would you be pissed if....

[Gibson486]

you got a wedding invitation and then you found out that the wedding ceremony and venue were *edit* 30 miles apart?

edit: Not that it really matters, but I am asking to get perspective from a guest's point of view. It's my wedding day I am planning.....

 

[Ronstang]

No, it is their night and if I am friend or family I am going to accommodate them within reason. Twenty miles is within reason in my opinion.

 

[BoomerD]

Nope. Such things happen.

 

[slayer202]

are you serious? this shouldn't even be a question until you start talking an hour plus away

 

[Gibson486]

lol....my bad, it's actually 32 miles....I misread it....so it ends up being 45 minutes away...

 

[NetWareHead]

This is pretty commonplace. When my sister was married, she found a church she liked and the reception party was 45 minutes away.

 

[Gibson486]

OK...because we finally found a place we liked....it;s in Pelham, NH....but the wedding will be in Boston.

 

[MotF Bane]

OK...because we finally found a place we liked....it;s in Pelham, NH....but the wedding will be in Boston.

D:

 

[shortylickens]

I went to my cousins wedding this past summer. Should have been a 3 mile trip from hotel to country field with the wedding.
A fucking detour turned it into 25 miles. But I love her and it was an awesome wedding, so, no big deal.

 

[Texashiker]

you got a wedding invitation and then you found out that the wedding ceremony and venue were 20 miles apart?

Yes, I would be pissed.

Why cant they have the wedding and the reception at the same place?

All they are doing is causing issues with their guest. I bet the bride and groom are hoping a lot of people will not make the drive after the wedding and go home.

 

[Wonderful Pork]

Nope, one of my best friends wedding was like that. The hotel and the reception were close (5 miles) and they provided buses. But since it was local to me, I didn't care I had to drive like a half hour from the wedding to the hotel (and then get bused to the reception). I ended up staying at the hotel cause it was a long weekend and I didn't want to drive after hitting the open bar for 6 hours, even though it was like 20 miles from my house.

 

[Wyndru]

I've never considered a 45 minute drive a long distance, so no.

I've been to a few weddings where the ceremony was local, but they had their reception in a hall on a lake or near the ocean that wasn't too close.

 

[RPD]

Uh no, get over yourself.

 

[Wonderful Pork]

OK...because we finally found a place we liked....it;s in Pelham, NH....but the wedding will be in Boston.

Holy crap! Boston (especially Boston proper) to Pelham is a PITA drive! My friend got married in North Andover and had the reception in Westford, so it was a straight shot down 495.

93N wont be a problem, but the directions on the back roads (113 to Pelham St.) could get confusing and very long time-wise.

 

[Gibson486]

Uh no, get over yourself.

how so? 45 min is not a short drive.....

 

[nickbits]

I would only go to the reception.

 

[Gibson486]

Holy crap! Boston (especially Boston proper) to Pelham is a PITA drive! My friend got married in North Andover and had the reception in Westford, so it was a straight shot down 495.

93N wont be a problem, but the directions on the back roads (113 to Pelham St.) could get confusing and very long time-wise.

That is the biggest worry. The place is kind of in the middle of nowhere....but is has an awesome lake. But man....the drive seems kind of long...

 

[Texashiker]

how so? 45 min is not a short drive.....

Those wedding planners are idiots.

The best weddings are the ones where the guest walk from one room to another.

 

[OlafSicky]

No just have a good time. You should be pissed when drinks are not free. I have travelled to Vegas, Caribbean, Europe all for weddings. I won't even mention the crazy shit at bachelor parties.

 

[eldorado99]

Yeah I'd say anything under and hour is fine.

 

[waggy]

Those wedding planners are idiots.

The best weddings are the ones where the guest walk from one room to another.

I agree. but that rarely happens.

 

[mnewsham]

If you like the person do it, if you dont like them, then why are you going to the wedding anyway. And if you do like them, why are you complaining?

 

[MotF Bane]

That is the biggest worry. The place is kind of in the middle of nowhere....but is has an awesome lake. But man....the drive seems kind of long...

I assume there is a reason you are having the wedding itself in Boston?

 

[Texashiker]

I agree. but that rarely happens.

Couple of years ago my wife and I flew out to California to go to a wedding, Huntington Beach to be exact.

The bride and groom where married at a huge hotel. After the wedding, we walked through one wing of the hotel to where the reception was going to be held.

It was a really nice wedding. They said their "I Dos", and then it was "lets eat".

 

[Juked07]

Did you forget to type "\first world problems" at the end of your post?