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How To Hire Limo Rental Service For Weddings
One of the most important days in your life is your wedding. This
is the day when you join in matrimony with someone you love, with the commitment
to stay together for the rest of your lives. Naturally, when you want to have the
great wedding you have always dreamed of, there is an important piece of that puzzle
to consider; the limo.
When you hire limo rental services for a wedding, you should know
what you want out of your limo, and what you are required to do as part of your
agreement with the limo rental services company.
There are items you need to look at before the big day in terms
of the limo. Checking into these things will help the entire wedding go off without
a hitch and truly turn it into a magical day you will remember for the rest of your
life.
Find out the following:
- Will the limo be available for pictures? To ensure this, make sure they
know when the limo needs to have arrived.
- Try and get a chauffer in a tuxedo, who has experience with weddings.
- Are there any special wedding packages you should be aware of when booking
the limo?
- Make sure you have a limo that will not only fit everyone, but accommodate
your needs, including alcohol and food if required.
- Find the limo that is right for you. Maybe you want an exotic limo instead
of the standard black limo for your special day.
You need to be able to call your limo rental service company to
find out what they can do for you before your big wedding day. Too often, people
will only think about the limo being at the wedding, but they won’t take into consideration
the airport transfer to go on the honeymoon after the wedding, limos large enough
to fit everyone in the limo party and how much it will cost for the limo to sit
outside of the ceremony.
Thankfully, many limo companies offer special packages for wedding
services. These extra services go beyond simply having a tuxedoed chauffer. In fact,
it is the special little things no one thinks about, including tin cans on the back
of the limo, champagne, chocolate and more. Some companies will also give special
rates on the time the limo has to wait at the ceremony and to transfer the happy
newlyweds to the airport.
Another important thing to consider is that you will be using
your limo in the photos for your wedding. This means you should find out if your
limo is a large pink stretch Hummer, or a classy stretch black limo. While some
may want that pink Hummer, others will not. Do you want people looking at the pink
Hummer in the photo instead of you? Probably not, so make sure you are getting something
that matches your style. Ensure you are getting a limo from the limo rental services
company for your wedding that does not smell like smoke (many allow smoking), or
smell like the party that was in it the night before. It is your wedding, it is
a special day and you do not want anything to ruin that for you.
When you are booking your limo, one of the biggest mistakes you
can make is booking too late. Most wedding planners will tell you that you should
order your limo up to five to nine months in advance. This is important because
if you book your limo a week before the wedding, you may be booking it in a busy
season and you may not be happy with what you get. You should also be aware of the
price, typically it is going to cost you $400 to $600 for a typical limo, but that
will go up with the higher model of limo you get from the limo rental services company.
Depending on the look you want for your wedding, you should ensure that you find
out exactly what it is going to cost you for the limo. Finding out the quotes on
the various models will allow you to budget properly. However, before you agree
to anything, ensure that you have spoken to someone directly about what you want
and how much it will cost you.
Don’t forget to tip the limo driver. These people are driving
you around on your special day, and no different than waiters/waitresses or other
service personnel, they make a lot of their income off of tips. That being said,
ensure you know exactly how much to tip for your service. Usually this will amount
o about 20 percent of the total bill, but again this is a question you should ask
the limo rental services company before your wedding. You want to ensure that the
company does not add the tip to the cost of the limo and then give 20 percent to
the driver when you pay. If you tip, you just gave them a 40 percent tip, and they
had better be a very good limo driver for that much.
When you are booking your limo, you are not going to get it for
lower than three hours usually. This is because most limo companies have overhead
to meet, including the salary of the chauffer, the gas and maintenance on the limo.
As a result, three hours is usually the minimum amount that the limo can be in service
to provide the company with profit on the limo. If you book for one hour, you may
find that you don’t get the limo. Also, rent the limo for longer than you will think
you need it. Remember, plan for the worst, hope for the best and chance favors the
prepared. What happens if the wedding is delayed slightly? What happens if it goes
longer than expected? As a result, if you think you will need the limo for four
hours, book it for six. As well, ensure you book a limo that is slightly larger
than what you think you need. It may turn out that the parents from both sides,
and the siblings also want to come into the limo and before you start jamming 10
people in an 8 person limo, you should simply book something larger.
Your wedding day is important to you, you want it to go well,
so why not know what you want and what you can get out of your limo rental services
company to ensure everything goes well, to and from the wedding.
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