Rolls-Royce Wedding Car Hire in Melbourne: What It Costs and What's Included
The Rolls-Royce Ghost is the wedding car most couples picture, and for good reason. Here is how the pricing works, what you get, and the planning detail that decides how much you will actually spend.
How wedding pricing works
Wedding hire is chauffeured, and chauffeured hire is priced from a three-hour minimum, because you are booking a professional driver's time as well as the car. Your quote depends on how many hours the day needs, the route, and the date. Every quote is confirmed in writing before anything is paid, with nothing added on the day.
What is included
- A professional chauffeur in a suit
- The Rolls-Royce Ghost, presented immaculately
- Ribbons and decoration on request
- Route and timing planned before the day
- Multiple cars coordinated for a wedding party, if needed
How many hours you actually need
This is what drives the cost, so it is worth mapping out. A typical wedding day uses the car for:
- Collection from where the bride is getting ready
- The drive to the ceremony
- Waiting during the ceremony
- Photographs — often at a second location
- The drive to the reception
For most weddings that comes to three to five hours. Map your timeline, add a buffer for the inevitable delay at the getting-ready end, and you will have an accurate number.
Why the Ghost
The doors. The Ghost's rear-hinged coach doors open wide, and the seat is high and upright. Getting in and out in a full gown is graceful rather than a struggle — which matters, because it happens in front of everyone and the photographer.
The calm. It is the quietest, most composed car we have. The twenty minutes before a ceremony are the least stressful of the day in it.
The photographs. It looks like a wedding car, not a performance car, and it photographs that way.
When to book
Peak Melbourne wedding Saturdays — March, October and November — book furthest ahead, and the Ghost goes first because nothing else does its job. For a peak Saturday, enquire up to six months ahead. Off-peak and weekday weddings can often be arranged within a few weeks.
For the wider decision — which car for which role, and the questions to ask any supplier — see how tochoose a wedding car in Melbourne.
