Ahh, the day has arrived. You and that special person have made the decision to join your hearts as one and spend your lives together as husband and wife. You’ve made the excited phone calls to friends and family, studied rings in jewelry store windows, and circled the absolute perfect house in a real estate magazine. All that’s left is to walk down the aisle and say “I do”.
Or is it?
Before you become Mr. and Mrs., there’s a lot of work to be done. You have to set a date, find a chapel, hire a minister, pick out a cake, find a gown, get a DJ, caterer, and photographer. There are invitations to buy and mail out, and the painstaking task of deciding what kind and color of flowers to have and who should be in the wedding.
If you’re reading this right now and asking, “Isn’t there a simpler way?”, there is. Consider a Las Vegas Wedding.
All Elvis impersonators aside, Las Vegas can be the perfect spot for a stress-free, memorable wedding. Whatever your speed, their hundreds of wedding chapels have something sure to please every blushing bride and groom. From drive-thru weddings and Grand Canyon ceremonies to helicopter rides that get you hitched, those wanting something out of the ordinary won’t have to look far. 24-hour chapels and no waiting period after getting a marriage license make tying the knot a breeze in this legendary city of love.
Those couples set on a more traditional wedding are also in luck. Las Vegas is filled with chapels that can prepare you a picturesque wedding without the hassle of planning and for a fraction of the cost. Most can provide a complete package with gown and tux rental, wedding cake, fresh bouquet, champagne, pictures, and limo rides to and from the wedding for only a couple hundred dollars. Compare that to today’s average wedding costs of several thousand dollars and you can see why Las Vegas has become the hot-spot destination for couples around the world.
The best way to see what Vegas has to offer is to search the internet. Most places have all their information online complete with pictures and prices, so there won’t be any surprises when you arrive. Most chapels can accommodate large groups if needed, and you have the luxury of leaving the cleanup to someone else. Big or small, thrifty or lavish, Las Vegas is guaranteed to make your wedding day special—in one phone call or less.
April Michelle Garza - April is a graduate student studying journalism at the University of Mississippi. Besides writing for Suite 101, she is also active in ...
