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Kaye
VIP October 2018

Out of Cell Phone Range

Kaye, on February 2, 2018 at 12:17 PM Posted in Wedding Reception 0 13

My venue is in a pocket that has almost no cell phone access. Go a mile or two down the road and you're fine, though. How would you notify your guests? None of my guests have very small children at home, but several of them have children that are middle school age and above.

I could make a notation on the Wedding Website and if they don't read it then it's on them. I also need to mail cards to the guest that are attending so they can place it in their cars for free parking, so I could also include a notification there as well. Ideas?

Also, has anyone had to work with long range walkie talkies? Ideas on what to use?

13 Comments

Latest activity by Married and Loving It!, on February 2, 2018 at 1:42 PM
  • Rachel Langerhans
    Expert October 2015
    Rachel Langerhans ·
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    I'd put it on the wedding website up front/in bold somewhere in regards to the venue location. Then I'd tell people by word of mouth and spread the info that way too (since so many people seem to not read wedding websites to begin with).

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  • MrsRies&Love
    VIP May 2018
    MrsRies&Love ·
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    I would just put it on the wedding website. My family is from a small central PA town that doesn't have any cell services, so this wouldn't be a big deal for me. If you really want to, you could put a small "FYI - there is limited cell service at the venue" at the bottom of the details card.

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  • Susan
    Super November 2018
    Susan ·
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    I don’t think you need to worry about it. Like at all. They’re not staying there for days, a few hours “off grid” will be fine.
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  • BlueHenBride
    Master March 2017
    BlueHenBride ·
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    I'd definitely put a note about it on the wedding website.
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  • WED18
    July 1993
    WED18 ·
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    Coverage might depend on the carrier, so just because you don't get service doesn't mean that no one can.

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  • Forestwed
    Master May 2018
    Forestwed ·
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    I would make sure everyone is well aware. If they missed a phone call that is important they might be upset.
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  • Mrs. Sponge
    Master April 2018
    Mrs. Sponge ·
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    No. Just no. I don't care if it's just a few hours, whoever is responsible for my child either needs to be able to get a hold of me or know that I will be unreachable for a while. So yeah I would say she does have to worry about it. If I ever got somewhere and found out I didn't have cell service and didn't notify the person watching my child it would be a problem. I would be driving back to an area with service, so in the case of a wedding I may end up missing the ceremony.

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  • Sarah
    Master June 2016
    Sarah ·
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    Definitely put a note on your website. If I didn’t know I was going to a wedding where I’d have no service, I’d assume whoever was watching my children could call me. If I figured out they couldn’t, like @Shauna I’d likely be driving down the road to call them and let them know or I’d be leaving because not being able to have a sitter get in touch with me would make me incredibly uncomfortable.
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  • Kaye
    VIP October 2018
    Kaye ·
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    They have rangers in the area and an office that is open. I will be giving that out for emergencies with their permission.

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  • Mrs. Sponge
    Master April 2018
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    They still do need to be notified ahead of time that they will not be reachable on their own phones. My parents and I are comfortable with me being out of reach for awhile but if either one of us, them or me, are not going to be reachable when they have my son we let each other know before that happens if we can. Definitely put it on your wedding website, and if you can try to tell parents ahead of time by word of mouth.

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  • caitlin
    Super May 2017
    caitlin ·
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    Put it on the website and also get the word of mouth out as best you can especially to people with kids or other commitments (jobs where they're on call, family members they take care of, etc). i was at a wedding that was like this a few years ago and we didn't know till we got to the venue that it was out of range--wasn't a big deal for us but several other people had to leave in short order because of it, so best to make sure people know.


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  • M
    Super August 2018
    Marta ·
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    I would put it on the site and spread the word. Let them know cell range is limited and give them the number for emergency that they can give to sitters in case they need to be contacted. This will give the ease of mind and be able to enjoy your wedding. If not they will be so worried that something can happen and no once can reach them.
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  • Married and Loving It!
    Super February 2018
    Married and Loving It! ·
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    I would put it on the wedding website- also I'm sure the venue has a phone line that can be used in an emergency

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