So our wedding is at a resort on the coast of Maine.
The way the resort does weddings is that from from Friday at the time their restaurant closes until checkout Sunday morning, we have exclusive use of the entire resort. Which is great, having out own little private resort and everything for just our friends and family. However, this also means that every room must be paid for, for two nights, either by the guests or by us.
Some of the issues we are encountering when planning:
1. The resort advised us to have the room assignments done before sending out save the dates, which makes some sense. We have some time before that but what we can't figure out is the best way to determine who will need hotels and who will not since we don't even know who can and can't attend at all. And for those that will, how to steer them towards staying at this resort in a way that does not seem pushy.
2. The resort is reasonable in price but still could be a bit too much for some folks. Not sure how to handle that, especially since there are cheaper options not far away.
3. As I said before, all rooms need to be paid for for two nights but it is almost certain that a fair number of people will only want to stay for one. We obviously can't force people to stay for longer but it will be quite expensive for us if they don't.
To me, the prices are not a huge deal, there is time and they're not outrageous. But trying to find a way to figure out who can/will stay at the resort and for two nights is causing a great deal of stress.
Anyone have any thoughts or advice?
