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carriage ride

I just got a quote from Milwaukee Coach and Carriage and they want $550 to drive us and our wedding party literally 3 blocks to the reception. Does anyone else know any Milwaukee area carriages that are a little more resonable?
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Re: carriage ride

  • edited December 2011

    Unfortunately, Milwaukee Coach & Carriage is the only company allowed to own and operate horses/carriages in the city of Milwaukee. I found this out the hard way. 

    That's pretty much standard pricing for any transportation service because they have 'minimums.'


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  • edited December 2011
    They are the only company I have heard of in Milwaukee that do horse and carriage rides.  I've looked into other companies (I found one out in Oconomowoc I think) and the rates were just as high.  It's because they  have to transport the horses to your location, get them groomed, bridled, and get the carriage out, etc.....the list of reasons is neverending it seems. 
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  • edited December 2011
    This is Milwaukee Coach & Carriage responding to the above comment.  If we have to truck up the horse and carriage, meaning transport it out of the downtown Milwaukee area, there are substantional costs that we incur to do so.  We can not just throw the horse into the backseat of our truck.  To do this request, we need to have a truck, a trailer for the horse, and a trailer for the carriage.  Then we have to transport both the horse and the carriage, which includes fuel costs and costs for the person to do so. 
    So, whether you need it for 10 minutes or longer, we still have the same costs to do an event outside of the downtown area, no matter the distance or length of time of the ride.  That is why we charge more for events that involve transporting the horse and the carriage.
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