VW beetle wedding hire

Winter VW wedding jobs!

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So it’s January and we’re not doing weddings…what are we up to at Pear Tree Weddings? Are we relaxing & chilling out until the new wedding season starts? Gosh no….we’re at work harder than ever – just different sorts of hard work!

daphne respray    curtains

We have just under 3 months every year to ensure our wedding hire VWs are in absolutely impeccable condition – we are incredibly proud of our show room standards, but it’s hard work to maintain them!  So, there are some body enhancements for each of the VW campervans and of course for Wilma the wedding Beetle….each vehicle also has a good major service, and (my favourite part) we make interior upgrades.  This year both Daphne and Wilson are having new blinds similar to those in Basil.  Wilson is also having new flooring, similar to that in Morris.  And all the VW camper vans are having some totally fabulous and exciting new buntings and cushions – the designs are simply amazing – can’t wait to share the photos with you!

We are also to-ing and fro-ing with Bruce and Bernie as they receive their total makeovers!

With all this in mind, we have to apologise if we’ve not been in the office as much as normal, although office hours are 9.30am until 2.30pm, Monday to Friday blind making & servcing dont happen in the office, so we’re out & about a fair bit taking VWs for re-sprays, servicing and at home to make 14 blinds……. please be assured though we check email every few hours & pick up messages daily – we’ll get back to you as soon as we can!

Bruce the VW Beach Buggy

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As most of you know, Pear Tree Weddings welcomed a VW Beach Buggy into the family last summer – whilst he was bought for a bit of fun it would seem that not only have we, but quite a few groom’s have fallen in love with our Bruce!  (We’ve even been asked by 3 brides if he can be hired for their wedding day!)  Bus & Buggy….perfect partners!

bus and buggy

Well, it seems a little selfish to keep him for our own pleasure, so we have decided to let Bruce join the Pear Tree Weddings VW fleet, as such he is having additional seats installed, as well as safety roll bars……and he will also be ‘wrapped’ in some new colour…but we’re not quite sure if it should be white or Pear Tree Vintage VW Green to coordinate with Daphne & Basil?

Bruce is a lurid green at the moment….but will soon be looking stylish and sophisticated….well, as sophisticated as a VW beach buggy possibly can!

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Now for a bit of the history of Bruce……Bruce started life as a beach buggy LDV – the LDV standing quite unbelievably for ‘Light Delivery Vehicle’! This meant Bruce started life as a two seater beach buggy with a small load area at the back.

As with most beach buggies Bruce uses a beetle chassis, where the top is simply removed and the new body bolted on top. So although he is indeed a beach buggy from the 70s Bruce has to be legally registered as a beetle from 1963, when the chassis was originally made. Weighing very little and with an aircooled 1671cc engine and straight through exhaust pipes Bruce is fast and loud and makes what can only be described as a unique statement.

So, all that’s left for now is for the Pear Tree Weddings team at HQ to pull together a Bruce ‘Fair Weather Hire Package’ – more details to follow soon.

Time for VW hibernation!

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For Pear Tree Weddings it is nearly the end of the 2014 VW wedding season – we will review the year in full over the next few weeks, but for now it’s time to look forward to the next few days & the last few winter weddings.

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Daphne, Flossy, Basil and Wilma (and Bruce!)  are now all tucked up tightly in their garages & barns taking it easy for a few weeks and enjoying a well earned rest before we start the servicing, detailing and titivating the wedding campervans and beetle ready for the 2015 VW wedding season….in fact today we’ll be making new curtains for Daphne – so although weddings may be slowing, the work for us just changes…..from managing weddings to enhancing & loving our gorgeous show room condition wedding VW fleet!

Over the next few days Wilson and Morris will be attending three weddings, and then they too can have a well deserved break. (Although Wilson is having new flooring and curtains – so he wont rest for  too long!).

So, other companies drive their VWs throughout the winter – why don’t we?  Well here at Pear Tree Weddings we recognise that:

– The VWs dont have ABS brakes or power steering & with the potential of icy roads we just don’t think they’re safe enough for wedding passengers
– The VWs do not like salty roads – wet salty roads are the last thing these VWs need – salt can play havoc with the paint work & under side of the vans & beetle!
– The VWs don’t have the most efficient heating – we really don’t want a shivering bride on her big day!
– ………and most importantly for us – we want a couple of months to work on our award winning fleet to ensure they are in absolutely perfect condition for the 2015 wedding season.

PTW VW Head Office!

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Well, Pear Tree Weddings, Classic & Vintage VW wedding hire, has grown considerably over the last few years – thanks to the winning combination of stunning show room condition VWs and brilliant customer service.  Those of you who work closely with us will know that we’ve taken on new office staff recently to help manage each and every wedding, maintaining our intricate attention to detail for every need – being just about the largest privately owned VW wedding hire company in the UK doesn’t mean we have to loose what’s important to us…..and that is you – the couple getting married and your personal individual requirements for your VW wedding!

So…….HOW EXCITING……having started the business on the kitchen table, then taken over half the children’s playroom, then the whole of their play room……we are simply delighted & overwhelmed to have moved this week into a purpose built ‘shed’ office! YYYIIPPPPEEEEE!

   shed women cave  shed door

In the ground of Pear Tree Cottage, we now have a ‘shed’ that is our Pear Tree Weddings Head Office!  It is simply awesome….and somewhat inspired by one of our brides from 2012 we are entering our working shed in to Shed of the Year Competition 2015, so we may call on you all to vote for us at some point!

shed desk   shed beam 2  shed curtains

So this is where the team plan your wedding!  It’s a really inspiring environment, full of VWs, weddingy bits & pieces & of course littered with Thank You cards & letters!

shed ribbons  shed filing

And coming soon….the outside is having some rather exciting paint work…..we’ll share that soon!

Does a date matter?

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So earlier this week I had a bride in tears on the phone as all of our VWs are already booked out on her wedding day next July…….as a flippant comment at the end of the conversation I suggested to her “you could always change your wedding date”…….and today I receive a call from her asking availability of Daphne on some alternative dates for July 2015 as they are liaising with the venue to change their date……

daphne perfect

So would you be tempted to ever change your wedding date?  We’ve had brides who have changed dates to suit there venues, we’ve now had several change date to get the VW of their dream, one bride changed her date to ensure her Bride of Honour wouldn’t be “too pregnant” on her wedding day!

If you’ve planed your wedding date is this weekend (which 9 couples who have booked with Pear Tree Weddings have decided) then you are in quite good company – Spice Girl Mel B, Mel Gibson, Bjorn Borg, Bruce Springstein and Jennifer Lopez also decided the first week in June was a great time to get married!

I married Mr Pear Tree 12years ago now….and we were married on 18th May, my birthday…..so no for me, I wouldn’t change the date, I would have compromised …..but back then I didn’t know about VW weddings, perhaps that would have persuaded me to change my date!!

Diary of a Morris Bride !

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We’ve had an amazing response from brides to the Facebook post we featured asking for some wedding day diaries….we’ve selected a few of our favourites & will share them over the coming weeks.  First we hear from Sam:

We got married on the 5th April 2014 and hired the beautiful Morris to transport our bridesmaids, along with Mother & Father of the bride.  We had our family Beetle as our wedding car!

My advice to future brides would be to relax.  I was an absolute mess in the week leading up to the wedding, I couldn’t stop shaking and was probably not a nice person to be around!!  On the day the little things don’t matter and as soon as I got to the church my nerves disappeared – which was perfect.

sam

I would advise you to have the day off work before hand, even if your venue is being prepared by staff, or family and friends, its worth having a day to get your head around things and focus on the wedding. 

I wish I’d prepared my favours a little earlier as they took longer than expected, but it all worked out in the end.  Above all enjoy yourself and take it all in.  We were so overwhelmed that everyone there was there to celebrate our marriage and that is so special.

  S

Take time to be with your new husband on the day and look around the room at everyone enjoying themselves.

You’ll look and feel amazing in your Pear Tree vehicle (it’s quite a head turner!) so smile & embrace it!

Have a fantastic wedding, I hope my advice helps,
Sam Potter (newly wed)

Thank you Sam…..some lovely advice there – I like the idea of taking a moment to look around the room at everyone enjoying themselves…….