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There are lots of really fun to-dos while wedding planning–shopping for the dress of your dreams, picking out pretty flowers, and tasting every red velvet cake in town, to name a few. Not so high on the fun scale? Booking hotel room blocks for your out-of-town wedding guests. This task, while less glamorous than some other wedding projects, is even more important than welcome bags when it comes to showing your guests the utmost in Southern hospitality. With the help of our friends at Jetaport, a free online service that organizes your hotel block options in just a few clicks, we’ve rounded up everything you need to know about setting up room blocks for your wedding!

The Umstead Hotel & Spa in Cary, North Carolina

What: A room block is a group of rooms a hotel puts on hold specifically for your wedding guests, often at a special discounted rate. Guests are responsible for booking and paying for their own rooms before a specific date, usually about a month before your wedding. At that point, the hotel opens up the rooms that are still available to the public.

The Soniat House in New Orleans, Louisiana

Why: Aside from the obvious financial benefit to your guests, hotel blocks help guests stay centrally located. This makes it much easier for you and your guests to arrange transportation to and from airports, your wedding venue, and other attractions in your area.

How: Setting up a hotel block with Jetaport is easy as pie, y’all! Just enter your wedding date, your location, and your favorite hotels near your venue, and within 48 hours, Jetaport will have deals from each of the hotels you selected organized and accessible to you through their website. This makes it super easy to compare your options, and you can book the blocks right from the Jetaport site. Best of all, a dedicated Jetaport travel advisor will be available to answer any of your questions, and then help you as you finalize your bookings.

Salamander Resort & Spa in Middleburg, Virginia

When: We recommend booking your hotel blocks 6-9 months before your big day, but it’s really never too early, especially if you’re getting married on a busy weekend (a holiday, the weekend of a tourist attraction in your town, etc.). As a rule of thumb, have them booked before sending your save the dates in case anyone wants to make their travel plans right away.

The Inn at Palmetto Bluff in Bluffton, South Carolina

Where: The closer to your reception venue, the better–guests won’t want to go far after a long night of dancing and celebrating with you! It’s also nice to choose hotels close to tourist attractions and restaurants, so that it’s easy for guests to make a weekend out of traveling to your wedding.

For more great tips on booking your hotel room blocks, take a look at the “Wedding Room Blocks 101” post on Jetaport‘s blog. Ready to check this item off of your to-do list? Try Jetaport for free!

Any advice to add to this list? We’d love to hear!

P.S. The beautiful hotels pictured in this post have all been personally reviewed by a Southern Weddings gal–check out more destinations we love on The Honey List!

lisa Written with love by Lisa
3 Comments
  1. avatar Lady Rolf reply

    I love this company and recently set up my wedding room block with them. They me lots of time + saved my guests a ton of money! Thanks Jetaport!

  2. avatar Southern Weddings Weekly Round-Up – Southern Weddings Magazine reply

    […] help you as you finalize your bookings. To learn more about booking a hotel room block, check out this post, and once you’re ready to cross this task off of your list, head over to Jetaport to give it […]

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