Limo Problem for my wedding..Need Help and Advice Badly.?

Question

Here is my Problem.

I have 11 People in my Wedding party minus the little kids.

My problem is I have to get a limo.

Limos in my area are up to 10 passengers in a Lincoln town car which would cost me 350 out the door for 4 hours...OR 12-14 Passengers for 600 dollars out the door for a suv...My Problem is I can't afford to waste 600 dollars on a limo. My solution was to have the JR Bridesmaid ride with her parents. She is 14 and everyone else it 21 and older.

If she was not in the limo, I could get the 10 passenger and save myself 300 dollars. But I don't know if I should exclude her....Advice???

Answer 1

First off congrats on the upcoming nuptials!  I would have to tell you that you are risking offending your JR bridesmaid with asking her to ride with her parents.  At 14 she is probably THE most excited passenger you could have in the Limo.  I would consider all the options you have.  You asked her to be in the wedding party right?  Can't you find a stretch limo that will hold all the bridesmaids and ask the groomsmen to drive?  They probably would prefer it.  Ask them, you could do a survey and see who wouldn't mind NOT riding in the limo...Also you could ask the driver if you could squeeze an additional person in the 10 person limo, realistically cops don't make a habit of pulling over limo's.  Good luck.

Answer 2

i think skip the limo all together! but if you have to have it i'm sure the jr bm wouldn't mind if you tell her why

Answer 3

Have a limo for you and your dad and have everyone else drive themselves If you really want to save money.  Everyone will be inside and not see you arrive in it anyway.  Another thought is to have a limo or party bus (those nicer busses that are black with all the lighting, etc) drive the bridesmaids and then have a lincoln town car for you and your dad to ride in.  I would ask the parents of the 14 yr old what would they be comfortable with because they may not even feel comfortable with her going with the older bridesmaids anyway.  

Answer 4

I was in my brother's wedding when I was 12 and my sister was 14.  They had a limo, and we were not included.  I didn't feel left out, I simply realised I was a child, and they were adults.  The girl should recognise that she is not an adult, and be okay with it.

If you are worried about hurting her feelings, you may want to explain to her the limo is for adult only.

My advice is, it's not worth an extra several hundred dollars to spare on person's feelings.  I know that sounds harsh, but it's true.  Budgeting for a wedding is hard enough without playing to everyone's whims.  I'm sure she'll notice the difference in age, and not be too upset.

Answer 5

I don't think etiquette wise, there is a rule. Therefore the Limo you are booking, is it big enough to fit all of your guest in their wedding attire without them being crammed. In other words...gowns getting wrinkled. As far as your other guest. I personally think that would be rude. If you cannot afford for the entire party to be a group, then no Limo. I don't care if she is 14, she still has feelings.