With This Ring: March 23, 2018
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74 <strong>With</strong> <strong>This</strong> <strong>Ring</strong><br />
ENTRANCE<br />
or Exit<br />
The theme, style or atmosphere of a wedding is often<br />
reflected in the mode of transport chosen for the bride’s<br />
arrival and sometimes the couple’s departure from the<br />
reception. You might want to make your entrance or exit<br />
in unique style, but it is wise to check out availability and<br />
practicality when making your choice of wedding vehicle.<br />
Classically Vintage<br />
Vintage and classic cars can sometimes be hired from dedicated<br />
wedding transport companies. Alternatively you can contact local<br />
car clubs and enthusiasts who are often asked to source vehicles<br />
and drivers among their members. You may also know someone<br />
with a restored vehicle who would drive it for your wedding<br />
transport.<br />
Last Word in Luxury<br />
Luxury vehicles like a Rolls-Royce or limo provide the bridal<br />
couple with “once in a lifetime” grandeur. A bride’s gown, train<br />
and veil are less likely to be creased in a spacious limousine and<br />
there are the additional facilities of bar, privacy screen, sound<br />
systems and tinted windows for your comfort and relaxation on<br />
the big day.<br />
Rent a Car<br />
Rental car and taxi companies are usually able to provide matching<br />
vehicles as well as the services of a chauffeur for the occasion if<br />
required. They often have a selection of decorations and ribbons<br />
that suit the colour and theme of the wedding.<br />
Friends & Neighbours<br />
Your guests may own late model cars that you could use for<br />
the wedding, or you could hire identical vehicles from a rental<br />
car company and find reliable drivers among family, friends or<br />
neighbours.<br />
On the Hoof<br />
There’s something special about arriving at the wedding by horse and<br />
carriage. Look for local listings and ensure you will have experienced<br />
drivers and horses with a friendly, unflappable temperament.<br />
Trains, Boats & Planes<br />
Arriving by air or sea is a spectacular way to make a wedding<br />
entrance. Hot air balloon, chopper, plane or launch may be<br />
possible options, if you are prepared for the cost and logistics. But<br />
in New Zealand there are fewer and fewer train options unless you<br />
hold your wedding in a Heritage Park.<br />
Cool & Creative<br />
You may plan to be unconventional and<br />
arrive by truck, motorbike, rickshaw<br />
or sedan chair. Perhaps, in European<br />
tradition, you’ll walk to the wedding<br />
so that local residents can wish you<br />
luck!<br />
Paying your Way<br />
Wedding transport is generally booked<br />
for the estimated time and number of vehicles required to take<br />
the bridesmaids and the bride and her father to the ceremony,<br />
the bride and groom from the ceremony to the location for<br />
photographs and from there to the reception venue.<br />
Arrangements other than this can usually be accommodated if<br />
they are discussed with the company concerned and a written<br />
estimate is provided for your additional requirements. But<br />
whatever type of transport you choose, you will still want comfort,<br />
punctuality and reliability.
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