Your wedding cars
you need to be hired from a responsible, experienced operator, that you
can trust with your wedding transportation.
This is much easier said than done!
Personal recommendations are always a good place to start, but if you
don’t have this advantage there are alternatives.
Take a look through our supplier listing below or try an internet search
for ‘wedding car hire your-area’ or a local telephone directory
listing under ‘Wedding Cars’. When
you have established that particular companies can supply the cars of choice,
then you need to start narrowing down the options until you find the one
that’s right for you. The
important thing to remember is to book your wedding cars as early as possible,
as the most respected companies are likely to have taken bookings months, even
years, ahead for their wedding vehicles.
How To Choose The Right Wedding Car CompanySo how do you decide who
to trust with your wedding transport?
Compile a list of questions to ask each of the potential
suppliers and you will be left with enough information from each of them
to make your choice. Here
are a few suggestions of what you may wish to ask:
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Timing The Journeys To The WeddingIf you wish to time the
wedding cars schedule(s), it may be worth drawing up your itinerary for
each car and then driving the routes that the car will take on your
wedding day. If you do this
on the same day as you plan for your wedding, at similar times, you will
get a good indication of the journey times involved.
If necessary, allow for any local seasonal variations in traffic
levels. Don’t forget to
build in an allowance for unexpected delays when planning the journeys,
for example possible road works, accidents, bad weather, sports events,
etc (but your guests themselves are likely to create the delays by not
being ready to leave when the car arrives!).
If you are travelling by a particularly slower mode of transport,
then make allowances for the speed of the vehicle. Review the transport
arrangements for your guests from the church / venue to the reception.
The bride and groom will travel together in one car (and normally
they are the first to leave), but cars that have made a number of
journeys to the church will have to be scheduled to shuttle people
onwards to the reception – starting with the parents.
Your best man is normally charged with the responsibility of
ensuring that all the guests have transport to the reception, so he will
be in the last car to leave the church / venue.
It is worth noting that it is wise to advise your photographer of
the time that you wish to commence moving to the reception – this is
one of the main delays that are created after the wedding ceremony and
is probably the single most cause of additional charges for over-running
the allotted time for the wedding cars!
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Final Checks and ConfirmationsBefore the wedding day
itself, double check your guest list and make sure that everyone has
some form of transport to your wedding.
Ask the bride and groom’s neighbours to leave sufficient access
and parking space for your wedding cars (and turning space if necessary
– a limousine is over thirty feet long).
Re-confirm the transport booking arrangements with the wedding
car company. Obtain the
mobile phone number of the bride’s chauffeur and ensure the best man
also has it. Provide
details of the route between the groom’s home and the venue, the
bride’s home and the venue and from the wedding venue to the
reception, although most companies won’t require this, it’s a safety
net in the event that a car becomes lost. Finally, relax and enjoy your special day, leaving the professionals to do the job that you have asked of them. Good luck for the future!
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| Andrew Shaw has years of experience in supplying wedding cars to all kinds of weddings and wedding venues. Practical advice on planning, arranging and booking your wedding transportation. Details of his UK wedding cars can be found at Chariots Wedding Cars | ||
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No two weddings are the same! Your wedding is unique to you and so you will want your own range of bespoke cars and transport for the wedding and wedding day.
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