GroomGroove.com Presents Don't Screw Up Your Bride's Wedding by Michael Arnot

Author:Michael Arnot
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: ebook, book
Publisher: Adams Media, an F+W Media Company
Published: 2009-07-15T00:00:00+00:00

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Wedding Wheels, Hired

Paparazzi, and Cool Tunes

ASIDE FROM CHOOSING your best man and groomsmen, believe it or not, your vote counts (on select items) when it comes to weddings. In this chapter, we’ll cover wedding wheels, photographers, DJs, and the all-important but often overlooked gift registry (free stuff!).

WEDDING WHEELS

The smart groom will take charge of how you and your glorious bride will roll on wedding day. Whether it’s a horse-drawn carriage, stretch limousine, or your own nicely decorated 1998 Ford Taurus, you can be in command of this decision if you volunteer for this duty. While you may never have considered that you’ll need a way to roll on wedding day, wedding transportation is a big logistical piece of wedding planning. Why? At the very least, you’ll need to organize special transportation to get the bride to the wedding ceremony, and to get the wedding party from the ceremony to a photo shoot and/or the reception.

There are four price-influencing factors:

1. Number of passengers,

2. Length of rental,

3. Parking,

4. What you’re rolling in.

Who Gets Shuttled Around?

Traditionally, the bride and groom and the wedding party have their transportation provided for them. This is so that the wedding party can stick together for photos after the reception. Accordingly, if you’ve got a wedding party that includes eight people, you’re going to need something that will move these folks. (It’s not just because they’re cool that people rent limos for wedding day . ) You do not have any obligation to provide transportation to any other guests. An honorable mention goes to providing special treatment for parents and grandparents. It can be a nice touch if you can afford it.

It’s All about Timing

As a first order of business, you’ll need transportation to drive the bride to the ceremony. Following the ceremony, the transportation will drive the wedding party to the photo site, and eventually, to the reception. In between the bride’s arrival and the arrival at the reception, there’s a lot of waiting time. This can be quite expensive, but unavoidable. Most wedding transportation providers have a four-hour minimum rental, and you’re going to need four hours anyway.

Mode of Transportation

The mode of transportation reflects your wedding theme and even your personal style. There are plenty of options to consider.

Classic White Stretch Limousine

The white limo is a wedding icon. Typically a Cadillac or Lincoln Town Car converted into a stretch, the white limo is also an icon for high school prom. Nevertheless, there is no single better way to keep the wedding party together than a white limo seating six to eight passengers.

Horse-Drawn Carriage

This is every girl’s dream, but slightly smelly and impractical unless you live near New York’s Central Park or have access to horses with frilly carriages. That said, it’s still worth considering if it’ll make your bride happy.

Vintage or Antique Cars

Think Pontiac Bonnevilles, Rolls-Royce Silver Clouds, or Ford Model Ts. Very cool rides, but a hard score. Your local wedding transportation company may offer a very small selection of vintage cars for you. Unfortunately, this will require some work, as you’ll have to call around.

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