10 Cool Modes of Transportation to Get You to the Venue in Style

If your swanky venue has a helipad onsite, arriving to the party by helicopter can cost less than you may think, since most rides are priced by distance and time, and you’re probably not travelling very far! Plus, your guests are sure to be riveted by the copter’s grand landing…and your arrival.

A beautifully decorated horse and carriage is a gentle, traditional way to get around a country wedding while feeling like the heroine in a Jane Austen novel. For more formal affairs, go for a covered carriage and have the driver dress up in formalwear and a top hat.

Forget those predictable party buses. A classic yellow school bus is a fun, retro-chic way to get you—and your big wedding party—to and from wedding locations on time and all together.

When Solange Knowles got married in New Orleans, the bride and her groom arrived on site riding adorable vintage bicycles painted white to match the wedding’s strict colour theme. This works best if, like Solange, you’re planning to wear a bridal jumpsuit in lieu of a traditional wedding dress.

If you’re getting married at a country club or tropical resort, zipping around in a dedicated, decorated golf cart can be both playful and convenient. And, you can even request an extra-long cart that will accommodate members of your wedding party!

Remember when George and Amal Clooney got married in Venice? How chic were those images of the pair, and their glamourous guests, zipping around the city’s Grand Canal to get to city hall and various other five-star festivities?

Kate Middleton arrived in the back of a Rolls Royce Phantom VI limousine for her wedding to Prince William, and the pair departed from the palace driving in a vintage navy Aston Martin DB6 MkII that had been decorated for the occasion with ribbons and balloons.

For a lakeside or waterfront soirée, arriving via a canoe or small boat can be very romantic, as you’ll be paddling with your partner towards a common destination. Bonus: you can row as swiftly or as leisurely as you’d like.

For a mid-winter wedding at a lodge or farm, arriving by sled or sleigh is unexpected but still thematically appropriate. Plus, huskies are adorably photogenic! Pro tip: look for sled designs that allow you to stand up or have plenty of legroom while in transit—that way, you won’t arrive at the venue in a dress full of creases and wrinkles.

It’s definitely a romantic choice, but getting to the ceremony via horseback can also be practical if it’s held on a farm or beach where there might not be a lot of paved roads and wide walkways for wheeled vehicles.