Transportation Ideas (to get guests home safely)

We got a school bus to shuttle for us. They are picking guests up from the hotel at a certain time before the wedding. Then later on we have three shuttle times going back to the hotel - 11:30, 12:30, and 1:30!

If possible, find some local can companies and have the phone numbers handy for guests who may need them. You can even call the companies ahead of time to warn them about tour event and that they may need more drivers that night to accommodate! They'll really appreciate the tip!
If you have a few friends or family members you know won't be drinking you could ask if they won't mind a few extra trips if it's not very far!

Accommodation for guests is a good thought considering you are getting bus for 2 trips and that way no one is drinking and driving.

My cousin had arranged busses througout the events for 3 days worth. It was expesive i have to say. The wedding day was 2 busses for us all to go and from the venue to hotel.

If possible do you have a relative that can either rent a bus or knows a friend who can? I have a small wedding but my uncle offered to chauffer people home in a one of those cars with a lot of seats. Just so people stay safe after the drinking at the wedding.

Question for those saying they rented a school bus: Is the bus dropping each guest at their home or to a hotel where they are staying?

It's definitely great to provide your guests with some options! Honestly, we aren't... I figure everyone is from all over (the wedding is smack in the middle of the Lower Mainland, and we have people coming from every direction)... as well as everyone's adults, and can adjust for cabs/hotels, or carpooling, or having a DD...

Most of our young guests have already talked about getting a hotel nearby for the night anyways.

If our budget permits, that time of year has no minimum time for limo/bus rentals, so maybe we will do an end of night, one way trip down the mountain to the "city", and then it's at least cheaper to cab from there...

We hired a school bus company to run 3 shuttles at the end of the night. I found the school bus company rates were a lot cheaper.

We are doing the same! You can also look in to hiring dry grad parent vvolunteers, as most schools have then! They work by donation and drive you home in their car or drive your car home for you and another volunteer picks them up! We went with the shuttle only because most of our guests are staying on location and we won't need multiple rides

This is a nice idea. Its very thoughtful. One thing to keep in mind while looking for transportation for guests is how many trips it will make.

Guests aren't all going to leave your even at the same time, so in order to make it worth your money, and worth the guests actually using it, you might want to offer a couple different departure times.

I'd say rent a school bus to save you money. They are wonderful and it's a little nostalgic for some guests as well. Super affordable

We rented a bus from a local company for our wedding and it worked out really well. You could also offer to have a pick so that people don't end up driving to the event and having to make their way back the next day to pick up their vehicles.