Wedding car goes off course and crashes into shop window

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A vintage wedding car decked out with white ribbons especially for the occasion, ended up halfway through a shop window after the chauffeur lost control of the vehicle before ploughing into a shop front in County Armagh.

The accident happened last Saturday afternoon, moments after the bride and her father, who had been travelling onboard the wedding car, had stepped out of the vehicle. The chauffeur had just dropped the bridal party off at St Mark’s Parish Church in Portadown, Northern Ireland, when he decided to move the wedding car into a different position, ready for when the bride and groom emerged from the church.

However disaster struck as the chauffeur attempted to manoeuvre the wedding car into a different position as he suddenly lost control of the classic silver wedding car, darting through two parked cars and a line of traffic before smashing into a shop window. Luckily there were no pedestrians on the pavement, or traffic coming in the opposite direction when the wedding car crashed across the road and into the nearby building.

No injuries were reported following the accident, the only thing that was hurt was the chauffeur’s pride as one eyewitness described the driver as looking very embarrassed.

It’s not known if a replacement wedding car was sent to collect the bride and groom after their original wedding car was forced out of action.

Police track down stolen wedding car at scrap yard

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Police in Wokingham succeeded in tracking down a stolen wedding car, saving the day for a local couple who are planning to use the vintage vehicle to transport them on their big day next year.

Groom-to-be, Sean Allem, bought the classic Ford Mustang for £500 last year and has been working on restoring the vehicle in time for his wedding to Stacey Tagg next spring. The Ford Mustang has a special place in Sean’s heart as his father owned several of the classic vehicles as he was growing up, and it’s been his aim to own his own ever since.

However the couple’s dreams for driving to their wedding in their very own Mustang wedding car were seemingly dashed when they discovered the car had been stolen from council owned garages. The locks had been broken, and a low loader had presumably been used to remove the wedding car as it didn’t have an engine at the time.

The police were informed about the theft, and set about searching the area for the stolen wedding car. They struck gold when they visited a local scrap yard and found the Ford Mustang waiting to be turned into scrap metal. Luckily the owners of the yard had kept the vehicle to one side, realising it was a rare car.

Sean and Stacey will be reunited with their wedding car pending police enquiries. Mechanic Sean is anxious to get stick into fully restoring his much loved car in time for the couple’s big day next year.

The police are still searching for the two male strangers who took the Ford Mustang to the scrap yard, anyone with information is urged to get in touch.

Hummer limo hire for Liberty X singer’s TOWIE style hen party

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Former Liberty X singer, Kelli Young, enjoyed an The Only Way is Essex style hen party this weekend complete with white hummer limo hire, pink feather boas and a trip to the Sugar Hut.

The groups of hens, which included Girls Aloud singer Kimberly Walsh and Kelli’s former band mate Michelle Heaton, all got into the TOWIE spirit by sporting garish pink and orange dresses and towering heels.

The hen do even visited the Sugar Hut night club in Brentwood Essex, made famous by its appearance in the show as the venue is managed by TOWIE favourite, Kirk Norcross. The party travelled in traditional hen party transportation, a white hummer limousine, with hen Kelli Young posing in front of the stretch limo before heading out on their Essex pub crawl.

Bride-to-be, Kelli Young, found fame back in 2001 when she auditioned for Popstars. Despite not making it into the winning group, Hear’say, Kelli and the other Popstars rejects set up their own band Liberty X, which went on to achieve a number of top 10 hits.

Since the Liberty X band mates went their separate ways in 2007, lead singer Kelly has been working as a cruise ship singer and also dance teacher. The 29-year-old is due to marry songwriter Iain James in the coming weeks.

Forklift truck wedding car has special meaning for couple in China

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A bride and groom in China travelled to their wedding in the front basket of a forklift truck earlier this month as the couple wanted to commemorate the vehicle which brought them together.

Forklift truck driver, Kong Qing Yang met his now wife, Shen Likun, when he went to buy a forklift truck from her at the company where she worked as a salesperson. After the initial meeting at the forklift truck company, love blossomed between the pair and they decided to tie the knot.

Not wanting to forget the reason they got together in the first place, the groom left his home in the Hebei Province in North China at 8am onboard a specially decorated forklift truck. Kong collected his bride en route to the church, and the couple travelled through the village of Beiwangduan in their forklift truck, throwing lollies at the locals who lined the street to see them pass by.

The wedding motorcade comprised of eight forklift trucks in total, all of which were travelling at a top speed of just 8mph. Unsurprisingly, the wedding parade took several hours to arrive at ceremony venue, with the bride and groom finally exchanging vows just after 11:30am, some three and a half hours after the groom set off from his house.

Fleet of Rolls Royce wedding cars hired for Kim Kardashian’s big day

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Reality TV star and American socialite, Kim Kardashian, has reportedly hired a fleet of matching Rolls Royce and Maybach cars to chauffeur her family, and the family of her husband-to-be, to their wedding next month.

The 30-year-old has reportedly struck a deal with luxury transport provider, Platinum Motorsports LA, to provide the wedding cars on her big day. The TV is said to have very specific requirements for her wedding day transportation and has requested a fleet of Rolls Royce and Maybach cars in white to chauffeur her family members and fiancé Kris Humphries’s family to the wedding on August 20th.

Kim Kardashian and basketball player Kris Humphries got engaged after a whirlwind romance when the sports man got down on one knee in May after just 5 months of dating. The Kardashians are renowned for their extravagant lifestyle and that certainly extended to the engagement ring which is a 20.5 carat diamond, estimated to have cost $2 million.

With such lavish wedding cars being hired to transport the guests to Kim Kardashian’s wedding, the vehicle being lined up to transport the bride come the big day is likely to be insanely elaborate. However like much of the wedding, the finer details are being kept firmly under wraps.

The big day is reportedly being filmed for the family’s reality TV show so fans will be get a behind the scenes peak of everything that happens, including an up close view of the luxury wedding cars.

Limo replica of the Transformers Bumblebee Camaro available to hire in the US and Oz

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Two stunning replicas of the Bumblebee Camaro stretch limousine, as seen in the Transformer movies, are now available to hire in both Australia and America through two leading limo hire companies.

Exotic Limo offers the Bumblebee limousine for hire in the Melbourne area of Australia while Avolar Limousines have another of the replica Transformer’s supercar available to hire in California.

The attention to detail on these limousines is second to none with a range of high tech onboard features as seen on the real thing in the box office smash hit Transformer movies. The bright yellow limousines feature the special effect honeycomb ceiling, also strobe and mood lighting, plus split seating for between 6-8 passengers, and also an onboard bar. Other stand out details on the attention grabbing limos include DVD and CD players with 1200 Watt surround sound system and also flat screen TVs.

Due to the exclusivity of the Bumblebee limo, bookings for the yellow stretch limousine have been coming in fast and furious for the two companies in both the US and Australia. The Transformer’s limo is proving popular for all kinds of celebrations including school proms and birthday parties, hen and stag dos, corporate and promotional events and even weddings.

At present there’s no news on whether the head-turning limo will be making its way to the UK.

Pippa Middleton misses rear of year award as Carol Voderman takes the title

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Although her behind has been the talk of the town since walking the aisle behind her sister The Duchess of Cambridge at the Royal wedding 6 weeks ago, Pippa Middleton lost out on this year’s Rear of the Year Award to former Countdown presenter, Carol Voderman.

It is thought that the recent photographs of Carol Voderman in a figure hugging designer dress helped increase her chances of winning the Rear of the Year gong. Although Pippa’s derrière has hit the headlines since the royal nuptials, the Middleton sister only had a matter of weeks to generate votes, while hardcore Voderman fans have been voting for the 50-year-old all year.

Scooping the Rear of the Year Award 2011 in the male category was ballroom dancer and star of Strictly Come Dancing, Anton Du Beke, who accepted the award saying it was an “absolute honour” before adding that it had often been said that this rear was better than this front.

Mathematical whiz, Voderman, said she was both “surprised” and “flattered” to have been awarded this year’s trophy. The award for Rear of the Year is now in its 25th year after starting in 1976 as a one off prize which was given to Barbara Windsor.

Pippa Middleton’s backside won a legion of fans after she accompanied her sister as maid of honour at Kate’s wedding to William on April 29th with three separate Facebook pages dedicated to her rear being set up before the end of the wedding day. However despite the surge of popularity, Pippa was pipped at the post by Carol to this year’s Rear of the Year trophy – better luck next year Pippa.

Wedding cars shunned in favour of a fleet of John Deere tractors

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A couple from Australia bucked the trend when they tied the knot in South Gippsland recently by arriving on a fleet of gleaming tractors instead of the traditional wedding car.

For farmer Shane Uren, there was only ever going to be one mode of transport he wanted to use on his big day, so the Rolls Royce wedding car and the chauffeur driven white wedding limo were all shunted in favour of a fleet of immaculately turned out tractors.

The wedding between farmer Shane and his bride, teacher Kirsty Hams, took place at the bride’s family’s farm with the bridal party arriving at the ceremony onboard the four green and yellow John Deere tractors.

The couple tied the knot in front of a large group of family and friends in a field in front of the bride’s family home. As the wedding tractors made their entrance, the sound of country singer, Kenny Chesney’s hits song, She Thinks My Tractor’s Sexy, played out across the field much to the amusement of the wedding guests.

The newlyweds continued their tractor theme into the reception as the couple topped their wedding cake with a specially made miniature bride and groom cake topper complete with tractor.

Royal honeymooners head to the Seychelles

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Newlyweds the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have succeeded in slipping away on honeymoon discreetly and are expected to be away for two weeks as both have been excused from any official duties for the next 14 days.

The couple’s car was seen leaving the island of Anglesey on Monday, with a police Range Rover piled high with luggage in attendance. William and Kate kept the press guessing by not going on honeymoon immediately after the wedding, and instead returned to their home in North Wales after their nuptials at Westminster Abbey on April 29th.

After returning to his duties as an RAF search and rescue pilot on Anglesey for a few days, the couple kept everyone in the dark as to when and where they would head off on honeymoon.

St James Palace has confirmed that the royal couple are on honeymoon, although they refused to give any hint as to where they are. Despite this, the tourism chief for the Seychelles has let slip that the newlyweds have flown to the Indian Ocean for their post wedding break.

It’s been reported that Kate and William arrived at the main airport in the Seychelles resort, Mahe, on Tuesday morning before being flown by helicopter to their own private island.

The Republic of the Seychelles is made up of 115 small islands and is a very popular holiday destination of A- list celebrities because of its secluded nature.

Buy limo hire at a fixed rate with brand new website limohire.co

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Finding a cheap deal on chauffeur driven limousine hire just got easier thanks to the launch of the brand new website limohire.co

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Limohire.co offers a range of package deals with fixed low cost rates so you can locate a chauffeur driven limo hire deal to match your budget requirements quickly and easily. Take a look at the new state of the art website now where you’ll find discounted deals on Ferrari limo hire for school proms in Essex, classic Beauford wedding car hire prices for weddings in North Wales, pink H3 hummer limo hire for shopping trips to London, and Black H2 hummer limo hire for stag parties in Blackpool plus many, many more.

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