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I was just in a wedding where everyone got ready at the hotel. You would need 2 limos(not sure which size) and then I would suggest some type of car or smaller limo for yourself and FI. Good luck!
Logistics! What a pain, right!??!
What we did to cut down on our limo bill was in this order:
Bridal party got ready at reception club
Grooms party got ready at reception club (on another floor)
Groomsmen and Groom took limo to Church
Parents took limo to church
Bridesmaids and Bride took limo to Church (sometimes, all the girls go then the bride and her dad go last - for me that was just not practical)
We only had one limo and it worked out fine. BUT - we also had a small wedding party - so you still might need two limos...
Thanks guys. This is the most annoying confusing frustrating part of the planning process so far! So annoying. Do you think we need to get a shuttle from hotel to ceremony/reception and back to the hotel after wedding for guests who are staying at hotel or is it ok to expect guests to drive themselves??
I am having this issue too. I think it comes down to how important certain things are to you and how much money you are willing to spend to make it happen. I am going to rent 3 limos for my wedding in order to avoid the fiance seeing me before we get to the venue. It was important to me, but it is not as important to everyone. I think getting a shuttle or bus of some sort for other guests might be nice, but I also don't think asking them to drive themselves is too much either.
Transportation is the one thing of the entire planning process that is giving me the most angst! I can feel your pain. It's just soooo expensive. We're all getting ready at the hotel and then doing photos BEFORE the ceremony since we don't want to waste time and really enjoy our guests.
Our pre-ceremony photos will be at a park which is relatively close to hotel and venue. But I don't want to reveal myself to FH at the hotel. So do I get a limo for him and his peeps/family and then one for mine? Or just one and do two trips and then two trips to the venue (about 4 miles away).
Then we need to shuttle our guests to and from because we don't want people to drink and drive. URGH. So expensive.
Yea. I'm confused to so I wouldn't be much help. We're going to sit down and figure that all out this weekend.
...an idea that I saw on "Rich Bride Poor Bride" and before that..on WB (one of the Bees did this) was a schoolbus to transfer the weddingparty/guests to the venue. If it's a short trip it would be a cheaper way to go and the pictures turned out awesome =)
omg @stephinPA....i feel like we have the same exact issue. I didn't want to see him at the hotel either but I think I am at the point where we just might do that. because I feel like it is a waste to rent a limo...all the limo places require a 4 hour minimum but we will need it for less than an hour! so we are considereing just getting one big party bus that holds about 30 people. Me, my fiance, bridal party and family who will be in pics will head to our venue early to take pics and the bus will go back to the hotel and wait for guests to bring back to the ceremony. Than we will most likely have the same bus bring everyone back to the hotel after the wedding. I don't know if this will all work out like we want it though. And the bus rentals are a fortune! close to $2000!! Which makes me so sick to spend that.
I like the school bus idea! how do you go about getting something like that and who drives the bus? Any other suggestions to cut the cost! I still can't get over how pricey wedding transportation rentals are. It's such a rip off.
@dmp - I know...but I can seriously feel your pain. We haven't really done a ton of research yet but I already know it will be $. $2000 for a bus? Holy mamma!
tell me about it. I was ready to vomit when I heard the prices! It's crazy. I wish I new of other options.
Why can't you have the limo make two trips between the hotel and the venue? It would require the one group getting there really early, but you can relax there or take extra pictures. I am confused as to why this isn't an option?
One limo sounds like a good idea, much cheaper! I wouln't worry about seeing him before....it will still be amazing when you walk down the aisle.
i agree. I think I am starting to be fine with the idea of seeing him at the hotel. Will calm my nerves anyway.
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Hi Guys,
So I am confused about what to do as far as limos or shuttles and was wondering if there are people in the same boat or if anyone knows what to do in this situation. So we are going to the hotel before our ceremony/reception. Me and the bridesmaids...groom and groomsmen and some family will than be going to our venue before everyone gets there to take pictures. What I am confused about is do we get 2 limos...3 limos or 2 limos and a shuttle? Limo 1 would have me and the girls...Limo 2 would have fiance and guys. We cant figure out whether to get a 3rd limo or a shuttle to take family to the place. Limos are really expensive! Or do fiance and I see each other at the hotel instead of the venue so this way we all go in one limo?? ugghh so many confusing options. We also need to have a shuttle at the hotel for our regular guests who will be staying there who need to get from the hotel to the place once the ceremony starts. Sorry for babbling....but so far this is the most confusing part of the planning!