Est. 1995
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Bride and groom in a flower-adorned horse-drawn carriage

Céad Míle Fáilte

A hundred thousand welcomes

McNamara
Carriage Service

Create an unforgettable memory with the timeless romance of a horse-drawn carriage — crafted by a farrier with over 30 years of devotion to the care, training, and well-being of these magnificent animals.

From intimate countryside ceremonies to grand celebrations, we bring elegance, tradition, and grace to your most important day.

A Note From Paul McNamara

Three decades beside the
reins, the bridle, the road.

Every carriage I drive carries the weight of thirty years spent with horses — learning their cadence, their courage, and the quiet authority a good team brings to a wedding aisle or a birthday surprise.

I'm Paul McNamara, born and raised in the west of Ireland. I grew up working with horses on family land outside Galway. That Irish tradition of horsemanship — patient, deliberate, deeply respectful — is the same tradition I bring to every event in Sonoma and Marin.

We serve Sonoma, Marin, and the wine country in between. Estates, vineyards, country chapels, downtown squares. Whatever the occasion, the moment becomes unmistakably yours the second the horses appear at the gate.

A pair of pinto draft horses galloping through mist

Pippin & Juno

Our gentle giants

Occasions

Made for moments
worth slowing down for.

01

Weddings

Aisle arrivals, vineyard processionals, and golden-hour getaways with the flower-dressed carriage.

02

Birthdays

From milestone celebrations to a child's wide-eyed first ride through the orchard at sunset.

03

Private Events

Anniversaries, proposals, estate parties, holiday parades, film & editorial bookings.

Bride and groom embracing beside a draft horse at dawn

The Experience

A ride that becomes the photograph you keep on the mantel.

  • White Victorian carriage with custom floral dressing
  • Formal attire driver in tails and top hat
  • Custom routes through vineyards, beaches, town squares
  • Fully insured, licensed across Sonoma & Marin

Ní neart go cur le chéile

There is no strength without unity

"

When the horses came around the bend, everyone stopped breathing. It was the moment of our wedding.

Elena & Marcus — Healdsburg, 2025

Inquire

Reserve the
carriage.

Dates fill quickly through wedding season. Tell us about your day and we'll be in touch within 48 hours.

Telephone

415-999-5256

Email

Connemarabreed@gmail.com

Service Area

Sonoma & Marin County, CA