Thanks to anyone who has actually read through my 3 posts tonight...just a lot of wedding stuff going on!
So, after my transportation rant, I figured out that I may have to be more flexable in figuring out my guest transportation. So here's as simple as I can make it: I am expecting 20-25 guests will need transportation. Trying to find a vehicle, non-luxury, to fit them all within my budget may not be possible. Why not just get one smaller shuttle, and have it make multiple trips? Here's why: we're providing transportaiton to the ceremony and reception (church has limited parking, trying to cut down as much as possible on cars). Technically, the shuttle could do 2 loops to the ceremony and 2 loops from the reception to the hotel (ceremony and hotel not in the same place), but it would be difficult to do 2 loops from the ceremony to reception. Our reception location can't let guests in until exactly 6:30, so making 2 loops would mean that one set of guests has to get there apx 40 minutes early and do....nothing...but stand outside. With a wedding in April, this would not be a nice thing to do to them. The distance between church/reception is about 20 minutes.
I don't know what to do. I can't seem to find a vehicle to fit 25 people in it within my price range, but two shuttles gets really complicated and may not turn out well. Thoughts?