The Getaway
October 17th, 2007 @ 5:24 pm by Mrs. Canary
Mr. C and I want a classic NYC getaway car for ourselves.
Here’s my dreamboat… a classic New York checker cab!
image from filmcars.com
Double Or Nothing!
October 16th, 2007 @ 11:23 am by Mrs. Canary
Out of town guests are going to make up about 50% of our guest list, so Mr. C and I are brainstorming ways of getting them from their hotels to the reception site or vice versa. Though we’re having the ceremony and reception at the same venue, we want to provide our guests with a way to get there since many of them may not be that fluent in English and most family members will be preoccupied with wedding events so it’ll be difficult to coordinate rides. Plus, we know we’ve got a bunch of heavy party-ers among the crowd, so we want to make sure everyone gets home safe.
What’s an effective, yet fun way to transport our guests? I was inspired while strolling around Manhattan…
Charter Bus
October 11th, 2007 @ 3:29 pm by Mrs. Peony
A large majority of my guests will be traveling far for our wedding, many from across the world in Asia. A large portion of that number will be staying in NYC for the trip for its many attractions; however, our venue is a good 20 minute drive from midtown Manhattan. So for the convenience of our guests, we will be chartering a bus.
I had briefly mentioned this idea before and several readers asked about the details. I’m sorry I didn’t write about this sooner, but there was a good reason for the wait: it really did take us this long to find a respectable charter bus company at a decent price.
The company we decided to go with is BusBank, a nationwide company. The price for a 49-passenger deluxe motorcoach for 7.5 hours is $935 plus 10% gratuity. Although this wasn’t the least expensive option, I felt that their level of service (just from emails and phone calls) were far superior than others.
Baby, You Can Choose My Car!
September 20th, 2007 @ 6:08 pm by Mrs. Kiwi
Recently my boss asked me if I wanted her to get the limo for us, or if I wanted to do it myself and give her the bill. Well, while I do love not having to do anything, I also love having the control of our wedding day transportation. She said to think it over and get back to her, but if we wanted her to do the booking, I had to send her all the information: times, color, type, passengers. Ugh.
Technically, I guess I should have thought about that initially anyway, right? The weird thing is, will it feel less like a gift if I take care of the booking and she just pays the bill? It’s kind of funny, like ordering my own birthday present. Despite that, I get full control! White limo, black limo, Chrysler 300 stretch? Sweeeeeet.
Now I suppose I should finalize the details. I don’t know what time we need to show up for the ceremony (the Church Lady is terrible at communication!), but I do know we won’t need it past 11! I was thinking I wanted a black car, it seems so nice! Mr. Kiwi, however, has different plans. He wants white, and since he’s never been in a limo before- he’ll get white.
Now, Los Angeles ladies, any recommendations for transportation companies?
My Boss Is Awesome
September 10th, 2007 @ 1:13 pm by Mrs. Kiwi
As I mentioned before, I was a little unsure about how I’m going to get to the church on the wedding morning. My mom mentioned paying for us to get a limo, but she’s retired and I don’t want her to waste money on something we don’t absolutely need! So, Mr. Kiwi thought it was time we get his sister/MOH to do some work, since she’s offered. Her idea was to borrow a friend’s old car (not like an old pinto, but like, vintage) and go in that.
Mr. Kiwi and I had decided that we should go with that idea, since it kind of helps us out, and we’ll have cool pictures. Friday night, however, my boss called. At work I had lamented to her our issue of wedding day transportation, trying to relay the logistics of who will be going where - “Okay, so the best man will go in OUR car with Mr. Kiwi, his wife will take THEIR car to the ceremony, I’ll go with my MOH and my Dad in the old car, with MOH’s husband driving THEIR car to the ceremony. After the ceremony, Mr. Kiwi and I will go to the reception in the old car, and my dad can take our car.”
Getting To The Church (Period)
August 16th, 2007 @ 11:19 am by Mrs. Kiwi
On Saturday my mom asked me how I’m getting to the church. Well, hadn’t thought of that! I see no point in renting a limo or car, since Mr. Kiwi and I are going to drive from the church to the hotel together in our new (to us) car. The only problem is: who is taking me to the church?
At first I thought, “Well, I can ask Dad to drive me/us.” In that scenario, my dad would need a bigger car than the 2 door Tiburon he has, and where will my MOH go? We have a small wedding party consisting of the bride and groom, a MOH, a best man, a flower girl and a ringbearer. I figure the ring bearer will go with his dad, who happens to be our best man. They can go with Mr. Kiwi in our car, and then leave with the wife/mother of ring bearer in her car. My flower girl is my 4-year old second cousin, and I have a feeling she’d feel a little odd sitting in whatever car I’m in without her mom or dad. Should she just ride with her mom, and we’ll meet her at the church?
After thinking about this for a few days, my FMIL (mother of MOH, as well) mentioned her belief that the MOH is in charge of getting the bride to church. I have never heard this before. Anyone else?
As you can see, I’m utterly confused about this. Hopefully you readers can help me: do you ride with your dad if he’s giving you away? What happens to the rest of the wedding party? Did you rent a car or not?
Our Getaway Car - A Green Vehicle
April 20th, 2007 @ 12:01 pm by Mrs. Apple
Mr. Apple just purchased the Toyota Prius a few days ago and it kicks ass. These hybrid cars are the best thing since sliced bread! The Prius is basically like sitting inside a computer.
Though we have many fond memories cruising in his 1996 burgundy Toyota Camry with over 150,000 miles, a missing hubcap, and a broken door handle, it was time to part ways. It was on its last leg.
We definitely wanted to stick with Toyota because they are well made and reliable cars. It was a toss up between the Toyota Camry, Toyota Camry Hybrid, or the Toyota Hybrid Prius. We did a test drive with the Prius and were blown away by the hybrid system (half gas, half electric motor). I don’t know anyone who has a hybrid so I had no idea how environmentally helpful/fuel efficient these cars are. They cut emissions from 25% to 35% over even the most fuel efficient cars and have great gas mileage - approx 50-55 miles to the gallon!
So, back to my post. I’m excited that we’re using this as our getaway car. Our exit car back to our la casa - how exciting. We’re forgoing renting taxi cabs, or limos, or borrowing a relative’s luxery car. This is so Mr. Apple and Miss Apple - so nerdy, so economical, so green, so us. 
Darnit
April 10th, 2007 @ 2:46 pm by Mrs. Blueberry
There are some aspects of the wedding that, like it or not, I just have no control over, and am completely powerless to prevent. What happened with our getaway car is a prime example of this.
I haven’t mentioned this on here before because many of my ‘real’ friends read, and I wanted to keep it a surprise. But now that it’s not happening, I guess there’s no harm in sharing…
Our neighbor has a Rolls-Royce (and a Ferrari, but that’s another story!). A while back he offered to chauffeur us away from the reception. Understandably, Mr. Blueberry and I were really really excited about that, and planned accordingly (ie we didn’t get a limo).
Well, now the neighbor is out of the picture–no more details than that 
. So we’re car-less. Poo. And with no money left to hire a limo, either.
Pimp My Ride
November 17th, 2006 @ 2:07 pm by Mrs. Strawberry
I need a cool getaway car. Something a little out of the ordinary–a stretch limo simply won’t do. I’m thinking along the lines of a vintage bicycle, or a Vespa, or a Rolls Royce.
Transportation For Your Guests
November 14th, 2006 @ 2:27 pm by Mrs. Apple
My FI’s parents are paying for the hotel and transportation for all of his family coming in from out of town (Boston and California - approx head count of 30). Our guests will be spending a lot on plane tickets and wedding gifts so Mr. Apple’s parents thought it would be a nice gesture to pay for their hotel stay.
We’re having difficulty getting the best price for pick up and drop off to and from the airport. Our options are:
1) Blue Super Shuttle to and from the aiport for our guests - approximate price of $540 for one way fare
2) Limo service (haven’t researched this yet but thinking it would be prohibitively expensive)
3) Have family and friends pick them up at the airport (Don’t want to impose on our family and friends)
We will also be providing transportation to and from the hotel to my house and the reception venue via two 15 seater vans from Capps Van Rental. Our transportation costs will be about $500 for two vans for two days which includes liability and damage insurance.
Does anyone know of less expensive shuttle services/transportation options to and from the airport?
