London icon versus Italian Cinquecento
Wedding buses & cakes, at the Shelbourne Hotel, Dublin.
The scene outside the swanky Shelbourne Hotel in Dublin City Centre is pure comedy gold! That iconic red London Routemaster bus, usually ferrying grumpy commuters across the Thames, has been hijacked for a wedding gig. Decked out with a "Just Married" sign and a few too many streamers, it’s lumbering along like a tipsy uncle at the reception, proudly announcing to all of Dublin that it’s here to shuttle the bride’s slightly tipsy guests. With its vintage charm and that route 15 sticker still clinging on, it’s as if it’s muttering, “I didn’t sign up for this, but I’ll roll with it for the open bar!”
Not to be outdone, the tiny blue Fiat 500 from "Empire Bespoke Cakes" rolls up like the wedding’s cheeky little sidekick. Fresh from delivering the multi-tiered masterpiece (probably with a few crumbs still on the seats), this pint-sized show-off is strutting its stuff, thinking it’s the star of the show. With its license plate winking at the crowd, it’s as if the Fiat’s saying, “Sure, the bus is big, but I’m the one who brought the cake—and I look better in the photos!” The guests are torn between piling into the bus for a wobbly ride or squeezing into the Fiat for a sugar-fueled joyride—either way, this wedding’s transportation lineup is stealing the spotlight!
Routemaster bus RM1627 (reg. 627 DYE) was delivered to London Transport in June 1963, with a Leyland engine, pounding the streets of London for many years, ending its days on the heritage route 9.
Now part of the Dualway Coaches, Rathcoole fleet.
London icon versus Italian Cinquecento
Wedding buses & cakes, at the Shelbourne Hotel, Dublin.
The scene outside the swanky Shelbourne Hotel in Dublin City Centre is pure comedy gold! That iconic red London Routemaster bus, usually ferrying grumpy commuters across the Thames, has been hijacked for a wedding gig. Decked out with a "Just Married" sign and a few too many streamers, it’s lumbering along like a tipsy uncle at the reception, proudly announcing to all of Dublin that it’s here to shuttle the bride’s slightly tipsy guests. With its vintage charm and that route 15 sticker still clinging on, it’s as if it’s muttering, “I didn’t sign up for this, but I’ll roll with it for the open bar!”
Not to be outdone, the tiny blue Fiat 500 from "Empire Bespoke Cakes" rolls up like the wedding’s cheeky little sidekick. Fresh from delivering the multi-tiered masterpiece (probably with a few crumbs still on the seats), this pint-sized show-off is strutting its stuff, thinking it’s the star of the show. With its license plate winking at the crowd, it’s as if the Fiat’s saying, “Sure, the bus is big, but I’m the one who brought the cake—and I look better in the photos!” The guests are torn between piling into the bus for a wobbly ride or squeezing into the Fiat for a sugar-fueled joyride—either way, this wedding’s transportation lineup is stealing the spotlight!
Routemaster bus RM1627 (reg. 627 DYE) was delivered to London Transport in June 1963, with a Leyland engine, pounding the streets of London for many years, ending its days on the heritage route 9.
Now part of the Dualway Coaches, Rathcoole fleet.