Wedding Car Rental - How to Arrive at Your Wedding in Style

There are some ways you express yourself on a budget and still arrive in grand entrance style.

Downsize Your Ride
You really don't have to have that ultimate stretch limo for an intimate bridal party of say five or six. Traditional limousines seat six passengers and are a perfect budget-friendly alternative to their stretch counterparts.

If you have a large bridal party and downsizing your bridal party is obviously not an option, consider restricting the limo to just the bride and her bridesmaids while the groomsmen and/or ushers arrive with the groom in separate vehicles. The bride and groom can have a private limo ride after the ceremony.

Save the Drama - Save the Dollars
Decide what part of your day your style of transportation will have the greatest effect - and hire the fancy ride for that one-way trip only. For example, will you really need a chauffeured limo if your wedding plans are casual? Perhaps you're scheduled to arrive at the wedding location several minutes or so after your guests are comfortably ensconced so that they wouldn't see you arrive anyway. Or would you rather have a wedding car rental for your dramatic getaway at the end of your reception.

Hourly Rates versus All-Day Rates
Sure it would be nice to have a limo sitting outside of your reception hall for the entire evening in case Grandma or Aunt Betsy need a ride home. But is it worth the extra $1,000 or more to have a chauffer sitting in a car that no one will see until they're ready to leave?

Instead, check the hourly rates for either getting to the wedding or getting from the wedding to the reception, unless both events are being held at the same location, and limit the wedding car rental to just that one-way trip. You'll still get to enjoy the exciting limo ride during the best part of the day and save a lot of money in the process.

Schedule Your Wedding for an Off-Season Date
Who says you have to get married on a Saturday in June? Having an early fall or even winter wedding is just as glamorous, unless you have your heart set on an outdoor event that is. But if your wedding date is during an off-season or not near a major holiday, the limo and other vehicle rentals may be in less demand and you might be able to negotiate a considerable discount.

Ditch the Limo and Designate a Driver for a Rented Vehicle
Pay a friend to drive the wedding car rental to get you where you need to go. Renting a car for an entire day or even overnight plus slipping your buddy a few bucks in appreciation could easily save you thousands of dollars. And the rental cars today can often be just as glamorous as what you might pay over $1,500 for with a wedding limo.

Or maybe you have a friend or family member who owns or has access to a big old classic car in good condition. Classic cars are a real favorite of today's couples for getting to the wedding in vintage style.

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