You have dreamed about this day since you were little – and now it is about to happen! You want to make sure that everything, but everything, goes according to plan.  For the last six months to a year you have been ticking items off on a list of must do’s: venue, officiant, wedding dress, wedding cake, guest list, reception, wedding car and so on.

When it comes to wedding car, if you can dream it, you can do it – as long as you can afford it. So, the trick is to make your dream fit your pocket. Obviously, there are other practical considerations such as colour (does it match my colour scheme?); theme (if I have a classically styled wedding, will it tone in); the distance to be covered (vintage wedding cars don’t do well on really long journeys and the horse and carriage may be stylish, but is it practical?) and the weather (an open-top vehicle looks great, but will play havoc with your hair – or you could freeze before you get to the ceremony).

While you are on the subject of practical considerations, there is always the matter of the hiring of a wedding car as opposed to asking a friend for the car. When you hire a car for the wedding the cost can be astronomical as this includes the cost of the chauffeur, whereas a friend with a stylish car might be only too happy to do you this favour (and save you some money which could go to covering the cost of some other essentials).

Much emphasis has been placed on creativity when planning your wedding, so if you really want to be over the top, the sky is literally the limit ,so some brides have arrived and then been whisked away afterwards in a helicopter, or a more sedate hot-air balloon. Others have taken things to the extreme as far as their modes of transport are concerned, using anything from a fire-engine, to a reindeer-drawn sleigh, to a motor-boat.

But ultimately, elegance should outweigh eccentricity. For this reason the traditional limo (whether it is a stretch limo which could accommodate a party of twenty, or something more modest for six) has remained a seasonal favourite as wedding car. Check out for wedding cars in Melbourne, wedding cars Sydney,  wedding cars Brisbane and throught Australia at Bride Online's extensive directory.

Some helpful tips!

Some tips with regard to making the hiring of a limo an affordable exercise include:

• Hiring by the hour rather than by the day, which will cut the price tremendously;
• Planning your wedding for an off-season time when the demand for limos is not so great.

If you are able to cut the most obvious costs, you will be able to have your dream wedding – just as you planned it.