When we came out of our reception and found that our car had been decorated, my husband and I laughed – we loved the streamers and balloons. Hubby was a bit concerned about the thickly decorated windscreen though. We got in and struggled to get to our wedding night’s accommodation peering through the writing that covered the windscreen. Hubby attempted to wipe some of the writing off, but it merely smered across the window surface.

The next morning when we planned to take off on our honeymoon on the glorious Gold Coast (a 2 and half hour drive) we discovered that someone in their infinite wisdom had used a candle to write on the windows. We had to beg a sponge, soapy water, and bucket from our hotel and then spent nearly an hour trying to get the candle wax off… not happy!

But I guess it could have been worse…

One groom specifically asked that their wedding car be left alone – he had borrowed his father’s LTD for the occasion. During the reception some idiot decorated the car with tooth-paste… which by the afternoon of the next day had lightened areas of the paint work.   The car had to get a new paint job.

When decorating the car, be smart!

• Find out if the vehicle is hired. If so, be more conservative with the decorating – avoid putting anything on the paint work.
• Don’t write all over the windscreen or rear window, as this can make driving the vehicle dangerous.
• NEVER write on the vehicle with anything that is abrasive. Use the window markers that are used when selling a car or liquid chalk.
• Attach ribbon, streamers, pom poms and balloons around the car - once again don’t block the vision of the driver.
• Thread streamers through the hub caps.
• And cans attached to the rear bumper or tow bar are still very popular today.

You can also buy Wedding Car Decoration Kits which have everything you need.