Hotel Question - Long Island Marriott (long)

We are having a very late wedding (we're Jewish & having a May wedding so sundown isn't until 8ish so the wedding can't start till 9!) So we assume most of our guests (even as close as NJ & NYC) will need a hotel room for the night since festivities won't end till 3am. The closest hotel to our reception is the Long Island Marriott. We've been told several times by our contact there that the hotel, since it is also a conference center, books up very fast and that our guests should reserve rooms asap. The real problem is that they won't open blocks of more than 20 at a time and we have probably 80 couples that will want rooms! (so if 15 people call for rooms they will not open another block for us and it is possible that by May the rest of the hotel can be filled). We still have 10 months until our wedding so I really dont want to worry about that now - but my mother wants to send out hotel cards NOW with a note telling our guests the situation and asking them to book asap. Think this is rude? Pushy? Has anyone else used the Marriott & had similar problems? Suggestions? THanks!!

Hotel Question - Long Island Marriott (long)

Interesting. I think your Mom has an easy + simple solution. Might as well just go with it.

Hotel Question - Long Island Marriott (long)

I went to a wedding in North Carolina, in which the hotel told my cousin the same thing...about the blocks of rooms. She sent out a little note saying to book A.S.A.P. and it worked very well. That way everyone had a room, and the wedding ran smoothly.