Our reception venue is an indoor facility at a public park, and right by the building there is only a very small parking lot and most of the spaces will already be taken up by employees, vendors, my family, etc by the time most guests arrive. There's a much larger parking lot at the main entrance, and so guests would have to go back out of the neighborhood and in another park entrance to get to it. From there, they will have to walk a bit from there to the building. It's not a really long walk, I'd guess probably less than 3 minutes for the average walker, and there is a paved path which we plan to decorate/mark along the way to guide guests to the building. For most guests I'm certain it will be no big deal, but it is on a bit of an incline, and I'm wondering if we should make some type of arrangement for anyone who may require a closer parking spot. I can't think of anyone who would require it (except for perhaps his grandmother) but don't want to assume everyone else can do it if there may be an issue.
I'm trying to figure out how to (or if we even should) include some of this info on/with the invitation. It was also stressed to us by the park that we need to let guests know that they are not allowed to park on the street. That area of the park is nestled in a residential neighborhood and they explained that the residents have little patience for cars parked on their street and will quickly call (police, tow truck?).
So I was thinking of saying something simple like this: There is very limited parking available at the Blank Pavilion at 1234 Side Street. Additional parking is at the main Spring Park entrance at 4321 Main Street. Please do not park on the street.
Is that too blunt or awkward to put in with a formal reception invitation? Should I mention that if someone in your party needs a close spot reserved, let us know... or just hope people will realize after reading it that they should contact us if they need special arrangements?
Also, is it necessary that I put this sort of blurb on a separate card? I know it would be tacky to have it right under the reception info, but the printer I'm using allows printing on both sides of the card, so I was thinking about putting it on the back of the invitation to avoid so much bulk.
Thoughts?
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Re: how to mention parking situation at reception
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Dear Mojoar,
What you have written is fine. Just include the information on an enclosure, not the back of the invitation. It may be best to include the information about reserving spaces closer to the venue if necessary.
how to mention parking situation at reception
