Anyone not do limos? Are they absolutely necessary?

njpabzy

Our church is 2 minutes from the hotel where we will be getting ready.  I am struggling with the need for limos for the wedding party.  Our wedding party is my brother and SIL, their 3 kids, and my FSIL, her husband and their 3 kids.  I dont think I am not going to make the wedding party go anywhere after the church for photos so the limo would just be to take them to the church from hotel and back to hotel where we are going to have a shuttle to the reception for all guests staying at the hotel. My FI would really like to have a speciality car for us, and even that i am debating unless we are going to go to a park and take some pics of the two of us after the ceremony. 
Would it be horrible of us to just have a car for the two of us and ask wedding party to drive themselves to and from church back to the hotel? I dont want to do something that is completely tacky and wrong but limos seem like a giant expense for a total of 4 mins of driving time.
Your honest opinions would be greatly appreciated as always!
Thanks Ladies!

Melissa66

DH and I had a small wedding party so we only had 2 towncars.  Limos would have been a huge waste of money.

mbcdefg

I would talk to them about it. I don't think it's a bad thing at all to skip limos, as long as it won't be an inconvenience to them ... I would think that some people would prefer to have their own cars with them, actually.

Heather822

Skipping it....

we are getting married at the venue anyway.

We did get shuttles for hotel guests to get to & from the wedding/reception though.

klaube76

We are not doing limo's .... my FI's father and my father are DD for the night...they are driving the wedding party and family....they volunteered and I graciously excepted...I just couldn't see spending money on limos for 1 hour

Lori&Peter

I did not do limos....the guys got ready at the hotel where we were staying after the wedding which was 5 minutes from the venue and they all took the complimentary shuttle over.  I got ready with the girls at a different hotel and my maid of honor drove the girls and my dad drove me.

peaches85

We're not doing limos.  I'm getting ready with the girls in a hotel that practically shares a parking lot with the venue, so someone will just drive me over and FI is getting ready with the guys at his mom's house and they'll just all take cars over.

Our ceremony and reception are at the same place, but even if they weren't we'd probably just have a friend or family drive us.

Julephenia

Totally not necessary. You could always walk to the ceremony - great pictures!

Our ceremony and reception are all on site, and even though I want a speciality car for pictures, there's just no point wasting that money.

kimmys81

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[QUOTE]Totally not necessary. You could always walk to the ceremony - great pictures! Our ceremony and reception are all on site, and even though I want a speciality car for pictures, there's just no point wasting that money.
Posted by Julephenia[/QUOTE]

I walked to the ceremony (Church was near my house) and the photos from that walk are some of my FAVORITE photos!!  Everyone was trying to talk me out of it but it was worth it to me.  I stopped traffic.  LOL!  We ended up getting limos at the request of my MIL (she paid) b/c we needed to get the guys to the church from SI and then we needed to get to the hall!  lol.  If I could have gotten away with skipping limos, I would have...or I would have gotten 1 big limo for us AND the wedding party and skipped the fancy car that we "had to have."

lizabe522

I think we may skip limos - ceremony and reception are in the same place, so it feels kind of silly. If we have extra money, then we'll spring for it, but I'm not counting on it. 

sparkles2010

I am still debating this issue!  I have 7 bridesmaids, 7 groomsmen, two ring bearers, and a flower girl.  The girls are getting ready with me at my house, the ceremony is at my church, and the reception is 10 minutes drive away.  I figured that since the groomsmen are getting ready with my groom and the bridesmaids will be with me, that it is too much too coordinate, especially since their respective dates are not in the bridal/groom party.  I think they actually would rather have their cars!  Its not too much to ask them to drive since everything isn't far away.  If I was in a bridal party, I would drive if I needed to. 

I think we are going to get one specialty car - when else are me and FI going to do that He loves cars so its a treat to us. 

NJMom050911

We're not doing limos, our house is an hour away from the hotel/venue and our ceremony and reception is at the same place. Since we're doing pictures before the ceremony we don't feel there is a need for a limo. I'll be getting ready at the bridal suite and my fiance will be getting ready at the hotel.

MikeandJulie2010

I'm not doing limos either, I'm getting married at the same place as the reception so its not necessary. Plus, the hotel offers a shuttle, save the money and put that toward your honeymoon!