Miss Capitol Hill Wedding Recap - The Ride

One of the most fun parts of the wedding was getting to drive around the entire weekend in the 1959 MGA we rented from Sports Car Rentals.  I wrote before about how much we were looking forward to it...but the reality was even better.  Fiance was in heaven all weekend.  And the best part...the entire weekend was only $180.  No...not the hour, not the day...THE WEEKEND.  Best deal of the wedding.  Limo-schmimo.

All photos below the work of Linda Wallace 

^Here it is parked outside our reception site/accomodations, The Clifton Inn. 

^Of course since it was an older car it had older features...like a tiny rearview mirror, barrel breaks, stick shift, and a knob you had to pull to help make it start! 

^Fiance drove with his brother to the chapel.  I took our wind-free RAV4 for the trip to the chapel

^There they go! 

^And here we are at our adorable chapel, getting ready to take some more pics

Vendors So Far:

Video- Monachetti

Photography - Linda Wallace

Hair/Makeup- Daphne Latham

Dress Designer - Vwidon

Dress Salon - Promise for the Savvy Bride

Shoes - Vera Wang new from Ebay

Bracelet- Carolee

Veil- Occansey Design

Purse - Belk

Flowers - Blue Ridge Floral

Suits - Men's Wearhouse

Ties - Wild Ties

Socks - The Gap

Bridesmaid Dresses - Maggy London from Nordstrom

Flower Girl Dress- Rare Editions from Dillards

Sportscar - Sports Car Rental

Reception/Accomodations - The Clifton Inn 

The Get Away!

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Since we're having an early afternoon ceremony and a cocktail reception, we'll be leaving our reception at the lovely yet early hour of 8pm. When we first chose the cocktail reception, I was a little sad to think we wouldn't be dancing into the night, but then I realized it opened the door to all kinds of fun after reception options! Among the many ideas we've considered are dinner with the wedding party or an after party at a favorite bar, both of which require a get away car (and get away outfit...more on that later).

In my wedding dreams, I see us departing the ceremony in a cool old classic car, maybe something baby blue with fins? Our venue has an awesome driveway that loops around right at the entrance, which would make for a spectacular exit and dash into the back seat!

My dilemma? Where on earth do you find a classic car for hire (with a driver please--gotta have a DD) in the Metro area??? Help a sister out, ladies!

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