11/02/2008
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Do You Think It's Appropriate For Guests To Pay?

Guests coming to your wedding reception, do you think it's fair for them to pay for their parking? I was watching "Who's wedding is it anyway?" and this couple was paying for a $120,000 wedding and got the shocking news that parking was $15.00/per car! The lady was really upset and didn't like and that they were charging for parking too.

So, is your venue covered?

Should this be typed on your invitation about parking fees?

Do you think you should pay for your guests parking?

Thank goodness or venue has FREE parking...
parking, valet, parking meters, reception, guests
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pearaholic's Black wedding
pearaholic
 |  Calgary, AB, Canada  |  11/02/2008  | 
That's freakin insanity!!!!  Mind you, if I had $120,000 to be dropping on a wedding, parking fees probably should be the least of your worries!  But if you're dropping six figures already, the least they could do would be to give you free parking dammit!!!
pearaholic's Black wedding
pearaholic
 |  Calgary, AB, Canada  |  11/02/2008  | 
Oops, hit send a little too soon.  Our reception venue has free parking (thank goodness!).  Our church however has a wee parking issue in that there is none.  Everyone will have to park at either a little pub or the community hall and walk to the church, but I think the walk is a grand total of two hundred steps from either.  That's a lot closer than some of those giant parkades!

I honestly don't know what the etiquette would be for outrageous parking fees.  I have been to a wedding that had an expensive parkade, but I don't remember it being mentioned on the invites or anything.  Parking downtown in our city sucks no matter what so I think everyone was kind of expecting to shell out for parking anyways.
vintagebabe's Green wedding
vintagebabe
 |  Schenectady, NY, USA  |  11/02/2008  | 
oye. um. that could be a problem. what if someone doesnt have any cash on them? they need to at least know before they get there and get embarrased and probably have to leave. I think the venue should have special situations for wedding guests. At that price, they should have dropped it.
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mrsleetobe11
 |  Honolulu, HI, USA  |  11/02/2008  | 
well for me.. going to a wedding or any event like that i would expect to have to pay parking, especially if its held in a hotel ballroom...  also i know hotels validate parking for events and its pretty cheap..and if youre getting it validated you should be aware at that point the cost...  no biggie if you dont have money, run to the atm.  id never pay 15/car anyway..
meadowcroft14's Green wedding
meadowcroft14
 |  Madison, WI, USA  |  11/03/2008  | 
I would say guests need to know, but it shouldn't go on the invites just for etiquette reasons, just like registry info. It would be something you would want to put up on your website if you have one, and be sure that people who don't go on the web have a word of mouth knowledge.

My ceremony site is in a residential neighborhood, so there is plenty of free parking on the street, and my reception site has it's own parking lot. I have to pay for a lot attendant per hour charge, not per car, and so it works out to be like $100 total for the night. (there will actually be two lot attendants, but the reception hall throws in one free).

I saw that episode of WWIIA too. Wasn't she the one who couldn't pay her bills and called the wedding off, or was that a different one?
sarbear0931's Green wedding
sarbear0931
 |  Thornhill, ON, Canada  |  11/03/2008  | 
lucky for us we have the reception and the ceremony at the same location which has parking. i was thinking about having valet. but i just dont think its necessary due to the fact that the parking lot is a 3 min walk ... so i dont think so .. but if you are having a problem with the whole parking issue go to the nearest parking lot and ask them if there is a discount coupon that is available for your guest. and maybe it will be cheaper.
Also we are having problems with the drink and driving issue too so i am thinking about having coupons for taxis maybe that is a good option for you.
charlie813's Chocolate wedding
charlie813
 |  Birmingham, AL, USA  |  11/03/2008  | 
Good grief!  I guess I can't really answer that question because I would never pick a venue that charged to park hahaha that's nutty.

I feel like if they go that route, it's not their guests' choice and they're already spending money on gas and a present, plus their time and support by coming to their wedding.  The couple better just go ahead an shell out the dough.

I think if I went to someone's wedding and then was asked to pay $15 to park at their reception, I might just leave...
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JoyfulSong
 |  Saint john's, NL, Canada  |  11/03/2008  | 
I can't imagine paying that much for one parking spot.  I can't imagine anyone paying that, actually.  Why would anyone pay that, when metered parking is .50 an hour?  That's just robbery!
rodrhonda4ever's Blue wedding
rodrhonda4ever
 |  Sacramento, CA, USA  |  11/03/2008  | 
It was the episode when the bride couldn't pay for the wedding and called it off.  Meadowcroft14 is right on the money!
soon2bmrsgladden's Blue wedding
soon2bmrsgladden
 |  Mableton, GA, USA  |  11/03/2008  | 
he absolutely loved his grooms cake and so did everyone else it turned out very well and the delivery charge only turned out to be $30 for both cakes! Publix Rocks!
soon2bmrsgladden's Blue wedding
soon2bmrsgladden
 |  Mableton, GA, USA  |  11/04/2008  | 
my dad actually wound up not coming do it was just my step dad. i didn't let it get my down though i just see where his priorities are! im so not going to forget about all you lovely ladies especially you Mrs. Budget Queen lol!
soon2bmrsstrassburg's Blue wedding
soon2bmrsstrassburg
 |  Laurel, MD, USA  |  11/04/2008  | 
Hmm.. I don't know where you guys live, but I couldn't find any place in the area that I would even consider that didn't charge for parking. My wedding is at the National Aquarium in downtown Baltimore, and there are no free parking lots in site! I haven't exactly figured out what the solution is yet. But my take is that my guests would rather have open bar than their parking payed for. There is no way that it's in my budget to pay for all my guest's parking. And anyone going to a wedding in the city would expect to pay parking, as far as i'm concerned. But we will see what happens...
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