Weddings. Quietly handled, hours before anyone arrives.
A wedding is a timetable with a great deal of emotion attached to it. Our part is small and it matters: the right car at the right door, early, with a chauffeur who knows the day and stays out of the photographs.
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What we do on the day
More movements than most people expect
Couples usually begin by asking for one car to the church or register office. By the time the day is planned there are nearly always more: parents and grandparents collected from home, a car for the bridal party, guests moved from a hotel to a country house that has nowhere to park, a run back to the station at midnight, and the couple away at the end of the night.
Most of our wedding work is booked many months ahead, often a year or more, usually by a couple or a parent and sometimes by a planner. Saturdays from May to September are the first to go, and a venue with a narrow approach or a long drive is worth talking about early. Tell us the date as soon as you have it, even if the rest of the day is not settled.
How it works
From the date to the last car home
- 01
The first conversation
The date, the venues, how many people and how far apart everything is. We tell you honestly how many cars the day needs, which is sometimes fewer than you think.
- 02
The plan
We build the day backwards from the ceremony and check the approach to each venue: the gates, the drive, where a car can stand and where it certainly cannot.
- 03
The fortnight before
Timings confirmed in writing with your chauffeur's name and number, and a contact on the day who is not the couple.
- 04
The day
Cars arrive well before they are needed, clean and dressed as you asked. If the ceremony runs late, the rest of the day is adjusted around it.
The shape of a day
A typical wedding timetable
| When | What is happening | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| The night before | Cars prepared, route driven where the venue is unfamiliar | Gravel drives, low arches and village lanes are better discovered the day before. |
| Two to three hours before | Guest and family movements begin | Grandparents and small children go first, while there is still somewhere to stop. |
| 45 to 60 minutes before | The chauffeur is outside the house | The car is there long before the dress is finished. |
| The arrival | A short, slow journey to the ceremony | Even a ten minute drive is planned as twenty five. Waiting round the corner is a tradition we are happy to keep. |
| After the ceremony | Photographs, then on to the reception | Your photographer is welcome to use the car. The chauffeur stays out of the pictures. |
| The evening | Guests to hotels and stations, the couple away | The last run is the one most easily forgotten when the day is planned. |
A guide, not a template. Tell us your timings and we will work to them.
What is included
The things nobody should have to ask for
- A chauffeur in a dark suit who has driven weddings before and knows when to disappear
- The car cleaned and prepared for the day, and dressed with ribbon in the colour you choose if you would like it
- An umbrella in the boot, because this is Britain and the forecast lies
- Timings built around the ceremony rather than the drive, with waiting time planned in from the start
- A named contact for the day who is not the couple, so no one rings the bride about parking
Practical things worth knowing
The dress, the drive and the gravel
A full skirt and a low saloon are not natural companions. A V-Class has a high roof and a wide sliding door, and a bride can step in rather than fold in, which is why a good number of couples put the bride and her father in the V-Class and the parents in the S-Class rather than the other way round. If the dress has a long train, tell us: it changes which car we suggest and how long we allow at each end.
Country venues have their own difficulties: long gravel drives, single track lanes, a gatehouse that locks at a set hour, and a field car park that stops being usable after heavy rain. We check the approach before the day and agree where each car will stand, so guests are not directed across wet grass in evening shoes.
One more honest point. If the ceremony and the reception are five minutes apart, you may not need a car for the middle of the day at all, and we would rather tell you that than sell you one.
The cars
Two that we own, and one to ask about
Mercedes-Benz S-Class
Up to 3 passengers
The quiet, formal choice for parents, or for the couple leaving at the end of the night.
Mercedes-Benz V-Class
Up to 7 passengers
The practical wedding car. Step in rather than climb in, room for a dress, and the bridal party in one vehicle.
Something older or grander
Ask us about availability
Vintage and classic cars, open tourers and larger limousines are not part of our own fleet. Tell us what you have in mind and we will say honestly whether we can arrange it for your date.
Request a quote
Tell us the date
The date, the venues, how many people need moving and roughly when. We will come back with what we suggest and a clear price. Nothing is booked or charged online, and we are glad to talk it through by telephone.
Prefer to talk? +44 2030 048300 or WhatsApp, at any hour.
Questions people ask
About wedding cars
Can one car do more than one journey?
Often, yes, where the venues are close together and the timings allow. We will tell you when it works and when a second car is the safer answer.
What happens if the ceremony overruns?
Nothing dramatic. Your chauffeur waits, the desk adjusts the later movements, and whoever is coordinating the day is told what has changed.
Do you cover weddings outside London and Manchester?
Our own cars and chauffeurs are in London and Manchester, and they travel for weddings across the country. Further afield or abroad we arrange cars through operators we know, and we say so plainly.
Can you take guests to the airport the next morning?
Yes, and it is worth planning at the same time as the wedding itself. See airport transfers.
One contact, wherever you are