What To Expect From A Las Vegas NV Wedding

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Over 100,000 couples choose Las Vegas NV as their marriage destination of choice. Nowhere else in the world can you get married via drive-thru or married in a pink Cadillac by Elvis. You can get married in a pine chapel that’s on the National Register of Historic Places or married in a helicopter above the Las Vegas Strip. Your wedding day will be special regardless, but by choosing to have a Las Vegas wedding, you’ll already be at a thrilling honeymoon destination, you can provide your guests with affordable travel packages and you’ll have world-class food for the reception, all without breaking the bank!

This site, www.lasvegasweddings.com, is a wedding planning company recommended by MSNBC, Frommers Modern Bride and Bride’s Magazine, which boasts Las Vegas wedding packages starting as low as $75! For $75 (plus $60/minister and $55/marriage license), you and your spouse-to-be can elope to a Las Vegas NV chapel for a no-frills wedding. For $100-$300, you can get a package that includes the use of a Vegas chapel with up to 10 or 15 guests, flowers, photos, a limousine, and a wedding DVD. Elvis will cost an extra $200. For $500, you can get limo and chapel services, personalized music, champagne flutes, flowers, photo albums, a video recording, professional photos, a guest book and a personal wedding consultant. Wedding receptions range from Planet Hollywood for $15/person and an Italian restaurant reception for $22.17/person to Lawry’s Prime Rib and Chapel 10 for $50/person. You can even book helicopter tours, tux and dress rentals, hair and makeup services, cakes and flowers through the site as well.

If you would like, you can choose one of the Las Vegas hotels as the setting for your Las Vegas NV wedding ceremony, reception and honeymoon! How convenient is that? Las Vegas wedding packages can be found at The Bellagio Hotel, Caesars Palace, Circus Circus, Excalibur, Imperial Palace, Las Vegas Hilton, Mandalay Bay, MGM Grand Hotel, Monte Carlo, Paris, Planet Hollywood, The Stratosphere, The Venetian and The Wynn. For packages starting at $1500, The Bellagio Hotel has two wedding chapels; the South for 130 guests or the East for 30 guests, as well as ceremonies on the Terrace of Dreams, which overlooks the lake and a dancing fountain show.

For $899 and up, Caesar’s Palace can seat up to 196 guests and you can choose from elegant Old World Tuscany décor, with an outdoor garden venue with Roman architecture, a koi pond, fountain, tiled aisle and palm trees. Excalibur is a cool choice because it offers medieval-themed weddings for $155 and up. The Mandalay Bay ($1100 and up) offers receptions with the Shark Reef aquarium backdrop and The Stratosphere’s Chapel in the Clouds is on the 103rd and 104th floors, high above the Las Vegas Strip.

There are some cons to having your wedding in Las Vegas NV. Not all friends and family members are able to attend far-away weddings. Also, to some, no matter how extravagant the ceremony, a Las Vegas wedding seems tacky. You also won’t get that feeling of exclusivity on your wedding day, as you’ll likely encounter several other couples tying the knot that same day. Unless you marry at one of the resort-hotel chapels, you will have to find a separate place for the reception. Lastly, standard packages aren’t for everyone, as some people really enjoy laboring over every last detail to ensure perfection. You’ll have to discuss your visions with your spouse, friends and family to see if Las Vegas is the right location for you.

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