Hi all,
I am getting married this summer and would love to have my minis play a part. I'm thinking instead of hiring a carriage company it would be far more unique and special to me to use my own mini. We are looking into a venue that is a plantation style house on top of a hill that has been leveled off. Its not a steep hill, but more of a gentle slope. I want to get married on the front doorsteps of this house and have my reception around back. I can use the inside of the house as my bridal room or a house down the hill on the same driveway(theres also a barn off to the side). I'm just not sure how to go about doing this. Should I get ready in the house and have Spring bring me around from the back in the cart(short trip, level ground, but people would see me as soon as I came around the house before I actally get to the isle) or should I get ready in the house down the driveway and have her bring me from there (long trip up the slope and you would still see me coming from far away)? There's also the possibility of having someone get her ready in the barn and having someone drive me to it just before the wedding so that I come in from that direction.
Has anyone done anything like this before? Who took care of tacking up and untacking? A friend or did you hire someone? Are the guests supposed to stand as soon as the bride is in sight or right when she is coming down the actual isle?
Thanks for your help! I'm so excited. BTW Spring is in my avatar and will be a deep golden color by June when I'm planning on doing this.
Steph
I am getting married this summer and would love to have my minis play a part. I'm thinking instead of hiring a carriage company it would be far more unique and special to me to use my own mini. We are looking into a venue that is a plantation style house on top of a hill that has been leveled off. Its not a steep hill, but more of a gentle slope. I want to get married on the front doorsteps of this house and have my reception around back. I can use the inside of the house as my bridal room or a house down the hill on the same driveway(theres also a barn off to the side). I'm just not sure how to go about doing this. Should I get ready in the house and have Spring bring me around from the back in the cart(short trip, level ground, but people would see me as soon as I came around the house before I actally get to the isle) or should I get ready in the house down the driveway and have her bring me from there (long trip up the slope and you would still see me coming from far away)? There's also the possibility of having someone get her ready in the barn and having someone drive me to it just before the wedding so that I come in from that direction.
Has anyone done anything like this before? Who took care of tacking up and untacking? A friend or did you hire someone? Are the guests supposed to stand as soon as the bride is in sight or right when she is coming down the actual isle?
Thanks for your help! I'm so excited. BTW Spring is in my avatar and will be a deep golden color by June when I'm planning on doing this.
Steph