Transportation for the WP

blueyedprincess · February 2010

Who all are you having ride in the limo/party bus with you? I know the MOH, BM, groomsmen and best man but are you including the ushers, husbands/wives of the WP, parents, etc?

FI and I are trying to decide who all should be included so we know how big of a vehicle we need to rent but we need help LOL.

aerinpegadrak · February 2010

Are you doing it for transportation to/from the ceremony and reception, or for a photo tour?

On_Cloud_Nine · February 2010

If you are providing transportation for the WP PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE include space for their spouse/significant other/long-term partner. My FI was in a wedding last month where the bride and groom took the WP (for 3 HOURS between the ceremony and reception) and did NOT include the spouses. I was left to fend for myself in a state that I have never been in, driving a rental car that I was not supposed to be driving, and without a GPS. It was HORRIBLE. Please do NOT do this to people who you consider special enough to be in your wedding party.

MyNameIsNot · February 2010

It depends on what you are using transportation for.

We had a limo pick us up at our house, take us to pre-ceremony pics, then to the ceremony, then the reception. The dates met up with us at the ceremony, drove their cars to the reception, and drove their dates/spouses home. It wouldn't have made logistical sense to have the dates in the limo with us, as they didn't want to come to pre-ceremony pics or leave their cars at the ceremony.

The moms got ready with us and rode to the ceremony with us. The dads got ready alone and drove themselves to the ceremony. Then parents rode together from there.

blueyedprincess · February 2010

The limo will take us from the ceremony to the reception site but also to do photos in the park. There is going to be about 2 hours between leaving the church and getting to the reception.

So we will include the spouses/partners of the WP (which I had decided was a good idea but was trying to convince FI). So what about parents & ushers? I guess it would depend on whether or not we're including them in the less formal picture session???

aerinpegadrak · February 2010

Why not just ask them? We're doing a pre-ceremony photo tour, and I've asked all of the dates and parents if they want to attend. Some want to tag along, some would prefer to entertain themselves in that time. (My mom made the excellent point of, "We're out there for your wedding. On that day, we really just want to be doing wedding stuff rather than wandering around checking out Vegas.")

Even if they're not interested, I'm sure they'd appreciate the offer.

gower2be · February 2010

My FI and I will be in a Rolls Royce just the two of us and a driver from the church to the B&B our reception will be held, my mum is paying for the wedding but were paying for added things like the transportation and we dont have a lot of extra money so our transport is our priority I am thinking of renting a smaller limo for our BMs and GMs and thier significant others so they dont have to wait by themeselves at the reception while we snap a few pictures but since all of them are from the area and capable of driving if I cant afford it then they can just drive.

Santorini2011 · February 2010

I hate to be cold but...let the SO/dates do their own thing. They can follow someone to the reception. I have been the date and I survived. I was a big girl LOL. Base it on the size of the limo and the number of people you have. Is it worth the extra $ for someone's date that might be temporary? It also keeps everyone interacting with each other more when they are not catering to their date that doesn't know anyone. Sorry!

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