* The "SPLIT-RUN COMBO" - With this package, the bride goes from the church to the reception in the 1965 white Rolls Royce Princess hard top. Then, the chauffeur goes back to the garage and returns with the white 1963 Rolls Convertible for the final getaway, from the reception to the hotel. (You wouldn't want the bride riding in the convertible earlier, because her hairdo would get blown. At the end of the evening, it wouldn't matter so much and a convertible getaway is just about the most romantic thing you can imagine). For five hours, the total price is $850 plus 15% gratuity.

  * WEDDING ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL- If you used one of our cars for your wedding, a year later you can plan a romantic evening dinner using the 1965 white Rolls Royce hard top or the 1960 silver platinum Bentley on a Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday evening, for three hours, the total price would be $275 plus 15% gratuity. (Add $100 if you did not use Jordan Limousines for your wedding) ((Prices higher Thursday-Sunday; please inquire)).


* EARLY BIRD TROLLEY SPECIAL. Good any day of the week. Great for weddings, birthdays, quinceaneras,graduation, etc. Three hours, total price $450 plus 15% gratuity. YOU MUST RELEASE THE TROLLEY BY 4:30 PM IN ORDER TO QUALIFY FOR THIS RATE.

* THE QUEEN FOR A DAY PACKAGE -

A) 9:00 AM Saturday morning until 1:00 AM Sunday morning. (Total 14 hours straight).

B) The Rolls Royce Princess or the Bentley is at the beck and call of the bride

to take her wherever she wishes during the day like the hairdresser, nail salon, Galleria, spa for massage, the St Regis for brunch, makeup artist, portrait studio, formal tea with the bridesmaids, whatever.

C) At approximately 6:00 PM the car takes the bride and her father (Or whomever she chooses) from the hotel or home to the church. The car remains on display by the front of the church with the chauffeur standing at parade rest

by the vehicle back door and as the guests exit the church, their eyes are drawn immediately to the Rolls, marveling at what a "Wow" wedding this is.

D) The Rolls then takes the bride and groom to the reception.

E) The chauffeur returns with the 1963 Rolls Convertible for the final getaway. On the way to the hotel, a short romantic ride to view the Houston skyline while sipping champagne and listening to soft music is available as an option.

F) The package includes a free bottle of non-alcoholic champagne and the couple gets to keep the family name plate on the front of the Rolls.

All this for only $1395 plus 15% gratuity!

MONEY-SAVING TIPS:

 

1) Consider Friday or Sunday for your Wedding Day. (All weddings half-price on Monday night). Bundle your runs; the Trolley for the Bachelor/Bachelorette parties and Rehearsal Dinner and the Rolls Royce for the Bride and Groom on the Wedding Day. Ask relatives to pay for the limo as a wedding present. Ask the groom's family to pay for it.

 

2) Choose a Wedding Date in the off-months,  August, September, late December and all of January.

 

3) Choose weekends where weddings are  typically slow or non-existent like Easter or Super Bowl, Cinco de Mayo, Opening weekend of the Rodeo, etc. All wedding vendors and reception facilities are open to negotiating lower prices at these times.

 

4) If your wedding is a good ways off, see if you can get a cash discount for early payment

in full.(Be sure the company is reputable and has been in business ten years or more).

 

 

COSTLY MISTAKES YOU SHOULD AVOID

 

1) GOING WITH THE CHEAPEST FAST-TALKER IN TOWN. "Long after the exhilaration and euphoria of getting the most unbelievably cheap price possible has evaporated like the morning dew; the bitterness of being ripped off on your wedding day, the most important day of your life, will linger for generations". Check all your vendors out. Go online with the better Business Bureau, see if there are any complaints. Ask your reception facility for their list of preferred vendors. Select companies from the larger Bridal Shows. Use an established bridal consultant who knows who the bad guys are.

 

2) FAILING TO ASK HOW LONG THEY HAVE BEEN IN BUSINESS and can you come see the cars.

(Do they actually own the cars or are they  being a middleman and adding a commission for themselves?.)

3) NOT PAYING WITH A CREDIT CARD. You are bound by the terms of whatever contract you sign,

but if the service never shows up, you can cancel the charge.

 

4) FAILING TO ASK HOW MANY WEDDINGS THEY DO  with each car on any given Saturday. If it is more than two, they may show up late for yours or rush you to leave earlier than you wanted to so they can leave and go do another wedding somewhere else.

 

5) FAILING TO ASK HOW STRICT THEY ARE ON TIMES. Weddings have a tendency to assume a life all their own and once everyone is captivated and mesmerized by the pageantry, the music, the revelry, the cameraderie and the romance, a "Carpe Diem" (Seize the day) hysteria can consume everyone present and nobody wants the day to end, especially the bride and groom. Wedding receptions very seldom finish early and the logistics of saying final goodbyes and loading things for the honeymoon is never accomplished in short order. Since you neglected to ask ahead of time, your limo chauffeur may charge you double or triple for overtime and/or leave to go do another wedding. These contingencies are things

that need to be discussed in the very early stages of negotiations. It is not a bad idea to purchase two hours instead of one just to be on the safe side. Don't let the siren's song of "We only need it for 15 minutes"  lure you into an expensive overtime trap when your reception runs over and you get stiffed for several hundred dollars.

 

6) FAILING TO ASK IF EXTRA STOPS ARE POSSIBLE on the way to the hotel. It is not uncommon for a limo to charge $90 for an "Unscheduled Stop" to go to a convenience store for some item, use the restroom, etc. or make a brief stop at a nearby home on the way to the hotel. Some limo companies prohibit deviation from the agreed schedule under any circumstances. Our policy is: "It's your day and we will do whatever you want during the time window you have the car reserved. If there is no wedding after yours, we will be glad to extend the time for a nominal (Not ridiculous) fee."

 

7) MAXING OUT ALL YOUR CREDIT CARDS right up to the day of the wedding. In the event you want to purchase an extra hour or two in the limo, the chauffeur will call the office and ask them to run the card. If it is declined, the office will order him to leave immediately. You will also need some of your card limit on the honeymoon. Plan accordingly.

 

8) PLANNING A WEDDING IN THE HURRICANE SEASON, August or September without wedding cancellation insurance. Check out www.wedsafe.com, www.protectmywedding.com, or

www.NASEP.com . Ask the limo company what their policy is. They may just say, too bad,

we had the car ready to do your wedding and you evacuated to Dallas.

 

9) NOT GIVING FIRM ORDERS TO YOUR PHOTOGRAPHER that you want at least five poses by the Rolls Royce. At the end of the evening, they will be tired and anxious to go home. They will snap one picture of you sitting in the back seat and split. You might as well have used a taxicab. It is not appropriate for the chauffeur to say anything to the photographer. You are the one paying your photographer; advise him accordingly. 

 

10) NOT CHECKING FOR ALL YOUR BELONGINGS AT THE END OF THE RUN. You could be giddy, elated, exhausted or inebriated (Or all the above) as you go into the hotel. In those circumstances, it is easy for items like cell phones, car keys, ear rings, plane tickets or money from the dollar dance to be left on the floor or between the cushions in the limo. Some companies will charge you for  an airport run price the next day to bring those items back to you. (Hopefully an honest employee discovers the items).

11) FAILING TO ASK AHEAD OF TIME IF YOU CAN GO SOMEWHERE FOR PICTURES on the trip between the church and the reception hall. Some companies absolutely prohibit this under any circumstances. Some will only allow you "One ten-minute stop and it must be along the route". The whole idea of renting a classic car is to get romantic pictures with it in a variety of picturesque settings, founatins, flower gardens, etc. Our policy is to take you wherever you want to go, up to three locations, EVEN IF THE LOCATIONS ARE IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF THE RECEPTION HALL. We charge  by the time you booked the car; not the number of stops. It's your special day and we will do whatever you want. Other companies policies on this may be, well, not so considerate.

12) FAILING TO ASK WHEN THE CAR WILL LEAVE AT THE END OF THE RUN. Some companies have the policy that when you arrive at your final destination and get out of the car, that's it, and they split, even if you have two or three hours left on your contracted time. Can you just imagine going into the reception hall and telling all your guests about the neat romantic classic car you arrived in and then hearing the unbearable, "Well, where is it, we wanted to see it"? You should consider the classic car the same as you would a large flower arrangement or a large ice carving on a lighted, rotating display. The classic car on display by the front door of the reception hall with your name on the front plate is there to make your day pretty and romantic. If it's not on display for a good period of time, why even have it? Our policy is that the car is on the clock for the time you have it reserved. If we arrive at the reception hall and there are two hours remaining, we will gladly put it by the front door for all to see and admire as they enter and leave. If there is no wedding after yours, you may even want to call the office and see if you can purchase an hour or two of overtime so your guests can continue to enjoy and view the car, especially your older uncles and granfather types. Again, we strive to make your day special and we will do whatever you want.

13) FAILING TO ASK IF THE CHAUFFEUR WILL BE APPROPRIATELY DRESSED. Sure, the car looks fine, but what about the chauffeur? (People who drive buses, trucks and taxicabs are drivers). This is your special day. Everybody is dressed up. The photographers are running around snapping hiundreds of impromptu pictures for you to choose from. Unfortunately, we have been at weddings where we see a chauffeur in beige pants, a pastel shirt with the sleeves rolled up to the elbows, a wild tie and a cigarette dangling from his lip, looking like a mid-level office employee on smoke break. The other end of  inappropriate chauffeur attire is to have them wearing a tuxedo. When the wedding pictures come back, he will appear to be in the wedding party or an important relative. You can see why we are frustrated when get  an abrupt inquiry like, "We only want the car for 15 minutes, what is your absolute cheapest price?" There is a whole lot more to be considered.

Our chauffeurs wear a black suit, a cap, sunglasses (Daytime only) and white gloves. We have a strict policy that if the bride and groom are near or in the car, the chauffeur must be wearing his suit coat. This policy is in effect 365 days a year, regardless of the weather. When you come out the door of the church or the reception hall, the chauffeur will be standing at parade rest by the back door of the car and open the door immediately as you get close. When we get comments like, "Your chauffeurs all look like Secret Serrvice Agents", we know we have achieved the image we are trying to project. This is your special day and our staff should be dignified and professional in appearance.

14) BE SURE OF THE COLOR OF THE ROLLS. Most Rolls Royces used by Limousine Services are either black or white. Over the years, Rolls Royce experimented with a wide variety of pastels and shades to suit their artistic clientele. On a website you may see a picture of a bridal couple standing next to a Rolls that "Appears" to be white, but in reality may be beige, light blue or light green. If you don't ask, you can be absolutely assured that specific details about the color or shade won't be mentioned and instead of bright white or antique white, as it appeared in the photos on the website, it is a very odd color you never in a million years would have chosen for your wedding. It is certainly customary for everyone to shop around and get the best deal, but be sure you are comparing apples to apples. Don't fall into the trap of being someone who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing (Especially when it comes to doing your homework in doing your wedding shopping. Follow other tips in this section. Trust but verify. It's not possible to ask too many questions). Remember, if something has a really low price compared to others, there are usually very good reasons why, and when the car shows up at your reception, SURPRISE! - those reasons will become painfully obvious.

15) BEWARE OF FAKE "REVIEWS". Many people are rushing to read all the reviews on a company before they do business with them. Ordinarily, you would think this is a wise course of action. There are two major pitfalls with this, however.

1) The "Friends" of the company owner could place fake "Good" reviews.

2) The "Enemies" (Competitors) of the company owner could place fake "Bad" reviews.

SOLUTION: Only consider reviews by people you personally know and trust. Use the other suggestions mentioned earlier in this section like checking with the better Business Bureau, www.ripoffreport.com (Where the company has the right to reply to their accusers) and only using vendors who regularly exhibit at the major Bridal Shows. Your reception facility will also have a list of Preferred Vendors. They will tell you, "Use our preferred vendors and you will have a good experience. Use some fly by night low buck artist off the internet and you will probably have your wedding day ruined".

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