A wedding driver is our sober driver service, booked in advance. At the end of the night the driver comes to the venue, takes the wheel of your car or your guest’s car, and drives everyone home. The car doesn’t stay behind at the venue.
At any Georgian wedding, everyone knows how the evening starts: “I’m not drinking tonight, I’m driving.” By the third toast, that promise is often forgotten. That’s why it’s better to sort out the way home in advance.
How do I book a driver for a wedding?
Call +995 597 333 200 and tell us four things: the date, the venue address, roughly when the wedding ends and how many cars need a driver. The operator will arrange the rest.
This checklist helps before you call:
- Date and venue. In Tbilisi or out of town.
- Time. When the wedding ends. If you don’t know exactly, a rough time is fine.
- Number of cars. One driver drives one car.
- Where you’re going. Home addresses or directions, so the operator can work out the price.
- Automatic or manual. Our drivers drive both, but it doesn’t hurt to know in advance.
What does a wedding night look like with a driver booked?
Something like this. The times, of course, are different at every wedding:
| When | What happens |
|---|---|
| A few days before the wedding | You call with the date, venue, rough time and number of cars. The operator tells you the price. |
| Wedding day, 6 pm | You drive your car to the venue and stop thinking about the way back. |
| Midnight | If the celebration is running late, you call the operator and confirm the time. |
| 2 am | The driver is waiting at the venue. 15-20 minutes while you say your goodbyes is no problem. |
| 2:30 am | The driver takes you home in your car and drops a friend off on the way. |
| Morning | The car is parked at home. There’s nothing to go back to the venue for. |
Who is this service for?
Guests who come by car and don’t want to worry about getting back. Hosts who want every guest to get home safely. And the best man and maid of honour, who are on their feet all day and have no energy left to drive at night.
If you’re the host, you can let guests know in advance that the way home is taken care of: put the number in the invitation or the wedding group chat. That way you’ll hear “just one glass and I’m off” a lot less.
What if several guests need a driver?
Each car needs its own driver. So when you call, the key question is how many cars, not how many guests. Five people who came in one car means one driver.
If guests are heading the same way, say they all live in Saburtalo, they can share one or two cars. The driver drops everyone off on the way, and the price stays the same if they live along the route. The other cars stay at the venue. So it’s worth planning ahead: who comes in whose car, and who goes home with whom.
Why is it better to book in advance?
On a Saturday night, when several weddings in town end at the same time, demand for sober drivers goes up. A driver booked in advance already has the time planned and comes for you.
We work 24/7, and you can call at the last minute too. But if the wedding is out of town, say in Mtskheta, Kakheti or another region, booking ahead is essential.
How much does a wedding driver cost?
The price depends on distance: from the venue to your home. If both the venue and your home are in the central districts of Tbilisi, the trip costs 40-50 GEL. Otherwise the operator works out the exact amount once you give the addresses.
If the driver drops other guests off on the way, the price stays the same. It changes if the route is very different from the one agreed. Details are in our article on sober driver prices.
Only for weddings?
No. You can book a driver the same way for a christening, a birthday, a work party or a big supra. Anywhere you know in advance that you won’t want to drive at night.
And if you didn’t book, no problem: call any time and a sober driver will come.
What does a guest who “only had a little” risk?
Driving with more than 0.3 per mille of alcohol in the blood means a 6-month licence suspension; with more than 0.7 per mille, 1 year. That’s what Article 116 of the Code of Administrative Offences (in Georgian) says.
And one detail many people at weddings don’t know: knowingly handing your car keys to a friend who has been drinking is a 1,500 GEL fine. That’s in Article 115¹. There’s more on planning the way home after a wedding in this article.