If so there is one important thing you should take into consideration when deciding to use a horse and carriage for transportation?
HOW FAR DO YOU NEED TO TRAVEL?
A HORSE & CARRIAGE ONLY GOES ABOUT 4 MPH IN TOWN TRAFFIC.
If you wish to use a carriage you will need to have your marriage site and reception venue within a mile or 2 or each other... Or all on an estate.
If you plan to go over 2 or 3 miles you must allow time between the ceremony and reception for the horses to make the trip.
There are many ways to incorporate the use of a horse and carriage into your wedding.
If you wish to use the carriage and your marriage site and reception are too far apart for a horse & carriage what can you do? You can have the carriage reloaded after the ceremony and driven to short distance from the reception to meet you and take you in for your Grand Arrival at your party. However, there will usually be a reload fee, and you must allow 20 minutes to reload and another 20 minutes at the other end to unload and reset up + time for the truck to make the trip. This extra time must be planned for when setting your reception time.
Or you can choose whichever place would be more photogenic for your photographs in the carriage. The carriage can meet you out a short distance from the church and drive you in, wait as atmosphere during the ceremony, and after photographs drive you away to meet your car to go on to the reception. If the reception site is where you would like to use the carriage. It can meet you a sort distance from the venue and drive you in to make a “Grand Entrance” to your reception.
Another way to use the carriage is to have it meet you at the end of your reception for you to “Go Away”. You can then have a romantic ride around the area before being driven to your hotel.
To take more of your wedding party to the wedding you must allow time for round trips to take your attendants, and then return for a last trip with you and whoever is giving you away.
Another suggestion is to have your wedding party have a short ride and photo opt after the bride and groom arrive at the reception.
However you decide, having a horse and carriage as part of your wedding adds a touch of elegance that is unsurpassed.
