Who rides in the limos?

JxSWedding

I'm getting 2 limos and a rolls.  I was originally thinking of having both sets of parents, the groomsmen (5) and bridesmaids (5).  I'm not sure if I should include the parents of the flower girl and ring bearer.  If I did, I'd have to upgrade to larger limos. 

Do brides normally provide transportation to the parents of the flower girls and ring bearers?  

JCbride2015

How will the FG and RB get to the wedding?  I would keep them together with their parents no matter what you do.

HisGirlFriday13

I think it depends on where their parents are and what their parents think. Our RBs were 2.5 and 8, and the parents of the 2.5 year old would not have liked him travelling in a car without a car seat. The 8-year-old's parents would have been OK with it. 

It would be nice of you to include the FG and RB if you can, but I would ask their parents what the parents would prefer.

OliveOilsMom

I'd say it depends on the age of the child.  For my brother's wedding, over a year before mine, the RB (my nephew) rode with his parents (they also had a 5 month old, so my brother who was BM didn't go in the limo so he could help his wife as needed).  But for my wedding, RB rode with us, since that is what he wanted to do.  And in both weddings, the FG rode in the limo, but she is a few years older and her mom was a BM in both weddings.

hyechica81

i was a fg in my 2 aunts and my uncle  my dads siblings  my mom was in all but 1 of the weddings so we rode together granted i was 3-4 at the time of each wedding and this was back in the 80s.


i would ask the parents first and see what they prefer maybe one of the parents of rb and fg would ride in the limo.

how would both sets get back after reception to house without a car if they both rode in limo. if one rode with child then the other parent was free to bring the car along

MobKaz

As parents for local weddings, we provided our own transportation.  It worked well logistically because we wanted cars at the reception.

We had the FG and RB (10/7) drive separately to the church with their parents.  One of the issues was that the limo was taking the bridal party over to the church early for pictures and last minute preparations.  We didn't want to subject the younger ones to that down time.

NYCBruin

Ask the parents, it will depend on the kid and the parents.  I was a FG when I was 5 and riding in the limo with the bridal party (without my parents) was about the coolest thing ever for me.  

SP29

I think it depends on where the RB and FG will be getting ready. If they are getting ready with you and the groom, I would expect that they would travel with the rest of the bridal party, and that would include their parents, as I also assume the parents would be around for the getting ready part if the kids are. However, for my wedding, our FG and RB got ready at their own home with their parents (my BIL and SIL) and they met us at the ceremony right before it started. This way the two kids (7 and 2) didn't have to wait around anywhere (either with the rest of the party getting ready or at the ceremony site). My SIL could keep them at home for as long as possible and the FG got to nap in the early afternoon before coming to the ceremony. The RB would have been "OK" hanging out with the men all day, though I'm sure he would've been bored or playing on a ipad.

JxSWedding

Thanks everyone for your help.  I just wanted to make sure that it was normal to ask if the FG and RB wanted to ride in the limos. In all of the weddings I have been to, the parents of the FG and RB drove themselves. I'm sure the parents of my FG and RB would prefer to drive but based on everyone's suggestion, I asked anyway. 

a13049

I think it really depends in the flower girl and the ring bearer and their parents. We would love having my niece and nephew ride in the limo with us and they would love the experience. My sisters would want their cars so they would be happy to drive seperately. If it was my cousins, one is a total behavior mess so I would send him with mom and dad and my other cousin can't be 5 feet away from her mom with mom having a fit.

JCbride2015

@JxSWedding, as far as I can tell, this thread is the first time I responded to you on TK.  I gave a helpful suggestion, as did other posters, and it sounds like you followed up on our advice.  There was zero snark.  So why do you suddenly have it out for me and @HobokenBride2012 over on the NJ board?