With the wedding and reception at two different locations we are trying to figure out Limo transportation on a limited budget. Is there certain etiquette associated with the wedding party?
We would love to have the girls all arrive to the church in a limo with the bride. But then the bride and groom would leave to the reception in the limo... are we supposed to have more than one limo? If so how do you arrange for the wedding party to get to their cars?
We are renting 3, 15P vans...1 for the bridesmaids, 1 for the groomsmen and 1 for the dates; we have to do this because we are all staying at a site about 40 minutes away from the wedding/reception site (on the day of the wedding, each group will take a van down). However, you could probably get away with 1 van for everyone and their dates, depending on the size of the party. This may only be more economical than 2 limos if you can return the van on Sunday or if you want it for the whole weekend(if your party is coming from OOT) and people will chip in. We are paying ourselves and it is $1,500 for a Thursday-Monday for 3, just to give you an idea.
You can hire one limo but have them go back and forth. Weekends usually require a minimum number of hours anyway so instead of having the limo wait and sit there idle, use it!
You could make the first trip be groomsmen, then second be bridesmaids, then the third be the bride and groom, or maybe family also..Or any subsequent trips you might need.
going back and forth would not work as the ceramony site and reception site are about 30 minutes away. Vans seem way to big and certainly not formal wear friendly...but it is a good idea to move a large number of people at one time..
You can rent a bus-shuttle thing. I'm not sure what the right term is or how to describe it, but it is very formal wear friendly and spacious. Here it is:
I was honestly baffled and pretty stressed about this issue for our wedding. We ended up having the bridal party drive to the ceremony together from the hotel then back to the hotel afterwards. We arranged for taxis to pick them up and take them to and from the reception. I couldn't justify the extra cost of a limo/bus to get them all to the ceremony. One of the girls seemed a bit miffed by us not providing transportation to the ceremony but I have been to several weddings where transportation wasn't provided for the bridal party at all. I spoke to our DOCs about it and they said it wasn't bad etiquette. Hope that helps!
Yes it is costly-- and I want to make sure everyone is where they should be and then at the end of the night they are all safe.... And of course everyones cars are where they need to be when its all said and done.
You don't have to provide but it's a nice courtesy if they are out of towners. Some limo companies also let you split the hours and take off while you are in the church and stuff so you can maximize the time and do an extra trip if you can only rent one limo.
Another nice option is to have a friend or relative drive you in a nice car they have with the car decorated and let the party travel by their own transportation or in the limo you do rent.
With the wedding and reception at two different locations we are trying to figure out Limo transportation on a limited budget. Is there certain etiquette associated with the wedding party?
We would love to have the girls all arrive to the church in a limo with the bride. But then the bride and groom would leave to the reception in the limo... are we supposed to have more than one limo? If so how do you arrange for the wedding party to get to their cars?
Has anyone figured all this out yet?
posted by cinderellasmom 75 posts 1 month agoWe are renting 3, 15P vans...1 for the bridesmaids, 1 for the groomsmen and 1 for the dates; we have to do this because we are all staying at a site about 40 minutes away from the wedding/reception site (on the day of the wedding, each group will take a van down). However, you could probably get away with 1 van for everyone and their dates, depending on the size of the party. This may only be more economical than 2 limos if you can return the van on Sunday or if you want it for the whole weekend(if your party is coming from OOT) and people will chip in. We are paying ourselves and it is $1,500 for a Thursday-Monday for 3, just to give you an idea.
posted by ErinMarieMack 263 posts 1 month agocinderellasmom,
You can hire one limo but have them go back and forth. Weekends usually require a minimum number of hours anyway so instead of having the limo wait and sit there idle, use it!
You could make the first trip be groomsmen, then second be bridesmaids, then the third be the bride and groom, or maybe family also..Or any subsequent trips you might need.
posted by JCM9608 466 posts 1 month agogoing back and forth would not work as the ceramony site and reception site are about 30 minutes away. Vans seem way to big and certainly not formal wear friendly...but it is a good idea to move a large number of people at one time..
posted by cinderellasmom 75 posts 1 month agocinderellasmom,
You can rent a bus-shuttle thing. I'm not sure what the right term is or how to describe it, but it is very formal wear friendly and spacious. Here it is:
I was honestly baffled and pretty stressed about this issue for our wedding. We ended up having the bridal party drive to the ceremony together from the hotel then back to the hotel afterwards. We arranged for taxis to pick them up and take them to and from the reception. I couldn't justify the extra cost of a limo/bus to get them all to the ceremony. One of the girls seemed a bit miffed by us not providing transportation to the ceremony but I have been to several weddings where transportation wasn't provided for the bridal party at all. I spoke to our DOCs about it and they said it wasn't bad etiquette. Hope that helps!
posted by megs08 60 posts 1 month agoYes it is costly-- and I want to make sure everyone is where they should be and then at the end of the night they are all safe.... And of course everyones cars are where they need to be when its all said and done.
posted by cinderellasmom 75 posts 1 month agoYou don't have to provide but it's a nice courtesy if they are out of towners. Some limo companies also let you split the hours and take off while you are in the church and stuff so you can maximize the time and do an extra trip if you can only rent one limo.
Another nice option is to have a friend or relative drive you in a nice car they have with the car decorated and let the party travel by their own transportation or in the limo you do rent.
posted by beans654321 10 posts 1 month ago