An Essex Wedding - Page number 105 - September/October 2021 (Issue 100)

MAKE IT PERSONAL Your wedding day transport can be another aspect of the wedding that you utilise to reflect your personalities. If you’re music-loving Rockabillies think about a Chevrolet Corvette, Ford Skyliner or Cadillac Coupe deVille. Movie fans? Then go-all out with a James Bond-syle Aston Martin, or John Wick’s Mustang. There’s a whole host of movies to be inspired by so if you need an idea, arrange a date night and get watching! Two of our real wedding brides really went for the personal touch, over on page 35 Natalie and John have a lovely story of how their neighbour came to the rescue and helped them out in a vintage car aptly in red – which perfectly matched their colour scheme; while over on page 51, Caroline and Gary’s ‘60s/ Beatles-themed day was complete with a vintage bus and 1967 Rolls Royce Phantom John Lennon Psychedelic Rolls. YOUR A-Z OF LOCAL SUPPLIERS Anglian Wedding Solutions | www.weddingcarscolchester.com Arrow Vintage Cars | www.arrowvintagecars.co.uk DipDubs Wedding Campervan Hire | www.dipdubs.com East Coast Classics | www.eastcoast-classics.co.uk Essex County Cadillacs | www.essexcountycadillacs.co.uk Klarners Executive Travel | www.klarnerscoaches.co.uk Lewis Car Hire | www.lewiscarhire.co.uk Retro Bride & Vrooms | https://retrobrideandvrooms.co.uk Vdub Rides | www.vdubrides.co.uk CHECK LIST ♥ Safety – always work with a reputable supplier who can look after the insurance and safety guidance for you! Some vintage cars don’t have seat belts – great for not creasing the dress but not great for little ones travelling with you. ♥ Extras – having your favourite bottle of bubbles, music of your favourite songs, colour matching ribbons etc are all ways to personalise your vehicle. Check what the supplier can and can not supply and whether you are allowed to BYOB? ♥ Space – how many adults are travelling? Who’s sharing with who? If there’s a change over, i.e the wedding couple come back in the car the bridesmaids were in, then don’t forget to arrange alternative transport for the bridesmaids to get to the second venue – you can’t leave them at the church! ♥ Backup – this is where hiring a professional company will be worth it’s weight in gold as they will have more than one car and chauffeur in the event of unforeseen circumstances! Yes taking your friend up on the offer of driving you is a nice idea, but you don’t want that stress on the day if they can’t do it, the car’s broken down or they now have Covid! ♥ Plan – check out routes, are there road works, allow time for running late and hold-ups, yes your car hire company will do this, but will your guests? Remind them! RETRO BRIDE & VROOMS A family run business, Retro Bride & Vrooms was started late 2020 by Michelle and Marc Narbrough. Franky is a 1964 VW Splitscreen Campervan, with front opening safari window, it’s been lovingly restored inside and out with purely weddings in mind. With a seating capacity of seven he comes chauffeur driven with flowers, bows and ribbon to match your colour scheme and a bottle of bubbles kept cold in a built in ice bucket! There’s also Doris , a 2009 Mini Cooper convertible in a complementing colour, just in case you have a larger party and need some extra seats! Check out https://retrobrideandvrooms.co.uk Spotlight on.... 105 TRANSPORT