Frequently Asked Questions
Where does the brides mother sit?
Who goes and in what order to the church?
Where does the bride sit?
What is the order of arrival at the church?
Who gets out of the wedding car first on arrival?
Who leaves the wedding first?
What happens if the car breaksdown?
How many passengers will the cars carry?
Do the cars have seat belts?
Who calculates the final timings?
Where does the brides mother sit?
A. The bride's mother should sit in the front of
the wedding car with the bridesmaids occupying the rear seats. On
arrival at the church the chauffeur will open the doors and assist
as you alight from the car.
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Who goes and in what order to
the church?
A. The bridesmaids always meet at the house of
the bride beforehand.
When it is time to go to the church, there are several cars drawn
up at the house. The bride’s mother drives away in the first,
usually alone, or she may, if she chooses, take one or two bridesmaids
in her car, but she must reserve room for her husband who will return
from the church with her. The maid of honor, bridesmaids and flower
girls go in the next vehicles, which may be their own or else are
supplied by the bride’s family; and last of all, comes the
bride’s wedding car.
The bride drives to the church with her father only.
If she has no father, this part is taken by an uncle, a brother,
a cousin, her guardian, or other close male connection of her family.The
bride's car arrives last and stands without moving, in front of
the church until she and her husband (in place of her father) return
from the wedding ceremony and drive to the reception venue for the
breakfast or reception.
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Where does the bride sit?
A. The bride sits in the rear of the car on the
same side that she will exit the car.
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What is the order of arrival at
the church?
A. Wedding guests should arrive at the church before
the bride's mother and the bridesmaids. They should be seated before
the arrival of the bridal car. The bridesmaids should be waiting
outside the church for the bride.
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Who gets out of the wedding car
first on arrival?
A. The chauffeur will exit the car and let the
bride's father or person giving the bride away first. The Chauffeur
will then assist the bride alight from the car at which point the
father or person giving the bride away will accompany the bride
for the classic "arrival photograph". The bridesmaids
then assist the bride at this point with the wedding dress and train
as she and her father approach the church.
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Who leaves the wedding first?
A. It should always be the bridal wedding car followed
by any attendants leaving for the reception first so that the bride
an groom arrive in time to welcome their guests.
The best man should escort the bride and groom into their car.
The bride’s car leaves first, then the bridesmaids car, then
the bride’s mother and father, then the groom’s mother
and father, then the nearest members of both families, and finally
all the other guests in the order of their being able to find their
vehicles.
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What happens if the car breaks down?
A. We endeavour to provide back up and the cars are very well
maintained by a fully qualified mechanic who knows them intimately.
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How many passengers will the cars carry?
A.
Genevieve and Jeanette will take five adults and a driver, and the rest 3/4 and the driver.
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Do the cars have seat belts?
A. The cars are too old to have seat belts therefore the seat belt law does not apply.
The company stipulates that young children sitting in the back of the cars must be accompanied by an adult.
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Who calculates the final timings?
A. The chauffeur will do a trial run during the
week before the wedding to assess any delays due to road works etc
and will ring the bride the evening before the wedding to advise
the times and take any final instruction.
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