Wedding transportation in Stuart, FL, for river and tent weddings

Stuart weddings and the parking problem

Park once at the inn. Ride to the river.

Many Stuart weddings happen on the water: a tent on a riverfront lawn, a private home on the St. Lucie River, a waterfront club. These places are beautiful and rarely have parking for every guest.

A guest shuttle solves it. Guests park once at their inn or hotel, ride to the ceremony, and ride back after the reception. The venue lawn stays clear for the tent, and nobody drives the dark river roads after a long evening.

Where guests stay and where the shuttle runs

Give each pickup one fixed spot.

Out-of-town guests tend to split between a few places, and the shuttle ties them together.

Give each pickup a fixed spot, such as the inn's front porch or the hotel's main entrance, and print the shuttle times on the welcome card in each guest bag.

• Downtown inns and hotelsHistoric inns and small hotels
• Hutchinson IslandBeach hotels and resorts
• Near I-95 and the TurnpikeHotels for guests arriving by car
• Family homesPalm City, Jensen Beach, Sewall's Point

Get a quote for your tripor call (954) 250-6667, 24/7

The loops a Stuart wedding usually needs

Leave a cushion before the ceremony run.

Ace builds the shuttle schedule from your ceremony time. A typical day has a run to the ceremony, a short hop to the reception if it is elsewhere, and two or more late loops back to the hotels as guests leave.

A rehearsal dinner downtown or a welcome evening on the river can use the same vehicle on another day. Guests flying in can be met at PBI (now President Donald J. Trump International, DJT), the closest major airport, and brought up on the arrival day. For how Ace handles weddings around the region, see Wedding Transportation.

1. Arrival day at PBIThe closest major airport
2. Rehearsal or welcome eveningThe same vehicle, another day
3. Run to the ceremonyWith a cushion before the start time
4. Hop to the receptionIf it is somewhere else
5. Late loops backTwo or more as guests leave

Sizing the shuttle

Count riders on the busiest leg.

Count the guests who will ride on the busiest leg, which is usually the ceremony run.

Ace runs a Sprinter van with a driver for small groups, a minibus for 15 to 20 and a full size motorcoach for 56. A minibus suits narrow inn drives and tree-lined lanes better than a full size coach. Big weddings can use two vehicles, drawn from a partner-fleet capacity of 40+ vehicles. Every Ace vehicle has GPS tracking, Wi-Fi and onboard cameras.

• VanSprinter van with a driverSmall groups and families
• 15 to 20MinibusSuits narrow inn drives
• 56Full size motorcoach
• 40+Two vehiclesPartner-fleet capacity of 40+ vehicles

Get a quote for your tripor call (954) 250-6667, 24/7

What decides the wedding quote

No price list. Each wedding is quoted.

Each wedding is quoted for its own day, with no price list. Send these details.

If the date or a time changes, call dispatch, which answers 24/7, and the quote is updated.

• Date and timesCeremony start and reception end
• Every addressHotels, inns and the venue
• Riders and loopsOn each leg
• Stays through the receptionOr not, your choice
• PBI pickupsFor arriving guests
• A date or time changesCall dispatch, 24/7

Tents, lawns and the venue check

Walk the venue with the shuttle in mind.

Before the day, walk the venue with the shuttle in mind. Where can a coach stop on firm ground? Is there room to turn, or a gate to open? Will the drop spot keep guests off soft grass in their good shoes?

Send the answers to dispatch with one point person for the day, such as the planner or a friend of the couple. Many venues and planners also ask vendors for a certificate of insurance. Ace carries $5,000,000 liability coverage under USDOT 1310399 and sends the certificate on request.

• USDOT 1310399Active passenger carrier
• $5M liabilityCertificate of insurance on request
• 1999Incorporated in Florida