Bride & Groom Canada Magazine 2016 | Page 58

GET TO THE CHURCH ON TIME & INStyle BY: MIRANDA LIGHTSTONE There are a lot of details brides and grooms need to work out on their wedding day. Flowers, music, food, location and attire: it’s all equally important. However, the wedding transportation is often something couples leave to the very end and something they rarely think about as being original. Traditionally, the white stretch limo is called into play and everyone piles into it. Yet, there are countless options out there for brides and grooms to choose from. We’ve decided to give you lucky brides and grooms a few unique transport options to consider for your big day. HORSE & CARRIAGE This option might not seem that original, but if you’re getting married in the city, it is. Horse & carriage arrivals might be the norm in the country, but pull up to your downtown locale in a white Cinderella carriage with whit e horses and fairy lights strung along the reigns and carriage door and you’ll surely receive a stunned-silence arrival. Magical and romantic, a horse & carriage means you’ll also get to spend some quality time with your partner as you clip-clop your way to the venue after photos. And speaking of photos, a horse and carriage means you’ll also be able to take some truly unique and fantastic wedding photos with your wedding transportation choice. 58 2016 FLEET OF CARS Often, brides and grooms choose to rent larger vehicles (like limos) to accommodate everyone in one vehicle. Party buses, stretch Lincoln Navigators, school buses… it’s all been done. But, there’s a way to give your bridal party (and you) a means of transportation to your venue without piling everyone into the same vehicle. Consider renting a fleet of unique vehicles for each of your bridal party couples to drive and pull up in. Maybe it will be a fleet of candy-coloured smart for two vehicles (for the environmentally friendly couples) or MINI Coopers (for the more daring) or even a fleet of luxury exotic cars (if you’re willing to splurge on the big day). Whatever car you choose to have, just