Cars

It may come down to your budget in the end. Wedding cars tend to be from £200 to £400 which is a decent chunk of budget.

I had a friends car and personally I'd be happy to go with your uncle's offer. Speak to your wedding photographer about timelines because you've had the idea of going for a drive but there might not be time to do that. Usually with a hotel wedding they only allow about 1 1/2 to 2 hours between end of ceremony and sitting down for meal.

An advantage of using your uncle's car is that you'd be able to go for a drive later, after the speeches have finished & before the evening guests arrive. Your photographer will probably want to follow you to do some pictures in the countryside if that's where you're going.

Your mum & bridesmaids usually go in the wedding car on the first trip, then it returns for you.

I am having my uncle drive us down to the church from my parents house where we will be getting ready. My Mum and bridesmaids will be taken down first (its less than a mile away), then he will come back to collect me and my Dad and take us to the church.

After the ceremony he will transport the bridesmaids (hmm, parents might have to hitch a lift! lol!) and OH and I will go in his Mums little convertible up to the reception venue, its only a couple of miles away and on the way to the reception venue is a nice vantage point with views over the town with the fells of the lake district behind. Our plan is to stop off there and get a few pictures taken by the TOG. All our guests will be driving past on their way to the venue so they will get to see us having pictures done and it gives them chance to get there before us and gives us a couple of minutes quiet time to take in the fact that we are married!

We are having our friend's camper van! I will be going in it with my Dad to the venue, OH is going in his friend's car. Then me & OH will go to the reception venue together in the camper.

Not sure how Mum & bridesmaids are getting there yet...might offer to book a taxi, or might end up with them in the camper with me! Not even sure how we are getting home after the reception, if the friends with the camper don't stay till the end then I might end up in a taxi in my wedding dress. Really need to get organised!

It all comes down to budget, so it's not really possible to give suggestions here at all tbh....

If you have money to flit away, get a couple of cars with chauffeurs, and it will solve all the doubts you're having about your uncle and people not feeling special.

If you want to reign in the expenses, I wouldn't pay for a car just so I could go for a little drive after the ceremony. Just identify a quiet space in the venue in advance, where you can be alone for 10 minutes if you want to. Nothing wrong with getting a taxi organised for your family, so that they don't have to worry about drinking / parking.

It depends on your budget but I think it would be lovely to have a car pick your mother up from home and take her to the venue, it just would make her feel special on the day and its just that little bit extra to remember if you know what I mean.

We wanted a Ford Anglia like in Harry Potter but was quoted £700! Eek!

At the moment we are kind of set on me getting a taxi!

My mums house is a 30 - 45 min drive from our venue, so my bridesmaids are going in one car and then myself and my mum will follow in a second car (my mum is giving me away as my dad passed away 6 years ago)

We hired both cars and i think the Jag for the BM's was £250 and my Rolls was £275 - both for as long as we want them around on the day.

It is expensive, but worth it for us as we don't have that many options open to us for travel!