The phrase 'carriages at midnight' on the bottom of a wedding invitation does actually mean you should order your own cab at the end of the evening's festivities, it has been confirmed.
The news ends intense speculation from recipients of wedding invites everywhere that they might be welcomed by a fleet of lavish, 19th century horse-drawn transportation with gold-leaf trimmings, welcomed by an army of fawning footmen, at the end of the wedding reception at a provincial hotel, to take them back to their Premier Inn lodgings in the nearest town centre.
'Yeh, sorry about that, no Cinderella-style carriages, but you can use the phone in the Mercure reception area, which connects you directly to Arrow cabs, who are both reliable, and very competitively priced', said Mark McBride, one groom-to-be, in response to numerous queries. 'Maybe we should have put that instead on the invitation, to be fair'.
'And while you're here, 'Dress Code: Fully Fabulous' means wear a dress, or a suit and tie, no wacky shite, please', continued McBride. 'And I hope 'the bar is open but your wallet is too' is clear enough for everyone to decipher.'.
'Oh, and for the avoidance of doubt, 'Your presence is our present, however if you would like to follow tradition...' does actually means 'definitely buy us an expensive gift, or even better a cash transfer into our bank (account details below)' confirmed McBride. 'Do you know how much this bloody wedding is setting us back!'.
