Thanks to everyone for the great suggestions so far. I did try the La Vista Smart Center but they advised they would not be able to help as they sell everything new so obviously can't put any mileage in the car.
She said to try looking for places that would sell used Smart Cars in IA but so far I'm striking out.
I own a 2008 Smart Cabriolet, and I live approx. 10 miles south of Des Moines.
If you are still looking for a wedding Smart, I would consider renting mine for a few hours. Also, if they are getting married in Des Moines, I could possibly deliver my Smart and pick it up later that day.
Budget actually rents smarts at some places. It is hard to find--basically you have to go to budget.com, type in your city, and click on all the locations until one with a smart in their list shows up. The one at the address below rents them for about $35/day
214 NORTH CLARK STREET - C2G
CHICAGO , IL 60601 US
Thanks so much to all who responded, especially thank you to Dale who most generously stepped up to volunteer his car!
In the end it started getting close to the date and I hadn't yet found any solutions so I did end up renting one from Avis. I have to admit I could really get used to one of these especially as I live in the city! The only sad thing is this is obviously a rental -- by that I mean its transmission has been tortured and when it shifts it is very slow. Even if I only gently nudge the gas, when it shifts it takes maybe 1.5-2 secs and the car lurches a bit forward/backward as it engages/disengages. Thats using the automatic setting not the manual shift.
Maybe I'll try to snap some pictures of the car at the wedding and post as I know how much ya'll love your SmartCar-porn!
I wonder if the rental company hasn't taken it in for the 2.0 upgrade (vastly improves the transmission). At any rate, congrats on finding one for the event, and CONGRATS ON THE WEDDING!!!!
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