No Limo - Advice needed

spartychic2010

I am struggling with dropping $800+ on a limo.  It's not in our budget and we'd have to stretch for it.  Our ceremony and reception venues are appx 30 minutes apart.  Is it completely terrible to just not have one? 

For the ladies that skipped the limo, how did you tell your BP and how did you arrange for wedding day transportation?

gedufty

I could not do that either- everyone had a 3 hour minimum and was 500+ We only need transportation for 1 1/2 hours for photos after the ceremony, but after much research, did find reasonable transportation: wyandotte trolley (which was booked on our date) and the Night Move (http://www.thenightmove.com/private-events/): both $100 per hour There are other options out there! We even checked craigslist for a school bus!
HTH and GL!

klreese0213

perhaps your BP won't be as upset as you think they may. Tell ya the truth... i'd much rather have my car at the end of the wedding, ya know? After my sister's wedding last week it was a mess trying to find rides for people who didnt plan accordingly to have their car at the venue.
if a limo isn't in your budget, is it possible to get a nicer (maybe older) car for just you and Fi? might be a fun twist on things.

abbeylynne06

We didn't have a limo either.  I sent a facebook message (my main form of communicating with everyone) with info and one of the things that I put in there was something along the lines of "There will be no group transportation (limo or something), so please make sure you have a way to get from the ceremony to the reception."  No one complained about it to my face, at least! ; )

For what it's worth, the weddings that I've been in, I think it's nicer just to have my own car.  Then there's no figuring out how to get my car to the reception so I can have it at the end of the night and all of that.

Gwenwhyfare

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[QUOTE]<strong>perhaps your BP won't be as upset as you think they may.</strong> Tell ya the truth... i'd much rather have my car at the end of the wedding, ya know? After my sister's wedding last week it was a mess trying to find rides for people who didnt plan accordingly to have their car at the venue. if a limo isn't in your budget, is it possible to get a nicer (maybe older) car for just you and Fi? might be a fun twist on things.
Posted by klreese0213[/QUOTE]

This. It was not within our budget to have a limo or rent a vehicle either. We're likely going to either drive FI's Accord or my Aunt (who has a Charger) will drive us. We're utilizing the hotel shuttle at the end of the night that is included with our block.

flamingtwig72

We also decided against a limo, mainly because of the logistical nightmare it would have created. It saved money too, but for the life of me, I could not figure out how to get everyone's cars in the right places at the end of the night. I think not having one is much more convenient. As far as how to tell people this, just tell them. I'm sure they'll be happy to not have to worry about getting home after the reception.

As for what vehicle to use for ourselves, we're borrowing my dad's car, which I highly suggest. I'm sure you know someone with a nice, luxury car that you can borrow for one night. It'll be free and much easier to work with.

corinne2010

We went back and forth. Ultimately, we really wanted to be able to celebrate right after on the bus with our BP. DH found this company based out of Canton and the owner was awesome. The package was only 3 hours and I'm pretty sure we ended up paying $480 for the party bus. We had a bus that fit 20 people comfortably. We were squeezed in pretty tight, but no one cared. If you want his number, I would be happy to get it to you.

As far as what we did for the three hours we dd have the limo: the limo picked the girls up at 2:00 pm from the hotel, dropped us off at the church, went and picked the guys up at 2:30 pm and brought them to the church. Our ceremony started at 4:00 pm, lasted 25 min, did family photos and were out by 5:00 pm. The bus did end up getting lost, but had she not gotten lost, we would have been to downtown Plymouth right on time. GL with your decision!

cmkuno

We skipped the limo, and I think it was one of the best decisions we made!  Our ceremony and reception were also about 25 minutes apart, and some of the BP is from out of town, so I called them first to make sure everyone was ok with driving themselves.  Everyone was fine with it!  In fact, 3 of the 8 BP members had little kids with them, so they appreciated having the freedom of being able to stop at the hotel on the way.  A few others carpooled together.  DH and I drove ourselves, which I worried might feel weird and un-special, but we ended up loving that time to ourselves to just talk and be alone!  Plus the groomsmen "decorated" our car at the end of the night, which was good for a laugh.