Wedding Transportation Question

Were doing taxis too. For me and my dad, mum and bridesmaids I'll get 'executive' cabs so they look a bit smarter, u can get them to put a ribbon on them too so they look more weddingy. OH is not bothered at all and he might even just get normal cabs for him, his mum, dad, best men and ushers

I'm staying overnight the night before at our wedding venue so I don't need a car and my bridesmaids are going to meet me there to get ready with me. My OH isn't bothered about hiring a fancy car for him either - one of the ushers doesn't drink and has a massive car so it's a bit of a tradition for him to drive all the lads to the pub for a nip of courage first and then go on to the venue.

Wedding cars are a very nice perk and look good in photos but they are blimmin expensive. If you are happy with taxis then go for it. If OH's family kick off about the transport tell them they can pay for it! Just as a side thought - do you have any friends with a nice car or a funky camper van that wouldn't mind becoming a chauffer?

We don't know anyone with a particularly nice car, but we did know one with a camper van -- it would've been perfect (as that's very much our style) -- but he recently got married and his wife made him sell it! ? We looked into camper van hire and it's crazy expensive!!! I should really go into the wedding car business...!

For the major players do you mean the bridal party or close family as well? We just have the one car to take the BMs to the church, they can go with their OH's or parents on the way back and everyone else can drive and share lifts i'm sure. I've never been to a wedding where transport was laid on. Ooh tell a lie I have - a big coach but that was because the hotel was bloody miles away from the venue! Why would your OH's family kick up a fuss?

Bum! Perhaps your camper van mate has another friend with a van that may do it for a crate of beer and some petrol money?? Might be worth asking x x x

For major players I was thinking: bride, groom, bridesmaids, groomsmen, mother/father of the bride, mother/father of the groom. I know my OH doesn't care about him and his groomsmen, and I know my parents won't care (so long as the taxi is called for them since they're from another country and won't know who to call). I just can't believe that as soon as you mention 'wedding' the car companyies tack on so much cost, trying to attribute it to ribbons or something else, which I couldn't really care about if it meant saving me hundred of pounds!

We are stying close by the venue the night before so will be getting a lift there in the morning :0) our family members travelling from Paisley will be getting on the coach we have arranged for them.

Well we had a coach to take ALL the guests from reception venue to ceremony and back again, so my mum got that and so did my PIL (my dad drove me separately). Due to logistics my PIL arranged a taxi to take their parents, but that was just an ordinary one. Best man and groom got a separate taxi. Bridesmaids got the coach with everyone else.

We have got a mini bus taking the guest from the house to the churcvh and then back again but this is only because there is very limited parking at the church, as for our cars I'm very luck and a friend has a rolls royce that he is driving me and my dad to the church in and my MOH's boyfriend has a nice Merc so he will be driving the bridesmaids, we looked at cars and they where so stupidly priced that we where not going to bother, My sister rented some nice cars from hertz, brought some ribbon and got our brother to drive her. x

We didn't arrange transport for anyone.

Me and the bridesmaids got a taxi from the hotel to the venue to get ready at the venue.

My mam got a taxi up a little later.

The men drove a couple of cars up and left them overnight.

The hotel was about 5 mins from the venue.

I will add that my MIL had a MASSIVE tizzy about the cars. Logistically it would have made so much sense for my SIL (who was a bridesmaid) to get the taxi with her boyfriend and grandparents, but MIL didn't want her bf in the car because... well... none of us including FIL could work out why! The grandparents knew SIL had a boyfriend, she was 20 for goodness' sake! I got the feeling she wanted ME to organise something but I ignored her and actually have no idea what happened in the end.

My sisters getting married on the 2nd of june and shes said right from the start she's not having cars...... a close friend of my parents has a beautiful merc so he has offered to take us bridesmaids and my mum then come back for my sister and dad.... venue is only 10/15 mins up the road....the boys are staying over night! its a hotel and everyone will be in the ceremony room already any way, only the smokers hovering outside, my BIL's mum and family are making there own way there. they can say all they want but they will get a stern word from me if they try and make a fuss...(shes a dragon, dictated to my sis who was invited, who was sat on the top table, ect ect, not helped them out with a penny towards there house last year or wedding, and she can more than afford too)

I was only down the road from my Church so the Bridesmaids went in my Phantom and then it came back for me.

We had one car (it did 2 trips). Mum and MOH & Bridesmaid. Then back for me and dad. OH, Best Man, ushers all got lifts in other peoples cars. Same thing happened from the church to the reception, just the one trip for the car we had, me and OH - mum and dad were given lift in other cars, everyone else made their own way there.