Just when i thought my planning was going really well!!
We booked our wedding car at the weekend, its gorgeous and we were really chuffed we'd booked it. We decided on only having the one wedding car as im going from my mum and dads house which is literally around the corner from the church. I couldnt justify spending another £400 on a second car to just go around the corner. I had spoke to my bridesmaid they were happy with this and would jump in with their boyfreinds to the venue.
Anyway when H2b told his parents about booking the car they kicked up a right stink about how they wanted to go in the wedding car and why should my family get to go in the car but they dont and then went on to say they were booking their own wedding car to take them all to the church. Im glad i werent there or i might have said quite a lot of things i would have come to regret. They have also demsnded he get ready at theirs which he didnt want to as we'll have our own house by then and he wanted his ushers and best man to get ready with him.
Is this normal do the grooms family generally get a ride in the wedding car?? I work in a hotel and have never ever in all the weddings iv seen, seen a grooms family have their own special car.
CommentAuthorOfficially Mrs M
as far i am aware no the grooms family do not get to go in the wedding car, they travel to the venue via their own transport
the mother of the bride traditionally travels with the Bridesmaids to the venue before you and your father.
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CommentAuthorJill
Honestly? That's ridiculous. It is just the brides family traditionally - not even family, just bridal party and everyone else makes their own way. My MIL will be getting on the coach with everyone else as she lives near us but the venue is beside my mums. We're gonna be a little bit different and have a wedding car take h2b, best men and usher down first then come back up for me and my dad in one, bm's in another and my mum, gran and son in the last. Same price so may as well make the most of the time we have :) x
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CommentAuthorShirleygirly
I've never heard of the Grooms family having a special car to get to the ceremony or the groom for that matter. If they want to pay for their own fancy car that's up to them but the idea is that the bride arrives in style so it's you who should be kicking up a fuss because they are clearly trying to steal your arrival thunder! x
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CommentAuthorbridalmiss
We have the one price all day so we're maxing it out, so it's taking the groom to church, with possibly his dad as best man (but he might be driving anyway so might not need it), then back to my mum's house for the BM and flowergirls, then back to mum's for me and Mum (she's giving me away) - then the one car is hanging around to take me and H2B to the reception, other guests have a bus :-)
I havent ever heard of this either, and if i can be totally blunt here, it sounds like your in-laws are just purely jealous and perhaps trying to make themselves feel / look important on the day (hope that does not offend)
It is YOUR day, and if you are happy with arrangements who are they to demand something else. Also i think it would be better for h2b to get ready at your own house with his best man and ushers myself, be nice for everyone to get ready in groups, and otherwise where are they other men going to get ready?
Hope you manage to sort it out, you dont need this type off stress, planning a wedding is stress enough!
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CommentAuthorKaya
Wow, his family and right spoilt selfish so and so's aren't they?!
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CommentAuthornatalie2614
Ive never heard of the grooms family getting any transport laid on for them for the wedding, my H2B is making his own way there with his best man as they are going to dress the reception venue in the morning (well do the balloons etc)
Vintage car - me and dad Vintage 8 seater bus - my mum, 2 bridesmaids, his mum (h2b insisted on this otherwise she will moan!) and my two brothers.
However this leaves 2 seats empty and my mum is insisting her partner gets to go in the bus - errr no! Shes been with him for 2 years but kept him very much to herself and i can count the number of times on one hand that ive actually met him. So no! If we got a second car with 4 seats in then thats 2 bridesmaids and my mum and his mum. Every other person can make their own way there.
Im also quite tempted to say no to a second car and just get a minibus for everyone to go on then no one can complain!
So you're not on your own with inlaw and family worries over transport, but id kill the inlaws if they dare get another car!!
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CommentAuthorsamitrev2B
im having two cars n a bus.. car for me n dad...a car for mum, my lil fg n moh n everyone else on a bus.... i hope they dnt get a car id b angry just lucky i have a good inlaw family xxxx
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CommentAuthormym72
I've definitely not heard of groom's family having a wedding car (or bride's). We had one car (vw camper so plenty of room lol) which took groom, best man, usher and bridesmaid (had just one) then came back for me and my dad. Even my mum got in one of the taxis that we'd booked for guests. From the ceremony to the reception we booked a minibus for the guests - and this time everyone went in this as the campervan was just for hubby and me!!
CommentAuthorbe_ckz
thank god it werent just me thinking the same and dont worry janie you've not offended it was only what i was thinking anyway. the car will come and pick up my bridesmaids and mum and then come back for me and dad. He also said he would pick H2b and his best man and usher up which i know h2b was really looking forward too, however his mum wanted to spoil this.
Thanks ladies for your support in this matter and im glad you all share my opinion, i was made to feel very selfish about the whole matter
