Out of Town Wedding

I think that's fine actually. people would be willing to commute that, i'd think!

I would drive an hour and a half for a close friend or family member, but if there were no hotels nearby, I would likely leave early.

How far away are hotels? I think if you went ahead with this you should provide shuttles to and from the venue from any hotels that are relatively close. I think this will allow a lot more people to come as well. I think the distance from where your family lives is totally fine. We are getting married next weekend and our venue is about an hour from where we grew up and where a lot of our family and friends still live and everyone is still coming.

We are getting married 1.5 hours from our house, 2 hours from where my fiance grew up, and 1,000 miles from where I grew up. Pretty much no one lives close enough to stay at their house. We sent Save the Dates to 225 people 10 months early with hotel block information and our wedding website set up. We sent invites out 3 months ahead with an RSVP date of June 10 (40 days early) and we will have a guest count of a little over 120. So a large portion said "no" but we knew they would since they are either much older, out of state, in the military, or people aren't bringing their kids or plus ones.

My wedding is anywhere from a 4 hr drive to a 13 hr drive from family. I don't think your location is unreasonable.

If you really like the venue then definitely do it. An hour and a half isn't unreasonable to travel for a wedding. I do agree with PP that a shuttle would be a nice thing to look into. Even if you can't find one, your guests are adults and can designate drivers or only have 2 drinks so they can drive. If it's in your budget and you love it, go for it!!

This is a decision you'll have to make! Personally FH & myself thought that an hour or more away was too far and too much of a hassle on ourselves, our wedding party, the logistics, and our families. So we opted not to. But you have to decide if logistically it works out okay for you wanting to drive the night before or the day of to your venue, etc. I would probably go for a very close friend or close family member, but I am not the type to want to get a hotel room I would probably just leave early and go home. Unless it was a full on destination in another state I'd obviously get a room.