Wedding Day Transport Requirements

For your wedding day transport requirements you will certainly need one car to take the you (the bride) and your father from home to the ceremony. The same car will then take you and your new husband to the reception.

A second car will take your bridesmaids, flower girls and page boy to the ceremony. The bride's mother can travel with the bridesmaids if there is room.

Usually the best man drives the groom to the ceremony, and then uses his own car to get to the reception.

It is also the best man's duty to make sure that the car is available at the end of the reception for the couple. You can use the hire car for this but of course it will cost more.

Sit down with pen and paper and work out the wedding transport you require for the entire bridal party and any important visiting guests. Then book the cars accordingly.

If you have arranged taxis for your visiting guests, such as relatives who are staying at a local hotel, let them know what arrangements you have made.

Your list of wedding transport requirements might look like this:

• Car (1) to take the bride and her father to the church (Hire Car - make a booking)


• Car (2) to take the brides attendants to the church (Hire Car - make a booking)


• Car (3) to take the groom and the best man to the church (groom's car driven by best man)


• Car (4) to take brides mother to church (family car driven by family member)


• Car (5) to take the other groomsmen to the church (car provided and driven by one of the groomsmen)


• Car (6) to take the grooms grandparents to the church (could be their own car, or hire a taxi)

• Car (1) to take the bride and groom to the reception


• Car (2) to take the brides attendants to the reception


• Car (3) driven by the best man to reception, also taking with him the groom's grandparents


• Car (4) takes the bride's parents and family members to the reception


• Car (5) takes the groomsmen to the reception