Driving myself to the wedding

Seems fine to me. You're not driving yourself to the ceremony really because you'll be continuing to get ready there so how is it any different than if you were staying there the night before and driving up then. If it's what you want and/or need to do then go for it.

Just to add you'd have to save the champagne till you got there though. ?

Don't worry mate i will be doing this too!

getting ready at the venue (albeit a bit earlier 4-5 hours before ceremony) and will be driving myself there i think. Xxx

Sounds perfectly reasonable to me! I'll be doing similar (except I can't drive) in that I'll get ready at the venue.

Makes sense to me.

I think I'm going to get my dad to drive me in his car.

Except for posing for pics, no one will see you arrive anyway so it doesn't matter what you turn up in or who drives you.

I am doing this too. I'm leaving my mums at 10am after our hair is done and driving myself and 2 bridesmaids to the hotel, we can have the room anytime. My BMs can drive but being a control freak I want to drive and be in control.

A few people have said this is strange but I don't see why, it's not like I'm in my dress driving there ha.

Plus also the best man is driving the groom so this way we have a car for the next day too.

Just remember about drinking, I'm sticking to Buck's Fizz in the morning , well a glass, then I'll start on the champers once at the venue.

Thanks Ladies. Nice to hear others are doing it too. Whenever I've mentioned it people have reacted like it's a really strange thing to do so I wondered if I was missing something. I'm a lightweight anyway so it'll probably do me good not to drink until I get to the venue otherwise I'll be staggering down the aisle!

Don't listen to anyone who says it's weird, they're ridiculous! There's no reason you shouldn't drive yourself. Now, if you were in a massive ball gown it might be different, for safety's sake, but not if you won't yet be in your dress,

I hate when people think you need to do every tiny last wedding-y thing, as if your wedding would be any better with a chauffeured wedding car to drive you there. Bah, dot your way, it makes perfect sense.

Not sure why people think it's so weird as you are not getting ready until after you check in??? people can be so odd and opinionated about weddings ... I'll be driving myself the morning of the wedding too!

This is exactly what I thought! But suddenly thought there might be something practical I'm missing that would make it a bad idea! (Though I LOVE the idea of driving in a massive ball gown style in my little citroen!)

I am also driving myself to the actual wedding.

I am planning of having my car waxed, polished , and valeted few hours before by my favourite car cleaners who will come to my house. Then afterwards i have managed to find some stick on roses to decorate my car.

Why do what is the norm its your day do it your way. Thats exactly what i intend on doing. My day my way.