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Maintained fleet Party buses, limousines and wedding cars kept in service order. 9 customer reviews Published in full on our reviews page, in the customers' words. Mon–Fri 9am–6pm Availability answered on 029 2271 7553 during office hours. ## Open Top Wedding Cars in Cardiff: what you are booking ### What open top wedding car hire is A chauffeur-driven wedding car with a roof that comes down, hired for the fixed moments of a wedding day: the journey to the ceremony, the photographs afterwards and the drive to the reception. The roof is the reason people book it, an open car changes every photograph taken around it, and it is the one vehicle guests reliably gather beside. It is a small-party vehicle. The couple, or the bride and whoever is giving her away, rather than the whole wedding party. Guests and bridesmaids usually travel in one of our limousines or on a party bus alongside it. ### Who books it Couples marrying in and around Cardiff who want the traditional wedding car arrival, and couples whose photographer has asked for an open vehicle. It is also booked for anniversary celebrations and vow renewals. Where a couple wants something more unusual, our Excalibur wedding cars cover that end of the fleet. ### When it is needed On the day itself, around three fixed points: leaving for the ceremony, the photographs after it, and the move to the reception. Those three points are usually separated by less time than anybody expects, which is why the timing plan matters more than any other part of a wedding car booking. Wedding season in South Wales concentrates into Saturdays from May to September, and those dates are the ones that disappear first. ### Why the roof, and the weather question The roof down is the point of the booking, and Wales is Wales. An open top car is still a car with a roof, it goes up when it needs to, and the photographs at the venue can be taken with it down during a dry spell even if the drive itself was covered. Talk to us about the plan rather than hoping. A day planned around 'roof down if it is dry' works; a day that assumes sunshine in June does not. Inside the vehicle ## Features andspecification Classic Beauford styling and grand arrivals, chauffeur driven 029 2271 7553 - Inspired design from beautiful cars of days gone by - Flowing wings and long bonnet based on luxury sports tourers - Ample legroom - Comfortable ride with leather seats - Retractable roof for photo opportunities - Step boards for easy access Photo gallery ## The open top wedding carsinside and out 029 2271 7553 ## A wedding day has no second attempt Every other booking we take can be repeated. A wedding cannot. When wedding transport fails, it does not produce a bad journey, it produces a gap in the photographs and a ceremony that started with the couple stressed, and neither of those can be fixed afterwards. The classic failure is the informal arrangement. A relative offers a car, the offer is accepted in March, and in September the car is unavailable, unwashed or too small for the dress. There is no written booking, so there is no fallback either. The second is the timing gap between ceremony and reception. Couples book both venues and assume the journey between them takes the time a map says it does, without allowing for guests, photographs, traffic on the A470 or a venue entrance that a car queue cannot clear quickly. ### Mistakes we see most - Relying on a favour rather than a written booking for a date that cannot move. - Planning the day with no margin between ceremony, photographs and reception. - Forgetting that the dress needs time and space to get into a car properly. - Assuming one wedding car will also move the bridal party and the parents. - Booking the venue twelve months ahead and the cars six weeks ahead. ## How a booking runs, from first call to the front door Step 1 ### Date check Tell us the date, pick-up postcode, group size and rough timings. We check the vehicle against the diary and tell you straight away whether it is free, rather than leaving you waiting on an email. Step 2 ### Journey plan We map the run: where you are collected, which stops you want, how long you need the vehicle and where the night ends. Anything that affects timing (road closures, match days, venue drop-off restrictions) is raised now, not on the day. Step 3 ### Written confirmation You receive the booking in writing with the vehicle, date, pick-up time and return arrangement set out, so everyone in the group can be told where to stand and when. Step 4 ### Pre-hire preparation The vehicle is cleaned and checked before it leaves us, and the driver is briefed on your route and your stops so nobody is reading a postcode at the kerb. Step 5 ### On the day Your chauffeur aims to arrive ahead of the booked time where traffic allows, so there is room for photographs before you set off. You travel door to door and are returned to the agreed address at the end. ## What you get out of hiring the open top wedding cars ### Photographs that hold up An open car gives the photographer a subject that works in every frame taken around it, at the house and at the venue. ### A day built around your timings Ceremony time, photograph time and reception transfer are planned together, in writing, before the day. ### Chauffeur driven throughout Nobody in the family is driving, parking or worrying about the route on the one morning that matters. ### Works with the rest of the fleet Pair it with a limousine or party bus so the bridal party and guests travel on the same plan. ### Prepared before it leaves us The car is cleaned and checked before it arrives, and the driver is briefed on your route and venues. ### Dates checked in one call 029 2271 7553, Monday to Friday, 9am to 6pm. ## Open Top Wedding Cars hire in detail ### How wedding car timing actually works A wedding car booking is really a sequence of three journeys and two waits. The first journey collects from the house and delivers to the ceremony, usually arriving deliberately a few minutes late for the bride and early for everyone else. Then the car waits through the ceremony. Then it takes the couple away for photographs, waits again, and finally moves them to the reception. Each of those waits is the part couples forget to plan. The car cannot be two places at once, so if the same vehicle is also expected to bring the bridesmaids from a hotel, that has to be built into the sequence explicitly. We work the whole shape out with you when you book, which is why we ask for ceremony and reception times rather than just a collection time. ### Ceremony venues, access and where the car stops Cardiff and the Vale have a wide spread of wedding venues, from city hotels with forecourts to village churches on single-track lanes and country houses with long gravel drives. Each has its own constraint: a forecourt that a hotel keeps clear for taxis, a lychgate with no vehicle access, a gravel turning circle that gets churned in wet weather. Tell us the venue names when you book and the access question is resolved weeks before the day, including where the car will stand during the ceremony. ### Dresses, weather and the practical details Getting into a car in a wedding dress is a two-person job and it is worth the thirty seconds it takes. A chauffeur who has done it before helps; a relative in a hurry does not. The same applies to flowers, veils and anything that must arrive uncreased. On weather: the roof goes down when conditions allow and up when they do not. Photographs beside a stationary open car are often possible even when an open drive is not, so a wet morning does not automatically mean losing what you booked the car for. ### Coordinating cars with the rest of the wedding transport The couple's car is only one part of the transport plan. Bridesmaids, parents, older guests and anyone staying at a hotel all have to reach the ceremony and then the reception, and it is usually the guest movements, not the couple's, that run late and hold up the receiving line. Because we run party buses and 8- and 16-seat limousines alongside the wedding cars, the whole plan can be built as one timetable with one point of contact, rather than three suppliers who have never spoken to each other. Based in Cardiff, we collect and drop off nationwide, so tell us where you are starting and where you are heading. You can see the full fleet and services or start from the home page. ## Open Top Wedding Cars hire: your questions answered How much is open top wedding car hire in Cardiff?We quote each wedding on its own shape, venues, times, how many journeys and how long the car is needed, rather than publishing a package price. Send your ceremony and reception details and we will price it. How many passengers can travel in the wedding car?It is a small-party vehicle, intended for the couple or the bride and one other. Bridesmaids, parents and guests usually travel in one of our limousines or on a party bus. What happens if it rains on the day?The roof goes up for the drive and can come down for photographs during a dry spell at the venue. We plan for both rather than assuming the forecast. Can the car do both the ceremony and the reception journey?Usually yes. Give us both times when you enquire and we will confirm whether one vehicle covers the whole sequence. How far in advance should we book wedding cars?Saturdays from May to September are the first to go, often a year ahead. Check your date as soon as the venue is booked. Do you decorate the car with ribbons?Tell us what you would like when you book and we will confirm what we can do before the day rather than on it. Which areas do you cover for weddings?Cardiff, Newport, Barry, Bridgend and the Vale, and further out to Bristol, Bath, Caldicot, Abergavenny and Brecon. Can we see the car before the wedding?Ask when you enquire and we will tell you what is possible around the vehicle's booking diary. Can you move our guests as well as the couple?Yes. We run 8- and 16-seat limousines and two 16-seat party buses, and the whole transport plan can be timetabled together. How do we book?Call 029 2271 7553, Monday to Friday, 9am to 6pm, or send the enquiry form with your date and venues and we will confirm in writing. ## Tell us the date and we will tell you if it is free Send your date, pick-up postcode, group size and rough timings. We check the diary against the open top wedding cars and come back with availability and a price for your journey, then put the booking in writing so everybody knows where to be. Call 029 2271 7553Contact Page Family run · door-to-door chauffeurs · office hours Monday to Friday, 9am to 6pm. ### Request a quote One form, one reply. No calendar to fight with. ## Related services ### Excalibur Wedding Cars Wedding carsDistinctive vintage-styled Excalibur wedding cars for couples who want an entrance nobody forgets. View details → ### White Limousine 8 seatsA smaller stretch limousine for close family, bridal parties and intimate celebrations. View details → ### White Limousine 16 seatsTimeless white stretch limousine suited to weddings, proms and milestone birthdays alike. View details → ## Check your date, then book it before someone else does Tell us the date, the pick-up postcode and how many of you there are. We will confirm what is free and what it costs, no pressure, no obligation. 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