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Transportation?

ashleyepashleyep member
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edited March 2014 in Chit Chat
We're looking into two transportation options and we're trying to figure out the logistics of all it.

 Our ceremony is in a Catholic church, our reception is elsewhere, and we have a block of rooms at a hotel.

 I wanted to get a trolley to transport the bridal party to and from the church. It would pick up the guys at the hotel, drop them off at the church, then pick up the gals where we're getting ready, and drop us off at the church. Then we'd all take the trolley to the reception venue for pictures and the reception. We're also planning to operate a shuttle of some sort from the hotel to the reception site.

 The plan was that guests who wanted to do this would drive to the ceremony, then to the hotel, and catch the shuttle. This is how I'm planning on getting back to the hotel at the end of the night. 

But my issue is what to do with the bridal party's dates. I'd love for them to take the trolley with us from the church to the reception site, I don't want them to completely separate them from their dates, but then I'm not sure what they would do to get to the church. I guess I could tell the dates that they're welcome to take the trolley with my FI and his groomsmen when they head to the church from the hotel, but would that be awkward for FI? I'm not sure if he would feel he has to entertain these people right as he's heading over to get married. Am I overthinking all of this? Probably...
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Re: Transportation?

  • JMalettasJMalettas member
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     We rented a tour bus for our wedding. (Which was kind of neat. For an extra $60 they had a banner hung down the side with our names on it). My H and his groomsmen stayed at our house the night before, and the girls and I stayed at the hotel. The bus picked them up first, dropped them off at the church, then picked us up, & dropped us off second. We rented the bus for 4 hours. So it stayed there throughout the ceremony, & then drove us to pictures. There was enough room for us, the entire wedding party, the photographer, parents, and plus-ones. (Plus-ones were invited, & there was room, but most didn't come for pictures as it's not the most exciting thing to wait around & watch. Most of them left & just got ready, or headed to cocktail hour. Which also meant having a vehicle afterwards or the next day, for those that drove separate from the bus). Once pictures were done, it dropped off a few people who still had their vehicles at the church, and then drove the rest of us to the reception. It was seriously the most convenient & easy route when it came to transportation from multiple locations. (Maybe something to consider)?? Our venue was at the hotel, so there was no needed transportation post reception. Although, a lot of shuttle companies, or cabs even, will let you reserve them for a flat rate for however many hours you require them after an event. We hosted an event not too long ago that we wanted cab service from afterwards, and it only cost us like $250 for 2 hours of service to drive guests home.  

     Just a couple of suggestions!

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  • ashleyepashleyep member
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    JMalettas said:
     We rented a tour bus for our wedding. (Which was kind of neat. For an extra $60 they had a banner hung down the side with our names on it). My H and his groomsmen stayed at our house the night before, and the girls and I stayed at the hotel. The bus picked them up first, dropped them off at the church, then picked us up, & dropped us off second. We rented the bus for 4 hours. So it stayed there throughout the ceremony, & then drove us to pictures. There was enough room for us, the entire wedding party, the photographer, parents, and plus-ones. (Plus-ones were invited, & there was room, but most didn't come for pictures as it's not the most exciting thing to wait around & watch. Most of them left & just got ready, or headed to cocktail hour. Which also meant having a vehicle afterwards or the next day, for those that drove separate from the bus). Once pictures were done, it dropped off a few people who still had their vehicles at the church, and then drove the rest of us to the reception. It was seriously the most convenient & easy route when it came to transportation from multiple locations. (Maybe something to consider)?? Our venue was at the hotel, so there was no needed transportation post reception. Although, a lot of shuttle companies, or cabs even, will let you reserve them for a flat rate for however many hours you require them after an event. We hosted an event not too long ago that we wanted cab service from afterwards, and it only cost us like $250 for 2 hours of service to drive guests home.  

     Just a couple of suggestions!

     *J


    I have the guest shuttle all figured out, but you just made me think that it's possible I could use the guest shuttle for wedding party transportation before I need it to pick up and drop off guests...

    In any case, we're doing our pictures at the reception site, so I'm not sure what to do about the wedding party's +1s. If they take the trolley (or whatever) with us from the church to the reception venue, their car will be left at the church. They could of course choose to do what other guests do and drive to/from the church then catch the shuttle from the hotel. Your plan worked well for you because your pictures were separate from where the reception was.
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  • SBminiSBmini member
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    Bridal party dates have never been part of the wedding party transportation of any wedding I've been in. I looked at including them, and it put our numbers up too high for us to be able to get away with just two limos. Our plan is two limos to the ceremony site (one for ladies one for men) then on the way back, the bridal party will be in one limo and the parents, flower girl and ring bearer will be in the other. We have a lot of people staying at the same hotel, so people will be able to carpool, including SOs.

    I chartered an additional limo to take us back to the hotel at the end of the reception. It's only about a mile away so if anyone wants to leave early, they will certainly be able to find a ride- either through their SO or another guest.
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  • erinlin25erinlin25 member
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    I would just have them be like guests and drive their cars to the hotel after the ceremony to have the shuttle pick them up there and take them to the reception. 
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  • ashleyepashleyep member
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    Thanks ladies. That's what I'm leaning towards, I just wasn't sure if it was rude. I didn't want to segregate the BP from their dates any longer than I had to.

    Not including dates also means I can do a limo instead of a trolley and save some money!
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