Last post I said we didn't get married in a castle. This time I get to admit we didn't drive Bentleys to the venue. I'm starting to feel quite a man of the people! ... I'm not a car guy. The two cars I've owned have been hand-me-downs from my mum, and I prefer to ride my Vespa. You get the picture. But the guys' one job at a wedding is to choose the car - the colour and make and model and size ... and it proved to be a little harder than I expected... Kayla grew up driving BMWs and Audis, so I wanted something a little different. A couple of Bentleys would have been nice. But it turns out finding a couple of Bentleys that people are willing to lend to some random guy isn't as easy as flashing a cheque. After all, they don't need the money. So I did a bit of homework and came up with four options... Friends - this was the obvious place to start. I knew people whose cars we could borrow, or who had contacts in the industry. Nothing amazing, just nice cars. Rental companies - After a bit of Googling I realised that other than hiring a limo (no thanks), something vintage (not our style) or a fleet of Toyota Priuses... the NZ car rental market doesn't offer you too many options. Car dealers - Ideally I wanted three cars the same, so I figured a car dealer was the place to go. Some had a 'no rent' policy (insurance was too high), some said they couldn't afford to have three cars off the yard on a Saturday, but others said, 'Sure thing, but it'll cost ya.' Car clubs - I had a hunch that although they didn't advertise, members of car clubs would hire out their cars for occasions like weddings, and a quick email to a couple of different car club secretaries confirmed that they do. Since our need for cars was fairly minimal, as our ceremony and reception were at the same venue, I went with the 'friends' option. A couple of Range Rover Sports, and a Mercedes to lead the way. All black. Cheers, Nigel