Wedding cars for bridesmaids!

Do what's right for you.

at my first wedding I organised a normal taxi for mine however that didn't turn up so we had to rely on other guests who had already arrived at the venue dashing over to collect them.

I'm either having normal taxis for all of us or a fancy minibus so we can go all together. It's one of those things I can't bear to spend the money on.

I'm getting taxis from Addison Lee, I think they are nationwide. They have Mercedes Benz are part of their fleet so they are a little more special.

Good luck

Bx

This is exactly what we are doing. Only really getting a car for some nice photos

Im still trying to figure out whats best to do. at the moment ive only ordered 1 car for me. TBH i think i might just have the BMs and my mum go in a taxi.

I agree most of us are budget conscious nowadays and this is somewhere you don't need to spend a fortune. You will have pics of you arriving in your car and leaving with hubby but not really bridesmaids. Depending how far you could get your car to make two trips or book them a taxi. Have they all got other halves who will take cars? If so they could travel to the reception with them, with others or again by taxi. I wouldn't be spending on flash bridesmaid transport.

We had a "wedding" car - vintage Bentley - that took me, my mom, and bridesmaids to the church. The minimum hire was 3 hours. My husband and his groomsmen took a chauffeured executive car. After the wedding, my OH and I took the vintage Bentley and our bridal party hopped in the other car to go to photoshoot/reception. We also struck a deal that the exec car would come by after the reception to take us back to the hotel - and it was heaps cheaper than getting the wedding car back but not as cheap as an uber/taxi.

I agree that booking a taxi for the bridesmaids would suffice. They will be arriving in style to the ceremony, so as you say, I don't think how they arrive at the reception is as important.

Good luck with the planning x?

I'm booking my BM's a taxi too - my manager has kindly agreed to drive me in his (very nice) Maserati, and I don't think it's fair to ask him to do three trips!

My best man has hired a car so he can drive myself & my dad to the ceremony (he is always late so long running joke is that he'd have to drive me so I know where he is!) and my uncle has agreed to drive my mum, MOH & BM.
He has quite a nice car anyway and I've been told he's bought ribbons to make it all pretty

I just couldn't bring myself to pay £100's for a car for 2 hours!

I don't think there is anything wrong with a taxi for the Bridesmaids. As you say it is a lot of money and the last 2 weddings I was a guest at had the bridesmaids in a taxi and a nice car for themselves. Stand your ground and maybe explain to your bridesmaids how much it costs, it might be they haven't realised just how expensive it is X

Thanks everyone I'm going to stick to my guns and do it as I planned!