Many
times Brides-to-be have fantasized about their wedding day since
they were little girls. They will have watched movies like Cinderella
and imagined themselves grown up one day, marrying their Prince
Charming and being driven off in a horse drawn carriage. Of course,
some fantasies may come true and for other things they need to
be more realistic. There are many options to choose for your
wedding
day transport such as horse and carriage,
open top sports car or traditional white Rolls
Royce. However, if you make the choice purely
based on fantasy, you may wind up quite disappointed.
There are several things you need to keep in
mind when choosing your wedding transport:
- Cost
- Practicality
- Weather
- Distance from the church
or ceremony venue to the wedding reception
Cost can be quite prohibitive
when thinking about a horse and carriage. They
generally charge by the half hour and if you
are driving a short distance from the ceremony
venue to the wedding reception that may be okay,
but what will you drive after the reception to
your honeymoon
suite (or the airport)? You certainly don't
want to pay to have the horse and carriage waiting
around for you all evening.
Choose an open top sports car
only if you can guarantee the weather.
Another choice in wedding
transport is a convertible sports car.
This may be more the Groom's fantasy than the
Bride's, but it is certainly more affordable.
This option is great only if the weather is
perfect and the Bride is not concerned about
her hair-do. You know, the hair-do she just
spent hundreds of pounds on and wants her wedding
photos taken with? Open top sports cars may
well fulfill the fantasy and will look great
in the photographs, assuming the sun is shining,
but are not necessarily the most practical
option.
Be practical – don’t
let your heart rule your head.
The traditional Rolls Royce
offers luxurious elegance, protection from the
weather and is more affordable than the horse
and carriage. This is certainly the most practical
option and is the most popular mode of wedding
transport for the bride, so this is an option
well worth considering. Sometimes being practical
and realistic is a more sensible option that
following your fantasy.
Of course, in the final analysis
you want your wedding day to be a happy and memorable
occasion. Therefore some tough decisions will
need to be made as to their value in making the
day what you want versus their cost. You (hopefully)
only have one wedding and you want to make it
something you will always remember.
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