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Wedding Helicopter Hire – An Excellent 7-Part Complete Guide

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Phantom Hire is one of the few luxury car companies to also operate a wedding helicopter hire service.

Part I: The Joys Of Experiencing Wedding Helicopter Hire

Phantom Hire has long held a reputation as one of the UK’s most highly-respected and popular wedding car hire companies. Thanks to its diverse fleet of top-rate vehicles, which includes everything from the lavish Rolls-Royce Phantom 8 to the imposing Rolls-Royce Cullinan. However, one side of the company that puts it in a completely different league to our competitors concerns a service that puts the ‘luxury’ in the term ‘luxury wedding’: our bespoke wedding helicopter hire service.

Travelling to your wedding in a helicopter immediately curates a completely different vibe to your nuptial celebrations. Whilst wedding cars are undeniably luxurious, with their luscious seating and bespoke amenities, riding in a helicopter is something else entirely. You’ll be soaring through the clouds and over cities like a bird, taking in the glorious views that surround you as you make your way towards your wedding venue. It doesn’t matter whether you’re travelling over the twinkling streets of London or the vast, rolling Yorkshire countryside, Phantom Hire’s award-winning services will ensure that you have a wedding journey that you’ll remember for years to come.

This article will act as a comprehensive guide to Phantom Hire’s wedding helicopter hire, breaking down exactly what is on offer to Phantom Hire’s wedding clientele. The blog will begin by outlining exactly what the company offers with its wedding helicopter service, followed by a listing of the benefits that wedding helicopter hire provides that set it apart from any other kind of luxury transport, from the one of a kind photo opportunities to the memorable experience. This will continue by exploring 5 popular locations for wedding helicopter hire in the UK and outlining the sights you can see from your bird’s eye view in the sky.

This will be followed by a step-by-step guide for booking your wedding helicopter hire experience, which includes who you’ll need to contact and what details the company will need to secure the booking. The next section will outline five tips for travelling by helicopter hire, before concluding with an FAQ section that answers all the most pressing questions that Phantom Hire’s sales team receive regarding their wedding helicopter hire.

Part II: What’s Included In Phantom Hire’s Wedding Helicopter Hire Service

Before you book your wedding helicopter hire, it’s important to understand exactly what you’re getting in this bespoke service. This is competely understandable; weddings are an expensive affair at the best of times, so if you’re going to book a transport service as extravagant as a helicopter, you’ll need to know exactly what to get and ensure that this meets the criteria for your wedding. Read on to see exactly what Phantom Hire offers within its wedding helicopter hire service:

A Top Quality Helicopter – At Phantom Hire, you’re guaranteed to expect nothing less than the best of the best. All of our wedding helicopter hire journeys are facilitated by a top-quality helicopter equipped with comfortable leather seating and all the expected safety requirements to ensure that you have a smooth, safe and comfortable flight. On top of that, the helicopter is an absolute beauty to behold, expertly matching the importance and grandiosity of the event it is servicing.
A Professional, Qualified Pilot – When you’re travelling in a helicopter, you’ll understandbly want to be sure that the person in the driver’s seat is a seasoned professional who knows exactly what they are doing. Thankfully, all our wedding helicopter journeys are piloted by a highly-experienced and fully-qualified pilot who has undergone all the necessary tests and examinations to operate these magnificent vehicles.
A Tailored Route – This is your special day, and you deserve to celebrate in exactly the manner in which you imagined. Phantom Hire’s wedding helicopter hire service offers clients the opportunity to personalise their route however they wish, in order to see particular landmarks or landscapes on your way to or from the wedding venue. It doesn’t matter whether you want a glorious flight down the River Thames to take in London’s beautiful landmarks or would rather take in a flight around the beautiful Scottish countryside, the company will ensure you get a weddin flight straight out of your wildest dreams.
Room For Six Passengers – Why keep the journey all to yourself, when it can be enjoyed by the whole family? Phantom Hire’s helicopter contains enough room for six passengers, providing ample space for multiple wedding guests to travel by air to their destination. Whether you want to transport the spouses’ immediate family or bridesmaids, or maybe just want a prvate flight for the happy castle, the spacious interior of Phantom Hire’s helicopter ensures that there is enough space to satisfy your needs on your special day.

Part III: The Benefits That Wedding Helicopter Hire Can Bring To Your Special Day

Now you may be wondering, completely understandably, “Why should I book wedding helicopter hire over any other form of luxury transportation?”. This makes sense, as you’ll want to exactly why this is such a brilliant transport option before committing to anything. Luckily for you, Phantom Hire’s wedding helicopter hire service offers a range of benefits over other modes of luxury transportation; read on to see why this bespoke aerial transit is so special.

An Unforgettable Experience

Simply put, there is nothing in the world that is quite like travelling by air. The jaw dropping views, the rush of adrenalin as you take off, the buzz of the propeller blades as they swivel above you; it truly is an experience unlike any other. Such a unique experience is virtually guaranteed to be a hundred times more memorable than any other mode of luxury transportation, creating an utterly unforgettable experience that adds a wonderful twist to your special day. When you travel with Phantom Hire’s wedding helicopter hire service, you’re getting more than just a journey; you’re experiencing an event.

An Impressive Entrance

Beyond the journey itself, a wedding helicopter hire is also a great way to make an entrance. Wedding entrances are highly important, and puling up to your wedding ceremony in a gleaming Rolls-Royce Phantom 8 is already a sight to behold in itself. However, imagine an entrance ten times more exciting and twice as memorable; that’s what you get when you book a wedding helicopter hire.

Imagine touching down on plot of grass just outside the venue, leaves and twigs whiling into the air as you step out the vehicle like a celebrity touching down at a world premiere. That’s an entrance that people in attendance will remmber for the rest of their lives, and is sure to be the thing that people bring up most often when they recall your wedding ceremony.

Unique Photo Opportunities

Wedding photos also play a huge part in the celebration of the event. This is arguably the most important day of your life, and you’re going to want to remember every aspect of it for as long as you live. A great way to do this is by taking excellent wedding photos, and what better way to spice up your wedding album than by taking photos next to a world-class luxury helicopter?

When you book your wedding helicopter hire with Phantom Hiore, you’ll be able to pose for glorious wedding pictures either inside the cockpit, within the cabin or outside the landed helicopter. For the most memorable and distinct wedding photos possible, Phantom Hire’s wedding helicopter service is the one for you.

For more guidance of wedding photos and handy suggestions for photo poses, have a look at this blog post which lists the 10 most iconic wedding couple poses of 2025.

Beating The Traffic

One of the most frustrating aspects of transporting wedding guests is having to deal with unforseen traffic issues. Weddings need to run as smoothly as possible, and the last thing you need when making your way to the ceremony or the reception is to be held up by the morning rush hour congestion. This is especially critical if your wedding is taking place in a busy metropolitan area like London, Birmingham or Manchester, where these kinds of delays are considerably more likely.

Thankfully, part of what makes wedding helicopter hire so convenient (and so popular) is that these traffic issues don’t apply. As Doc Brown so elquently put it in Back To The Future, “Where we’re going, we don’t need roads”. The aerial transportation that Phantom Hire provides ensures that you can travel to and from your destination in record time, so you won’t have to worry about any kind of delays in your journey. For a prompt yet utterly memorable entrance to your wedding celebration, Phantom Hire’s wedding helicopter hire celebration is at your service.

Part IV: The 5 Best Places For Wedding Helicopter Hire

Phantom Hire’s wedding helicopter hire service is operational throughout the entirety of the UK. From the beaches of Brighton to the highlands of Inverness, the country’s numerous beautiful cities and iconic landmarks make for a highly enjoyable helicopter journey as you make your way to your prom. This section will break dow 5 of the most popular places for wedding helicopter hire in the UK, outlining which landmarks would be visible from the air and the kind of vibe you’d when flying through each location.

London – Wedding Helicopter Hire

Recommended route: Down the Thames

As the capital city of the UK, it’s no surprise that London has proven to be one of the most popular places in which to enjoy a ride in a helicopter. The city is positively brimming with iconic landmarks, from the towering Big Ben to the impressive London Eye to the jaw-dropping HMS Belfast warship. Many of these landmarks are located along the side of the River Thames, which makes it a perfect guideline for the perfect wedding helicopter route in London.

You’ll catch sight of a wide range of impressive milestones such as the London and Millenium Bridges, Westminster Abbey and Battersea Park just to name a few, not to mention an incredible view of the river itself as its snakes through the city like a serpent. For a beautiful aerial tour of arguably the UK’s central city, this London route is an excellent fit for your wedding helicopter hire.

Birmingham – Wedding Helicopter Hire

Recommended route: Over the Birmingham canals

Birmingham is often referred to as the “Venice of the North”, owing to the fact that it contains more canals than any other city in the country. This creates a wonderfully unique landscape when viewed from the air, as you’ll catch a glorious bird’s eye view of the entire canal system as it winds through the city like an interconnected tapestry. If you want to see the capital of the Midlands in all its glory before heading your wedding venue, then Phantom Hire’s wedding helicopter experience in Birmingham is the perfect fit for you.

Manchester – Wedding Helicopter Hire

Recommended route: Over the city skyline

Arguably the most visually stunning city in the north of England, Manchester would make for an amazing view when viewed from the air. It’s no wonder therefore that the city has proven to be one of the most frequent places where Phantom Hire’s clients make an enquiry for wedding helicopter hire.

When you take a flight through Manchester, you’ll take in all of the city’s most iconic sights, from Old Trafford Stadium to Manchester Cathedral to the sprawling open-area of Picadilly Gardens. For a helicopter journey that shows off the most beautiful city in Northern England, Phantom Hire’s wedding helicopter hire service is the perfect way to experience this.

Edinburgh – Wedding Helicopter Hire

Recommended route: Across the city skyline

Phantom Hire’s service are not just restricted to England. We also offer our services to cities through Soctland, Wales and Ireland, and easily one of the company’s most popular places for weddings outside of England is the Scottish capital city, Edinburgh. And thanks to Edinburgh’s varied skyline and historic architecture, it makes for an absolutely beautiful sight when viewed from the air.

Whether you want to see the stunning sight of Edinburgh Castle or catch a glimpse the ancient Arthur’s Seat in Holyrood Park, seeing these sights in a helicopter will allow you to gaze in awe at the raw beauty of this stunning Scottish city. There truly is nothing else like it.

Yorkshire – Wedding Helicopter Hire

Recommended route: Over the Yorkshire Moors

As far as English countryside goes, you’d be hard pressed to find grassland as beautiful as the Yorkshire Moors. Consisting of rolling hills, sprawling grassland and flowers that stretch as far as the eye can see, it’s a perfect encapsulation of the UK’s natural beauty. If you’re celebrating your wedding in one of the many wonderful cities in Yorkshire, such as Bradford, Sheffield or York, this would make for an incredible spot in which to enjoy a spin with Phantom Hire’s wedding helicopter hire journey. Best of all, thanks to the wide open nature of the Moors, it makes for a perfect place in which land and take some photos with the helicopter.

Part V: How To Book Your Wedding Helicopter Hire Experience With Phantom Hire

Step 1: Contact The Company

If you’re ready to book your wedding helicopter hire, you’ll need to contact the company as soon as possible. Organising these wedding journeys are very logisitically difficult, so Phantom Hire will need to know your interest as soon as possible so that they can get the ball rolling. The company can be contacting via the following channels:

Telephone: 0121 227 9984
WhatsApp: +44 7375 294757
E-Mail: sales@phantomhire.com
Enquiry Form: Click here and scroll to the bottom of the page

Step 2: Provide Your Details

In order to secure your wedding helicopter hire booking, you’ll need to provide the Phantom Hire sales team with specific information. This is needed in order to ensure that the company can provide you with an accurate quotation. The details the team will need to provide a full quote are as follows:

Full Name
Email
Phone Number
Date of Event
Collection Address and Destination
Any additional information

Step 3: Finalise The Booking

Now that you’ve been provided a full quotation, it’s time to secure the booking. To finalise your wedding helicopter hire experience, you’ll need to pay a deposit, which will be finalised by the operations manager when you have confirmed the booking.

Part VI: Book Your Wedding Helicopter Hire Today

Booking the right transportation for your wedding day is absolutely essential. This is a day that your entire life has been building towards, and you’re going to need everything to be exactly as you imagined it, including your wedding journey. Thankfully, Phantom Hire’s award-winning services provide the best wedding helicopter hire service in the country. No matter where your ceremony is taking place or what kind of ceremony you’re having, Phantom Hire is here to make sure you get the best wedding entrance, photo opportunities and aerial journey possible.

To book your wedding helicopter hire experience, call Phantom Hire’s sales team at 0121 227 9984 for the company phone or +44 7375 294757 for WhatsApp, or email the company directly at sales@phantomhire.com. However, if you’re still left uncertain and want more information on the company’s wedding helicopter hire, fill out the enquiry form on their website and they’ll get back to you as soon as possible.

For more on Phantom Hire’s wedding helicopter hire service, check out the company’s service page, or for more advice on organising your wedding, check out of the following blog posts:

Part VII: Frequently Asked Questions About Wedding Helicopter Hire With Phantom Hire

How soon should I book my wedding helicopter hire?

Given the complicated logistics of organising wedding helicopter hire, it best to secure your booking as soon as possible. 4 to 6 months prior to the booking date is considered the optimal time frame in which to contact the company for a booking. To contact the sales team, call 0121 227 9984 or fill out the company’s enquiry form here.

How much does wedding helicopter hire cost?

The cost of your wedding helicopter hire will depend on a number of factors, namely the length of the booking, the starting and destination addresses and any additional decoration options that you have chosen to add onto your booking.

Can we take our wedding photos with the helicopter?

Yes, our wedding helicopter booking includes the option to have photos taken with the helicopter once we have landed. This will factor into the final total price of your booking. For more information on this, please discuss with the sales team when discussing your booking.

Who will be flying the helicopter?

The helicopter will be flown by a seasoned, professional pilot, who has passed all the necessary requirements to operate the vehicle and has a plethora of experience providing smooth helicopter journeys to clients throughout the UK. Rest assured, when you book with Phantom Hire, your flight will be in the best possible hands.

How long will the booking last for wedding helicopter hire?

The length of the booking will vary depending on the flight path that you want to take. This will also factor into the final total price for your booking.

What happens if the weather is unexpectedly bad?

If the weather turns unexpectedly rainy or stormy, the booking have to be either rescheduled or cancelled. We want to provide you with the wedding journey of your dreams, but we also have to take safety into account and cannot operate a helicopter in high risk weather.