How far is too far to travel on your wedding day?

[ZingyPeachDog]

Our current plan is to marry at a beautiful Grade II listed registry office in the town where we had our first date and got engaged, before travelling 22 miles to our evening party. The journey could be anywhere from 40 minutes to just over an hour, it will be rush hour so likely to be more near the longer end.

For some context - we’re not having a traditional wedding, just a very small ceremony with parents followed by a big, casual reception a couple hours later.

Another option is to have our ceremony at the reception venue, which is possible, but would cost £300ish more and lacks the sentimentality.

Do you think this amount of travelling will be annoying on the day, will we be stressed about timings, will our outfits wrinkle, is there anything else that I’m not thinking of that makes this a silly idea? Or is it quite usual to travel on your wedding day?

An hour of travel would be the norm here between ceremony and reception

There are plenty of ways in which you can find the sentimatility of the place you had your first date: make a tradition of celebrating your anniversary there (couple's anniversary or wedding anniversary); have your engagement party there; have a wedding ceremony there with your immediate family one week before your reception... But honestly I'd keep your wedding day as simple as possible. So many things can go wrong with this plan.

Make sure you are not driving and that you are in a roomy taxi.

The only guests at her registry office will be close family though. She wasnt asking about guest experience, she was asking about if she would regret traveling so far herself due to her dress getting creased etc.

As she was asking in February, I suspect she has made a decision long ago, too.