Reserving parking?

What about buying some orange pylons from Dollarama and putting a couple in the reserved spots? Easy to remove for those coming in after, and a deterrent for the guests. Most people don't remove pylons unless they placed them there!

I also agree with leaving a message on your website about it!

Ask some family members to get to the church earlier and have the family vehicles park in the front while the other guests park on the street abd the back of the church. This way you have control and having family help out too.

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Ooohhh. that makes so much more sense.

do you have the ability to put a stake/sign into the ground in front of the parking spots saying "reserved for family" and give those family that heads up?

Hmm... My venue (ceremony and reception are 1 building) has a parking lot next door that I get to reserve for the entire day for $200 (think university campus size parking lot)... so parking for us won't be an issue. We also get 4 parking spots directly in front of the building, which some ushers/groomsmen will deter people from parking in.

Maybe find a "fancier"/classy way to rope of certain spots? Using ribbons or something wedding looking, haha. You could also appoint an usher to guide guests away from the front spots.

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Ah ok! I would definitely include a note on your website/save the dates/invites something along the lines of: "As a courtesy to our wedding party and family, we ask that you save the parking at the front for them" or some other way that doesn't seem rude lol.

I'd check with your church and venue and see what you can put up! It's a good idea to go in prepared, would have never thought about this.

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My venues are pretty much self serve (a church and a community hall).

For the church, I'm only worried about making sure there's parking stalls for the vehicles carrying the wedding party (there are going to be 3 or 4 - no limo for us). At the reception venue (a community hall), we need room for 10-12 family vehicles as well, because they will be staying behind at the church for family photos while the rest of the guests go to the hall for cocktail hour.

Both venues have limited parking (30-50 spots), max, and the rest is going to be out on the street which is a bit of a walk. We have 200 guests. I don't want my family having to walk from a block or two away on the street to the reception hall.

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Our venues are pretty much DIY - we'll talk with the Reverend at the church, but the community hall I'll have to figure out on my own.

I would check with your venue. but other than the limo. I have NEVER seen reserved parking. wouldn't happen at my reception venue as they have 10 halls of varying sizes.

I honestly didnt even think of this... I assumed reserved seating but nothing for cars....

Hmm, I'll need to do something similar. Maybe put something on your website/invites telling guests to not park where your wedding party/family/other VIPs need to be. Also get in touch with your venue(s), they might have some sort of arrangement they have in place.