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Over the years, the multi-award winning Italian Villa has established a strong reputation with local wedding suppliers and in the wedding industry as a whole, not only for its impeccable service and its attention to detail but also for its food and beautiful gardens. Their most prestigious awards are the Wedding Industry Experts Award, where the Italian Villa achieved an impressive Gold Winner First Place for Poole and Dorset and managed the second place for Most Popular All inclusive Venue in England and in the World. They became Regional Finalist for the Best Wedding Venue in the National Wedding Industry Awards.

Dorset Wedding with a Pair of Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud Wedding Cars Elizabeth and Guy were married at the beautiful and prestigious Harbour Heights Hotel in Poole, Dorset.  This wedding venue is a 4 star boutique style hotel with stunning views across Poole’s Natural Harbour. The venue is located in Sandbanks also known as the millionaires' row – home to Harry Redknapp, former players Graeme Souness and Darren Anderton, Ian McGlinn, the Body Shop investor, and until recently cricketer Geoffrey Boycott. 

We know that planning a wedding is a new experience for most people, and with that comes a lot of questions. So to help you out, we've put together the top 10 most asked questions concerning wedding car hire.

There are so many possibilities, especially when working with a company as big as Premier Carriage, when it comes to choosing wedding transport. But the first step is to sit down with your fiancé and figure out what kind of car would suit your wedding day style or theme.

Depending on which website you look at, the average UK wedding cost ranges from £10,000 to £28,000, depending on your wedding location. London Weddings have an higher average cost than a country style weddings in the middle of Devon. 

We've shown the average cost from a selection of wedding planning websites by categories. Recent increase in living cost and insurance is affecting the wedding industry which have been reflected in their recent pricing. 

Every time we think about a wedding it’s a grand hotel or a large venue, we see big but occasionally big weddings can be somewhat different and come in very small romantic, rustic, countryside wedding venues. Imagine a room with floor-to-ceiling windows, wooden beams, chandeliers, brickwork wall with white fairy lights, tiled floor with underfloor heating in a private and secluded country Barn in the South Downs National Park.

Here at Premier Carriage we have an extensive range of traditional Vintage and Classic wedding transport for your use. We also have a number of unique, rare and unusual vehicles for hire.

Traditionally, wedding cars were a Rolls-Royce or a Jaguar, but as times have moved on so has the Wedding Car Hire Industry. There is now a wide range of cars available for hire, ranging from the birth of the motor car with the 1904 Oldsmobile Curved Dash Open Tourer replica to the famous 1979 Yellow USA Checker Cab.

Decorating the wedding car is a fun tradition however make sure you keep some control as if it is applied incorrectly it could damage the car or possibly offend wedding guests. Over the past 27 years we have heard many stories, some rather funny and original and some about wedding car decoration which has been rather costly, and embarrassing. The most traditional and most remembered is the String of Empty Cans or Old Boots attached to the back of the Wedding Car, however the law has since changed and it is no longer permitted to trail anything behind a wedding car as it would be illegal on the road.

Classic cars are at the heart of nostalgia and style. Rare and beautiful, classic wedding car hire can add volumes to your wedding day celebration and can make it an unforgettable event for the Bride & Groom. Here are some useful tips for sourcing Classic wedding car hire in Devon and to help you get the most from it.