Kent · London · South East · Guest shuttles and bridal cars
Wedding transport, planned once, properly, in advance
Almost every wedding transport problem is the same problem: forty guests, one venue with twelve parking spaces, and nobody having decided who is driving. It is entirely solvable, and it is much easier to solve in March than on the morning.
Ceremony to reception, hotels to venue, and everybody home at the end. Most couples think about the first, occasionally the second, and discover the third at half past eleven when the bar closes and thirty people are looking at each other.
A wedding is three transport jobs, not one
Break it down this way and it stops being complicated. Each leg has a different requirement and they can all be covered by the same booking.
The one everybody plans
Getting the wedding party to the ceremony, on time, unruffled and in something appropriate for the photographs. Usually the only leg that gets thought about early.
Ceremony to reception
The leg that saves the day. A minibus running between the church and the venue means guests can have a drink and nobody circles a country lane looking for a space.
Both directions
Guests staying locally need getting to the venue and back. A shuttle running on a loop is far cheaper than everyone booking separately.
Getting everyone home
The leg that gets forgotten. At midnight in rural Kent there are no taxis to be found, and a pre-booked vehicle is the difference between a good ending and a long wait.
A wedding day timeline that works
This is the pattern most of our wedding bookings follow. Adjust the times to your own day and it holds up. Give this to your planner or your best man and it removes most of the questions.
| Time | Movement | Vehicle |
|---|---|---|
| Morning | Bridal party to the ceremony venue | Car or MPV, sometimes two |
| Before the ceremony | Guests from hotels to the church | Minibus on a loop |
| After the ceremony | Everyone from ceremony to reception | Minibus or coach, the busiest leg |
| Late afternoon | Late arrivals and evening-only guests | Car or MPV as needed |
| Evening | Any guests leaving early | Car, usually pre-agreed |
| Midnight | Guests to hotels and homes | Minibus, several runs if needed |
| The next morning | Hotels to stations or airports | Cars and MPVs |
Sizing it for your guest list
The commonest mistake is under-booking the shuttle and then running it four times. One larger vehicle is usually cheaper than repeated trips in a smaller one.
| Guests to move | Vehicle | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Bridal party only | Saloon or MPV | Often two vehicles so the couple travel separately. |
| Up to 8 | 8-seater | Small weddings, or a single hotel run. |
| Up to 16 | Minibus | The most-booked wedding vehicle. Handles a shuttle loop well. |
| Up to 24 | Midi coach | Larger receptions, or a single move of most of the guest list. |
| Up to 49 | Coach | One movement, everybody together, no repeat runs. |
| 50 or more | Multiple vehicles | Run as one booking with a single contact and one invoice. |
Getting it right on the day
Book the transport when you book the venue
Summer Saturdays are the tightest dates in our year, competing with proms, festivals and county events for the same minibuses. Couples who ring in April for a July wedding are frequently disappointed, and it is an avoidable disappointment. A provisional booking costs nothing to adjust as your numbers firm up, and it means the vehicle exists.
Rural venues are the reason this matters
Kent is full of beautiful wedding venues down single-track lanes with a courtyard that holds a dozen cars. That is charming until sixty guests arrive. A shuttle from a nearby town or from the hotels removes the parking problem entirely, and it means the guests who would otherwise be driving can actually enjoy the day.
Nominate one contact, not five
On the day, the couple should not be answering questions about transport. Give us one person, usually a best man, a bridesmaid or the planner, and we deal with them. They get the driver's number, they handle the head counts, and nobody rings the bride to ask where the minibus is.
The end of the night is the part to get right
A midnight run from a rural venue back to hotels and homes is the leg guests remember, because the alternative is standing in a car park in the dark with no signal trying to book a taxi that is not coming. Booking it in advance costs little and it is the single kindest thing you can do for your guest list.
Wedding transport questions
What couples and planners ask us most.
How far in advance should we book?
As early as you reasonably can, ideally when you book the venue. Summer Saturdays are the busiest dates in our diary and the larger vehicles go first. A provisional booking is easy to adjust as your numbers settle, and it guarantees the vehicle is there.
Can you run a shuttle between the ceremony and the reception?
Yes, and it is our most common wedding booking. A minibus running a loop between the two, or between hotels and the venue, means guests are not driving and the venue's small car park stops being a problem.
Can you take the whole guest list in one go?
Up to forty-nine in a single coach, and more across multiple vehicles run as one booking. For most weddings a minibus doing two runs or a midi coach doing one works out best; we will advise on which is cheaper for your numbers.
Do you cover the end of the night?
Yes, and we would encourage it. Rural Kent at midnight has effectively no taxi availability, and this is the leg couples most often forget. We can run several trips to hotels and homes as the evening winds down.
Who does the driver deal with on the day?
One nominated person, usually the best man, a bridesmaid or your planner. They get the driver's direct number so the couple are not fielding transport questions during their own wedding.
Can we have a specific type of car for the bridal party?
Tell us what you have in mind when you book and we will confirm what we can provide for your date. We are a transfer company rather than a vintage car specialist, so we will be straight with you about what we can and cannot supply.
What if the timings run late?
They usually do, and we plan for it. Weddings drift and the driver waits rather than working to a stopwatch. The fixed fare does not change because the speeches ran long.
Can you collect guests from stations or airports?
Yes, including the morning after. Guests travelling in from further afield often need a station or airport leg at both ends, and it can all sit on the same booking.
Do you do weekday and winter weddings?
Yes, and they are considerably easier to book and cheaper. If your date is flexible, a Friday or a winter Saturday costs less across almost every part of a wedding, transport included.
Is the price fixed?
Yes, agreed in advance on your itinerary, guest numbers and vehicles. It does not change on the day for overruns, extra waiting or a later finish than planned.
Venues and guides
Where our wedding work usually takes us.