I have hired two cars for my wedding; the first is a 12 seater stretch limo for my side of the family (there are 11 of us) and the second is a 7 seat Mercedes van for my fiancé and his family (there are 4 of them). The van was $390 cheaper than a limo and more comfortable (higher seats so easier to get in and out of).
My family have told me that we must have both cars be limo because otherwise when our videographers film the wedding, we’ll think poorly later on about how ‘he arrived in a van’. To say the least, one of the things I was told (verbatim) was “you don’t want your grandkids in 30-40 years time saying ‘grandma, you made grandpa drive to the wedding in a van?!’”. My fiancé doesn’t care less and he agrees the van is more comfortable.
So...do I (a) pay more and replace the van with a limo up or (b) keep the van hired?!