After wedding ceremony who rides in the limo?

I know the bridal party including bridesmaids and groomsmen but do the children (i.e. flower girl and ring bearer come along too?)





What did you do?

After wedding ceremony who rides in the limo?
After the ceremony usually the bride and groom are the only ones who ride in the limo. We rode in the limo by ourselves and our bridal party worked it out with other people to get a ride to the reception.


I know that when my friend got married she had a limo for her and her husband, then they had an additional limo to take the bridal party to the reception...but, that's only if you have the money to do that.


It's really up to you...if you want to have the bridal party go with you to the reception then that's fine; but usually it is a nice private moment with your new husband/wife.
Reply:For our wedding, the party found there own rides. Just me and hubby rode in the limo. It was really nice to get a little alone time before we went to the reception.





Extra money saving tip: Get the limo at a funeral home. I know it sounds morbid but when we got married it cost us $50 for the limo at the funeral home verses $300 every where else. This was almost 10 years ago so I am sure that prices have gone up.
Reply:depends on if any of the party will be drinking/smoking in the limo...best to let the little kids ride with their parents. I don't want my flower girl around those groomsmen, that's for sure.
Reply:I did when I was ring bearer for my Dad and Stepmom's wedding. (I was 2 1/2 when they got married).
Reply:it should be bride and groom, best man and bridesmaids, you also need another car for parents who travelled with bride and bridesmaids before the ceremony
Reply:It depends on what you want to do.





We had three limos: One six passenger (small as we could get) and two tens (as big as we could get)


We did it like this:


My parents and I in one (6psg), my bridesmaids and flower girls in the other (10 psg) from my house to the ceremony.


My hubby, his parents, and the groomsmen all in one (10 psg) from his house to the ceremony.


Me and my hubby in one(6), the bridal party (including flowergirls) and parents in the other two (10's) from the ceremony to reception.





We all had figured out how to get home from the reception on our own. Most of the bridal party had guests who drove them; I dropped off a car in the morning so that we could drive home.





If you're questioning whether or not it would be "appropriate" for the children, you should ask their parents. Have room for them, but let the parents know that it's up to them.
Reply:Yes, if you are going to a place


for bridal party pictures?
Reply:since there will probably be champagne and booze after the ceremony, send the kids with their parents, assuming the parents aren't also in the wedding party. if the flower girl and ring bearer's parents ARE in the wedding party, then the kid's grandparents can transport them to the reception. if the grandparents aren't invited to the reception, then you're stuck with the kids in the limo. you want to have them in your post ceremony pictures anyway don't you?
Reply:Are you talking about from the ceremony to the reception? I don't know if there is really etiquette for this. I think it is up to the bride and groom. I have never been in a wedding where the bride and groom rode in a limo from the ceremony to the reception.
Reply:Just me and my husband rode in the limo after the wedding but me and my bridesmaids and flowergirl rode to the church in the limo.
Reply:iv always heard it was just the bride and groom


but that would be cool to have the wedding party i would have all of them!!!
Reply:My guideline follows the the new golden rule; the person with the gold makes the rules. So whomever wants the Limo enough to pay for it gets to decide whom they invite to join them therein.





One purpose of hiring a driver is to have a designated driver when you know that people will be under the influence to a degree which creates a need for a designated driver. A second purpose is to avoid vandalism; in some sub-cultures it is a tradition to vandalize the Bride and/or Grooms car during the wedding or reception; this happened to a friend of mine a few years ago: the Grooms family did damage exceeding $4000 to her car! Yet a third reason to have Limo is simply to be pretentious.





You asked: what did I do? When I got married we told almost no one when we would be doing it, and then had a party a few weeks later to which family %26amp; friends were invited. This avoided medling from Family about how things "should" be done and saved a lot of money. This also gave us absolute control over who did and did not get invited to the celebration. If I ever get remarried I will plan the party further in advance; it was a disappointment that several people we truly wanted to be there could not come on only 3 weeks notice.
Reply:My husband and I got in my Honda and drove to the reception. Alone. No limo involved.
Reply:The groom rides the bride... all other seating is fair game.
Reply:If the flower girl and ring bearer are family of those in the rest of the bridal party, yes they come with, elsewise, they go with their parents.
Reply:It depends on how many people can fit, etc.





One thing I recommend you not do is use your limo as a shuttle service. My sister was in a wedding where the father of the bride was determined to use the limo enough to justify getting it - and it caused a huge delay after the ceremony while the limo shuttled people about 3 miles from the church to the reception hall. (Just one of many things that happened at that wedding that have made our list of things not to do...)
Reply:After the wedding, only the bride and groom ride in the limo. The wedding party provides their own transportation to the reception.
Reply:I think it depends on the age of the children. My little brothers rode in the limo with me. They thought it was "so cool."
Reply:i'm going to be in a wedding in august and all the bridesmaids and groomsmen are riding in the limo to the reception, stopping first for a toast at a local bar first! kids are riding with grandma! lol!
Reply:I had horses and carriage for my wedding day.


To the wedding service myself, the bride -giver (generally father of bride), bridesmaids, flower-girl, and page boys rode in the carriage - 7 in total.


After the ceremony to the reception it was just myself and my new husband with a glass of champagne each - courtesy of the Livery stable who supplied the horses and carriage.


It was a dream i have had since i was a little girl and indeed the whole day was A DREAM COME TRUE!
Reply:i waited to get to my wedding bed for my ride!