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Stephanie
Expert February 2018

No transportation on wedding day?

Stephanie, on May 17, 2017 at 5:10 PM Posted in Etiquette and Advice 0 17

Is anyone else not booking a limo or any sort of transportation on the wedding day? I plan on doing hair and makeup at my house and getting dressed at my venue. My ceremony and reception are at the same location. I didn't see the need to get anything fancy since I won't even be dressed when I'm in the vehicle. Is it bad etiquette to not provide transportation for my bridal party?

17 Comments

Latest activity by na&na, on May 17, 2017 at 7:14 PM
  • Maria
    Master June 2018
    Maria ·
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    Nope! You're fine.

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  • Mandi
    VIP May 2016
    Mandi ·
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    Our ceremony and reception were at the same location and there were plenty of areas where pictures could be taken on site so we did not hire transportation.

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  • S
    Beginner April 2018
    Selena ·
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    I was wondering the same thing...I don't think it's necessary

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  • Maria
    Master June 2018
    Maria ·
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    Offering transportation is nice but not required. Getting yourself from point a to b is part of the duties of the bridal party on the wedding day. Even if you did have a limo they still have to meet somewhere. You're not picking them up individually like a school bus. They'll figure it out.

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  • Ashley
    Super February 2018
    Ashley ·
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    All of ours is at the same location. To boot our wedding is at an airbnb so we will be staying there the night of. Its a place that has many bedrooms and we are thinking of having myself, mom, and our out of town guest (brother, sister in law, and nieces) and stay there the night before.

    So no need for any of that. No one says you have to have fancy transportation.

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  • Maria
    Master June 2018
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    Ashley that sounds great but I just got secondhand anxiety when you mentioned airbnb. Usually they can cancel at the last minute. Do you have a special contract? Be careful! You've got time to figure this out.

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  • V2O
    VIP January 2018
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    We aren't hiring transportation. We are getting H/MU done at the hotel the OOT guests will be staying at (they have a meeting room we rented out for the day) The church is 4 miles away from the hotel and from church to reception is 3 miles. Nonetheless, we are saving on the cost of transportation and putting it somewhere else.

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  • muriel
    Champion June 2018
    muriel ·
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    Even if you provide transportation to the ceremony and reception, they will have to arrange a ride home , so it's just as easy to use that vehicle all day.

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  • MJ
    VIP April 2017
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    My ceremony and reception were at same location and we got our hair and makeup done at hotel about 15 min away. 2 BM wanted to drive so we all just went with them. As for leaving the venue husband and I got an Uber SUV to take us back to hotel. We thought limo/transportation was too expensive and we had to reserve for a minimum of 4 hours.

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  • A
    Devoted June 2017
    ashley ·
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    We're offering a limo for both the bridesmaids and the groomsmen. I don't want the bridal party to worry about how they are getting there and I don't want them getting their late either! I stood up in a wedding where it wasn't provided or only provided one way and it wasn't very fun and kind of burdensome. I want a fun trip in the limo w my bridal party!

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  • Mrs.G
    Master April 2017
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    I didn't get anything fancy me and my bridesmaids took an uber from my hotel to the hotel where the ceremony was being held.

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  • L
    Expert April 2018
    lindabelcher ·
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    FH said no - he can just drive his car back home. My mom, on the other hand, said "all weddings have a limo and yours will too." We'll see what happens.

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  • firstoneat56
    Master August 2017
    firstoneat56 ·
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    My situation is almost the same as yours, except I got a hotel near the venue and am getting dressed there. My FH and I are just driving there ourselves. Although our wedding party is just a MOH and BM.

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  • AshleeC423
    VIP April 2017
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    I got ready at my house and then my MOH who traveled for the wedding drove us in her rental car lol. The rest of the girls and my parents followed our car on the way to the photo location

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  • AK
    VIP July 2017
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    I am just driving my car. Lol.

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  • Maria
    Master June 2018
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    @lindabelcher my mom was the same way! Thankfully the church is across the street from the hotel where we'll be staying and having the reception. But when we were shopping around for venues, she was insistent!

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  • na&na
    Super November 2017
    na&na ·
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    Not exactly a limo, but we'll be hiring transportation for us, my parents and FH's dad and sister, since we're planning to stay until the very end and don't want to worry about being tired or in my parents and FH's dad and sister, about drinking to much to drive. Ours will be a night time wedding and all of them are planning on staying "at least until 4 a.m." as FFIL said

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