tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819388586691204438.post5722085488398131055..comments2023-10-23T10:30:17.527-04:00Comments on A Mountain Bride: $$$ saving tips for wedding guestsjes [a mountain bride]http://www.blogger.com/profile/03935793403239182466noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819388586691204438.post-66524006433841475932010-08-17T20:13:20.230-04:002010-08-17T20:13:20.230-04:00Our wedding was a destination wedding, as well - w...Our wedding was a destination wedding, as well - we are based out of LA, got married in Estes Park, Colorado, and had people fly in from LA, Omaha, and Chicago areas. The restricting the bar to wine/beer only is great in theory, but since people were traveling from so far we really wanted to offer a full bar. We didn't include premium wines, however.<br /><br />We hosted a casual send-off breakfast in the morning, too. This wasn't of much cost to us - though we did include champagne, we bought donuts in bulk from a popular local bakery, coffee cake from the grocery store, and fruit in bulk from the grocery store. It turned out to be a success, and it was a great way to send off our guests without having to worry where to grab a bit to eat on their way out of the mountains.Erin (penny. LA)http://pennyla.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819388586691204438.post-14440081223055768872010-08-15T23:02:41.669-04:002010-08-15T23:02:41.669-04:00We put a good number of out-of-town friends into &...We put a good number of out-of-town friends into "guest room lodging" arrangements for our wedding. My best woman/bff/apartment-mate hosted two of my other girl friends at our apartment, my parents had myself and my brothers, along with my brother's out of town girlfriend. Several of my hubby's crew stayed with him (at a hotel room, actually), and even more out-of-town-ers stayed with friends. It worked out really well, saved most of our "student status" folks from having to spring for a hotel room or rental cars, and let folks get a chance to catch back up with friends or meet new ones that we thought would be compatible. It ended up working out well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819388586691204438.post-14051770394583045092010-08-10T15:28:11.575-04:002010-08-10T15:28:11.575-04:00I couldn't agree more about the block of rooms...I couldn't agree more about the block of rooms. For our wedding we were able to swing an insanely low rate that made it so much easier on guests. <br /><br />We also did a brunch at the hotel the morning after the wedding, so between the night before dinner for out of towners and family, the wedding, the cheap hotel and the brunch, I think it was helpful.<br /><br />Oh! and a really nice welcome basket with snacks for the room so they don't have to use the mini-bar :)Danahttp://www.depositagift.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819388586691204438.post-65974752138216806142010-08-10T14:59:10.455-04:002010-08-10T14:59:10.455-04:00Good stuff! We did wine/ beer/ signature cocktail...Good stuff! We did wine/ beer/ signature cocktail + plus fun fruit juices and non-alcoholic bevs), and that seemed to work fine... there was plenty of alcohol flowing, but people weren't getting smashed. <br /><br />We also pointed people to accommodations at a variety of price points: free camping in the national park (I don't think anyone actually took us up on that); hostel accommodations @ $40/night; hotels @ $90-$200/night. In the end, though, it seemed like a lot of people stayed with friends, since nearly everyone has (or wants to have!) a friend in the Bay Area.Walking Barefoothttp://www.onebarefootbride.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819388586691204438.post-63047260792845801882010-08-10T14:16:21.187-04:002010-08-10T14:16:21.187-04:00Another even cheaper way to provide some alcohol f...Another even cheaper way to provide some alcohol for your guests but not pay thousands is to have a His and Hers beer samplers or wine flights. We're having beer samplers at our wedding next month and we are only covering those beers in the samplers, and enough for everyone to have 1 of each. It could easily be done with wine as well. We're having a wedding at high elevation, and this also controls speed at which people will drink keeping them from getting drunk too quickly, but without them feeling like WE are restricting them...they're on their own for the other beer and wine.<br /><br />Cheers!Annanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819388586691204438.post-10044621058622546612010-08-10T11:58:23.959-04:002010-08-10T11:58:23.959-04:00Good stuff. ;)Good stuff. ;)Lorinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819388586691204438.post-86744814142004567462010-08-10T11:25:16.636-04:002010-08-10T11:25:16.636-04:00Thank you for posting this! We're in the middl...Thank you for posting this! We're in the middle of trying to make everything as cost-friendly as possible for our guests and we're using all of these strategies (except we're having an open beer and wine bar, since our site doesn't allow hard liquor at all. Score!) <br /><br />Another for the hotels, if people don't like the room block location: tell them to try booking through Priceline using "name your own price" We just got a 4 star hotel (the W) in Portland for $90/night on Labor Day weekend. You can pick your part of town, the number of stars, and your max price. <br /><br />Also, there are a ton of coupons for car rentals out there at sites like retailmenot.com and rentalcarmomma.com<br /><br />Lastly, we're probably including a page on our website where people can comment and coordinate on rides, hotel rooms, etc.A Los Angeles Lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15082554090481175349noreply@blogger.com