Choosing Your Wedding Transport

Many times Brides-to-be have fantasized about their wedding day since they were little girls. They watched movies like Cinderella and imagine themselves grown up one day, marrying their Prince Charming and being driven off in a horse drawn carriage. Some fantasies can come true and for other things they need to be realistic. There are many options for your wedding day transportation 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 chapel to the 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 chapel to the 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.

Another choice in wedding car 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 dollars on and wants her wedding photos taken with? The traditional Rolls Royce offers luxurious elegance, protection from the weather and is more affordable than the horse and carriage, so this is an option well worth considering.

Of course, in the end you want the wedding to make you happy and some decisions will have 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.