Can we use the Bride’s car to take the Bridesmaids & Bride’s Mother to the Ceremony prior to the Bride.

Yes of course, but we would advise that if the driving time to the ceremony venue is more than 5 to 10 minutes in each direction then additional transport might be considered more practical for your Bridesmaids.  If the time it takes to travel to the ceremony venue is longer than this the Bridesmaids will arrive very early, and in some cases before most of the guests. 

Let us give you an example:  If it takes 15 minutes for the Bridesmaids to travel to the venue, it will also take 15 minutes for the car to return to collect the Bride, it will then take another 15 minutes to travel back to the venue with the Bride, this does not take into account the time it takes to disembark and embark the passengers or the photographs taken on the Bridesmaids arrival. Therefore if it is a 15 minute each way trip the Bridesmaids will be waiting at the church at least 35 minutes before the Bride arrives and will also be there before some of the guests, this is why we advise a second car may be more practical for a journey of over 10 minutes in each direction.

You must also consider possible traffic and road conditions, if these are not good an earlier journey using the Bride’s car may mean it becomes delayed returning to collect the Bride or if the weather is not good, dirty by the time the Bride travels.

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