The number of wedding cars you need comes down to three things: how many people are in the bridal party, whether the couple want to travel separately before the ceremony, and how the getting-ready locations are spread. Here is how Melbourne couples usually work it out.
The classic two-car setup
The most common arrangement is a classic car for the couple — the Rolls Royce Tribute, the 1962 Cadillac or the VW Beetle — and one larger vehicle, a Hummer or a stretch limousine, for the bridal party. Before the ceremony the larger car handles the groomsmen and then the bridesmaids; the classic car brings the bride. After the ceremony, the couple ride together in the classic car for the photos and the reception.
This covers a bridal party of most sizes in two vehicles, on one booking with one arrival plan.
When one car is enough
A small wedding — a couple and one or two attendants each — can often be done with a single larger vehicle that carries everyone, or with just the couple's car if the attendants make their own way. An elopement or a registry wedding usually needs only the one car.
When you need three or more
A large bridal party, a wedding where both families are transported, or getting-ready locations spread far across the suburbs can call for a third vehicle. Rather than a third car, we often run two Hummers on one booking, coordinated to arrive together — it keeps the group travelling as one and the arrival looks deliberate.
Transporting guests — elderly relatives, interstate visitors, the whole wedding party to a reception across town — is a separate question, usually answered with a Mercedes Sprinter or a coach rather than a limousine.
A quick way to decide
Count the people who need to be at the ceremony on time and cannot drive themselves: the couple, the attendants, and any immediate family without a lift. If that is a handful, one larger car does it. If it is more, or they are in different suburbs, plan for two. If it is a crowd, talk to us about two Hummers or adding a Sprinter for the family.
Common Questions
Do the bride and groom travel in the same car?
Before the ceremony, usually not — the tradition is to arrive separately. After the ceremony, the couple ride together in the classic car for the photos and the drive to the reception.
Can one limousine carry the whole bridal party?
A Hummer or a stretch limousine carries a large group together. Whether it fits your whole party depends on the numbers — tell us the final count and we will confirm the vehicle with the room to do it comfortably.
Can you run two cars on one booking?
Yes — a classic car for the couple and a larger vehicle for the party, or two Hummers for a large group, coordinated to arrive together, is one of our most common wedding bookings. One contact, one arrival plan.
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