The wedding I was in last weekend was my good friend Theresa's, in case you haven't been following along. Her wedding was at St. Mary's College, her alma mater, in South Bend, Indiana. The college is across the street from the well-known University of Notre Dame, from which her new husband graduated. As I've previously written, we'll cover more details about the wedding in the coming weeks, but because I want to give as much detail and attention as possible, our coverage will be split up in to separate postings.
The cleverest thing Theresa did, I think, was in her transportation from the church on campus to the reception hall in downtown South Bend. She looked at limos and horse-drawn carriages, but if you are familiar with the South Bend area, you know that it is home to the National Studebaker Museum and used to manufacture the classic vehicles. Theresa called up the local Studebaker Drivers' Club and asked if anyone would be willing to drive them from the church to the reception hall in one of their classic Studebakers. The owners discussed at their meeting and were happy to show off their vehicles. Theresa and John ended up driving in a 1962 white convertible Studebaker, capturing local color and at the same time saving the cash she would have spent on a limosine.
The chapter of the Studebaker Drivers' Club that Theresa contacted can be located
here.
If you are from another area and would like to find your local Studebaker Drivers' Club, click
here.
And obviously this idea is not limited to Studebakers. Imagine the possibilities for a wedding in Detroit!
**Picture coming as soon as I can get one**
