Are you worried
about your guests once they leave your reception? One of the easiest ways to prevent drinking
and driving is to host your wedding in the hotel they are staying in. This keeps things very simple and makes
travel arrangements easy. Most hotels
will even work with you and offer incentives for booking so many rooms in the
hotel. Some may offer a free Honeymoon
Suite for the Bride & Groom, an upgrade to a suite for the bridal party to
get ready in the day of the event, free or discounted rental rate for the
rehearsal dinner or main event. While
there are some upscale hotels in the area that are more of a destination
wedding, don’t rule out the smaller and the larger hotel chains.
One of my personal favorites is the newly
renovated Holiday Inn by the Greensboro Airport. They have several different meeting rooms,
ballrooms, a pool area and even an outdoor ceremony area for smaller intimate
weddings. They recently gave this hotel
a facelift into the modern world. They
offer plenty of hotel rooms and room blocks to make booking out of town guests
travel arrangements stress-free. Their
in-house chef and catering can create an amazing menu to serve your guests a
feast for your engagement parties, bridal showers, rehearsal dinners, cocktail
hours, receptions and dessert bars to keep your guests happy. The have a small bar in the lounge that will
allow the guests to mingle for welcome cocktails and going away brunches. They offer complimentary tables, chairs,
dance floor, white linens and napkins.
Along with mirrors and votive candles.
They also provide complimentary shuttle services to and from the
Greensboro Airport. They truly take care
of their bride and groom by offering a complimentary private day-of event room
for the wedding party to get ready in, a King suite for the honeymooners if
reception is held at hotel, a lover’s basket to be delivered after the
reception and breakfast in bed the day after their wedding. They have a number of packages for you to
review and options to make your event here one of a kind.(photo is from their website/Facebook fanpage)
Looking for a hotel near all of the
Gibsonville venues? Comfort Suites right off the 85/40 highway is one of the
best! This hotel has 82 guest suites
that all come with a complimentary hot breakfast to help your guests refuel
after a night of dancing and celebrating.
The Comfort Suites has all the amenities that your guests could ever ask
for. They have a business center for those
who can’t completely unplug from the world, an indoor heated pool that is perfect
all year round to relax and play in, and for those that want to stay fit;
there’ a fitness center just for them too!
There is a meeting room available that could be used for a welcome
dinner, bridal luncheon, rehearsal dinner or going away sendoff party. (photo is from their website/Facebook fanpage)
The Country Suites by Carlson Burlington
offers some of the best staff in town.
They truly become your family. As
an event planner I have had the pleasure of hosting several events at this
location and they have always gone above and beyond to make the guests
comfortable and feel at home. They can
customize room blocks and offer group rates.
They have a meeting space that is perfect for rehearsal dinners. Talk to them about their hotel van that can
provide a shuttle service to and from your event for a small rental fee for the
day. Allow their staff to leave welcome
bags in their room when they check in or a late night snack for when they
return from your wedding. They will
even put the couple’s name on their Marquee welcoming them and let their guests
know the whole hotel staff is celebrating with them!
Hosting a wedding at the Burlington
Courtyard Marriott will be one of the easiest and stress-free moments in your
wedding planning journey. They have
several options for smaller intimate gatherings. You can set up one of the meetings spaces to
host the ceremony while the second meeting space can be the reception
area. There is a beautiful lobby that
can be used for cocktail hour or place a photo booth to save room in the
meeting spaces. This Hotel even has a
small courtyard in the back for outdoor ceremonies. While the hotel offers in-house catering, you
may bring in outside preferred catering companies and restaurants. The Courtyard Marriott has a beautiful lobby
that offers Starbucks Coffee and alcoholic beverages to welcome guests or give
them an area to sit back and relax.
There is a business center, outdoor pool and a fitness center to give
your guests all the amenities away from home.
The Courtyard Marriott started hosting small bridal expos in January to
allow local vendors to set up and meet local brides. Check their website to see when the next one
will be held to make all of your planning details stress-free.
Are you hosting a bridal shower, bridal
luncheon or rehearsal dinner? The Holiday Inn Express in Burlington has two
rooms that work very well for these types of events. The have great rates and are easily
accessible to Elon, Gibsonville and Burlington.
The offer 116 guest rooms, a business center and a 24 hour fitness center. Any guest staying are also offered a
complimentary Hot Express Start Breakfast Buffet. They do allow outside catering and love DIY
brides. (photos are from their website/Facebook fanpage)
The Hampton Inn Suites in Alamance County
offer beautiful sleeping rooms with the “cloud nine” bed experience. They have meeting rooms that can be used for
small rehearsal dinners. The staff
really loves taking care of wedding parties and prides itself in going above
and beyond to make sure they have a wonderful stay in our community. Their warm smiles welcome you the moment you
enter the hotel.
So no matter which
town you are staying in, don’t forget to block off rooms for out of town
guests. Sometimes it’s a nice gesture to
offer two to three options so that guests with hotel staying points may get to stay
at your wedding for free with their award points or gain points for coming to
your wedding. Don’t forget to ask Hotel
Sales Manager about room block rates, group rates, specials and any freebies or
upgrades. Ask them about shuttle
services to and from the airport or your event if it’s not being held on
site. Then create a cute newsletter
welcoming guests informing them of timelines and things to do in the area. The most fun part of hotel blocks is creating
welcome bags or gifts for those that are traveling to your wedding. Pack local treats, a couple of water bottles
and local soft drinks, discount coupons or tickets to local attractions,
sunblock, chapstick and bug spray if your wedding is outdoors. Take care of your guests and they will
remember your wedding as one of the best experiences of their life! (photos are from their website/Facebook fanpage)
a facelift into the modern world. They
offer plenty of hotel rooms and room blocks to make booking out of town guests
travel arrangements stress-free. Their
in-house chef and catering can create an amazing menu to serve your guests a
feast for your engagement parties, bridal showers, rehearsal dinners, cocktail
hours, receptions and dessert bars to keep your guests happy. The have a small bar in the lounge that will
allow the guests to mingle for welcome cocktails and going away brunches. They offer complimentary tables, chairs,
dance floor, white linens and napkins.
Along with mirrors and votive candles.
They also provide complimentary shuttle services to and from the
Greensboro Airport. They truly take care
of their bride and groom by offering a complimentary private day-of event room
for the wedding party to get ready in, a King suite for the honeymooners if
reception is held at hotel, a lover’s basket to be delivered after the
reception and breakfast in bed the day after their wedding. They have a number of packages for you to
review and options to make your event here one of a kind.(photo is from their website/Facebook fanpage)
Looking for a hotel near all of the
Gibsonville venues? Comfort Suites right off the 85/40 highway is one of the
best! This hotel has 82 guest suites
that all come with a complimentary hot breakfast to help your guests refuel
after a night of dancing and celebrating.
The Comfort Suites has all the amenities that your guests could ever ask
for. They have a business center for those
who can’t completely unplug from the world, an indoor heated pool that is perfect
all year round to relax and play in, and for those that want to stay fit;
there’ a fitness center just for them too!
There is a meeting room available that could be used for a welcome
dinner, bridal luncheon, rehearsal dinner or going away sendoff party. (photo is from their website/Facebook fanpage)
The Country Suites by Carlson Burlington
offers some of the best staff in town.
They truly become your family. As
an event planner I have had the pleasure of hosting several events at this
location and they have always gone above and beyond to make the guests
comfortable and feel at home. They can
customize room blocks and offer group rates.
They have a meeting space that is perfect for rehearsal dinners. Talk to them about their hotel van that can
provide a shuttle service to and from your event for a small rental fee for the
day. Allow their staff to leave welcome
bags in their room when they check in or a late night snack for when they
return from your wedding. They will
even put the couple’s name on their Marquee welcoming them and let their guests
know the whole hotel staff is celebrating with them!
Hosting a wedding at the Burlington
Courtyard Marriott will be one of the easiest and stress-free moments in your
wedding planning journey. They have
several options for smaller intimate gatherings. You can set up one of the meetings spaces to
host the ceremony while the second meeting space can be the reception
area. There is a beautiful lobby that
can be used for cocktail hour or place a photo booth to save room in the
meeting spaces. This Hotel even has a
small courtyard in the back for outdoor ceremonies. While the hotel offers in-house catering, you
may bring in outside preferred catering companies and restaurants. The Courtyard Marriott has a beautiful lobby
that offers Starbucks Coffee and alcoholic beverages to welcome guests or give
them an area to sit back and relax.
There is a business center, outdoor pool and a fitness center to give
your guests all the amenities away from home.
The Courtyard Marriott started hosting small bridal expos in January to
allow local vendors to set up and meet local brides. Check their website to see when the next one
will be held to make all of your planning details stress-free.
Are you hosting a bridal shower, bridal
luncheon or rehearsal dinner? The Holiday Inn Express in Burlington has two
rooms that work very well for these types of events. The have great rates and are easily
accessible to Elon, Gibsonville and Burlington.
The offer 116 guest rooms, a business center and a 24 hour fitness center. Any guest staying are also offered a
complimentary Hot Express Start Breakfast Buffet. They do allow outside catering and love DIY
brides. (photos are from their website/Facebook fanpage)
The Hampton Inn Suites in Alamance County
offer beautiful sleeping rooms with the “cloud nine” bed experience. They have meeting rooms that can be used for
small rehearsal dinners. The staff
really loves taking care of wedding parties and prides itself in going above
and beyond to make sure they have a wonderful stay in our community. Their warm smiles welcome you the moment you
enter the hotel. 
So no matter which
town you are staying in, don’t forget to block off rooms for out of town
guests. Sometimes it’s a nice gesture to
offer two to three options so that guests with hotel staying points may get to stay
at your wedding for free with their award points or gain points for coming to
your wedding. Don’t forget to ask Hotel
Sales Manager about room block rates, group rates, specials and any freebies or
upgrades. Ask them about shuttle
services to and from the airport or your event if it’s not being held on
site. Then create a cute newsletter
welcoming guests informing them of timelines and things to do in the area. The most fun part of hotel blocks is creating
welcome bags or gifts for those that are traveling to your wedding. Pack local treats, a couple of water bottles
and local soft drinks, discount coupons or tickets to local attractions,
sunblock, chapstick and bug spray if your wedding is outdoors. Take care of your guests and they will
remember your wedding as one of the best experiences of their life! (photos are from their website/Facebook fanpage)
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