Lu and I aren't exactly "limo people."
Don't get me wrong, limos are beautiful, elegant, and traditional... especially for weddings. They break out the red carpet, the champagne, and the whole nine yards. However, true to our style, we wanted something beautiful, elegant, and... different.
A limo came with our package at the Atrium, so we figured that we might as well take advantage of it. That is, until we went to a tasting at the reception venue and found out that our package had been changed to include videography.
Technically, our package was the same but the events coordinator told us that we could substitute videography for the limo. Since Lu's mom really wanted us to have a videographer and Lu and I weren't the biggest fans of a traditional limo in the first place, our immediate response was, "Let's do it!"
A limo came with our package at the Atrium, so we figured that we might as well take advantage of it. That is, until we went to a tasting at the reception venue and found out that our package had been changed to include videography.
Technically, our package was the same but the events coordinator told us that we could substitute videography for the limo. Since Lu's mom really wanted us to have a videographer and Lu and I weren't the biggest fans of a traditional limo in the first place, our immediate response was, "Let's do it!"
So we began our search for something "different."
We immediately found a company in DC, Regal Limousines, that rents classic Rolls Royce and Bentley limousines for only $95/hour with a two-hour minimum and a 20% gratuity. Perfect!
We immediately found a company in DC, Regal Limousines, that rents classic Rolls Royce and Bentley limousines for only $95/hour with a two-hour minimum and a 20% gratuity. Perfect!
However, like most things in the Wedding Industrial Complex, "perfect" comes with a footnote. When we emailed the company, we were quoted $918 for four hours... without gratuity. Huh?
Well, it turns out that there's a "maintenance fee" for the car that makes the actual rental double the price on the website. They call it "preservation," but I call it "false advertising."
Not to be deterred, we emailed local car clubs and contacted various car lovers that we know and found these classic beauties for a fraction of the price that we were quoted before:
1954 Cadillac Eldorado Convertible:
1951 Cadillac Fleetwood:
Lu and I are actively considering all of these cars for our reception. We're leaning toward the Eldorado. Maryland weather in October can be fickle, but a classic black convertible with red leather interior.... What says elegant-funky-vintage better than that?!
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