Reasonable Ceremonies ON Strip

erinkay81

Posting once again!
As many of you know, we are booked for COF for July 2nd.
I'm thinking about switching the ceremony to somewhere closet to Mandalay Bay (our reception/ where most of our guests will be staying). I am also hiring a photographer and don't really like that he is not allowed in COF.
Any ideas of sites that are below or around $800 for the ceremony and allow outside photography?
I've come up with Flamingo and Little Chapel of the West. You ladies are so helpful, I'm sure more ideas will come up! TIA

aegrish

Did you call the Flamingo and make sure they allow outisde photogs?  They are a Ceasars property and I know the actual Caesars where I am getting married does not allow outisde photogs.  Just want to warn you in case they don't.

Also,
If you want to get married during the week a lot of chapels have lower prices by a few hudred dollars, but not sure how many would be close to $800.

mollytn75

Flamingo will definetly let you use outside photogs. I just moved my ceremony there this week so I have been going back and forth with them and received my contract last night. The fee is $150 for each outside vendor.

I have to tell you that I am REALLY excited about my switch. They have been super responsive, the prices are good, and the ceremonies I have watched have make me feel great about the choice. You can even listen to all the song choices on their website (piano) - and they sound GREAT. I can have a reading done (important for us), and pay an additional 75 if I want to select my own minister.

I went with the Lavender package because it was their most basic pkg and I want to use outside vendors. It is 679 (ish). You pay 150 for the gazebo chapel (if you want to be outside). Their inside chapel though is really pretty and that way you could put the 150 towards your outside photographer fee and still be on budget?

I feel like I am pretty much able to customize my ceremony, have a great strip location and not break the bank.

jm521

If the Flamingo allows outside photographers thats what I would choose.  The grounds are pretty and you can't beat the prices.

aerinpegadrak

We couldn't justify spending the money on any of the chapels, so we had both our ceremony and reception in the Vista Suite at Mandalay Bay.  It worked out really nicely for us.