a way, I’ve had to travel from ceremony to reception spaces and always just made a plan before I went. People will figure it out like you said car pool and what not, especially if it’s just a couple of his friends!

View quoted message And yes I agree it is my day and my wish to have it at this place. The reception will be in calgary and mostly everyone lives here or stays with family for those from out of town. Maybe I’m just worrying too much about it since a few family members have said it’s sort of far.

View quoted message I really don’t want to spend the extra money on that. I know it’s just a couple of his friends but they can carpool or we can help find someone to carpool them if they are willing. I’m sure friends and family would be open to helping that way and save us money. And I’m not sure how ceremonies work but I never remember alcohol being there for the ceremony!? So drinking and driving shouldn’t be a problem.

Some sort of transportation is really nice and will prevent drinking and driving and is also less stressful for your guests. They get to have a good time and not worry about how they get home. It also means that there won't be any parking issues at either the ceremony or reception location and less chances of people getting lost.

We had transportation arranged for our wedding as it was 20 minutes away from the hotel most people were staying at for the weekend. We had 1 pick up time at the hotel before the wedding and 2 pick up times in the evening.

This is a great option! It will also reduce the risk of anyone drinking and driving!

Maybe offer a pick up/ drop off spot? Some bus transportation companies will even give you the option of 2 pick up & drop off times in the evening. The only downfall for the guests that take the bus is that they wont be on their "own schedule". So either they love it or hate it, and if they hate it then they can take their own vehicle!

Our venue is about 40 minutes outside of town and it's in the middle of nowhere really so we are offering a bus and know our guests appreciate it. 90% of our guests are from out of town so it is basocally a destination wedding. As a bit of a cost compromise we have only selected 1 time for buses to travel so if people want to leave earlier they would have to take a cab but we made that clear on website ahead of time.

I'd definitely suggest some sort of transportation. Our guests are traveling an hour but the venue is both ceremony and reception but we will set us a shuttle from the hotel to the venue for guests staying the night. Contact all transportation services and get as much quotes as you can.

Two of my girlfriends had to travel approx 30 minutes.
The first one was about a 30 minute drive from the ceremony to reception site. People just carpooled to the reception.

The second one, her whole wedding and reception was approx. 45 minutes away from where she lived. People knew in advance and were able to co-ordinate their drives to the venue.
If you feel the need, and it fits your budget, you could offer something. However, it is your day. The ones who are meant to be there will be there. Have your wedding in a spot you know you will enjoy.

Hope it all works out!

I think that’s a great option, it could be pricey for you guys but if you know for sure that lots of guests would need the transportation I would book one. Really just depends on your guests situation (and your budget) whether lots would have to pay for their transportation there or not. If you don’t think a lot of people would need that I wouldn’t worry about it. I know some cab companies in my city work with certain venues and give discounts for weddings.