Nevada-Las Vegas

Small Vegas wedding

My SIL wants to do a SMALL (I'm talking the bride and groom + 6 others) in vegas. She wants to spend less than $250 for the ceremony and pictures.. is this possible? Any ideas for locations? Any help would be great!! 

Re: Small Vegas wedding

  • edited January 2012
    Ahhh.. I'm speechless Maybe a civil ceremony downtown. Don't know about the pictures tho.... Good luck!
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  • You might be able to find a chapel that includes a photog for the price, but I doubt you'll get many prints if any at all and they probably won't be very good.  Also no flowers probably.

    Is this including the license and ministers fee?  Those run $60 a piece, plus you'll probably want to tip your minister afterwards.
  • My honest opinion is that I don't know why one would want to spend the money to travel to Las Vegas for a $250 wedding. Maybe it's me...?
  • Hell you'd spend half that transporting eight people to and from the wedding.  Sounds like the best option is civil ceremony at the marriage office and a disposable camera.

    Married in Vegas - June 2011


  • $250 for what she's looking for would be cutting it very close, if at all possible. She'd probably be able to do a ceremony at a chapel but no photograps or any other extras.
  • It's doable, but you aren't going to get much.  A lot of of the stand alone chapels I looked at have packaged that start at $199.  You generally get 4-6 prints, a simple rose for the bride, etc.  No bells and whistles here.

    HOWEVER, 702wedding.come is doing a special right now, where if you reserve a package, you get upgraded to the next one for free.  So if you get the $199 package, they upgrade you to the $299 package for free.  And it's actually pretty decent.  The bride gets a 6 rose bouquet, you get a unity candle, a garter, 12 pics, etc. The way they do it is that you get the difference of the upgrade off the better package, but you are still taxed on the package you are getting.

    I'm using 702wedding for my ceremony.  I'm getting the $729 package for $429.  It came to $568 with taxes and everything.  And I'm SO glad I'm not the only going with so few people!

    The only thing that you need to remember, is that even if you get a really good package, it's not going to include the minister's tip or the marriage license.  Also, tax on wedding packages is 19.1%.
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    [QUOTE]My honest opinion is that I don't know why one would want to spend the money to travel to Las Vegas for a $250 wedding. Maybe it's me...?
    Posted by wiwicaty[/QUOTE]



    Ditto this. Nothing to add... My cake/cake pops Alone were $250, and I thought I was getting a bargain! :)
  • edited January 2012
    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_nevada-las-vegas_small-vegas-wedding?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:91Discussion:baee01b8-07f9-47db-b5e6-544c43fb5550Post:6f905fbd-2dd2-4ddc-aafb-b63e70717812">Re: Small Vegas wedding</a>:
    [QUOTE]It's doable, but you aren't going to get much.  A lot of of the stand alone chapels I looked at have packaged that start at $199.  You generally get 4-6 prints, a simple rose for the bride, etc.  No bells and whistles here. HOWEVER, 702wedding.come is doing a special right now, where if you reserve a package, you get upgraded to the next one for free.  So if you get the $199 package, they upgrade you to the $299 package for free.  And it's actually pretty decent.  The bride gets a 6 rose bouquet, you get a unity candle, a garter, 12 pics, etc. The way they do it is that you get the difference of the upgrade off the better package, but you are still taxed on the package you are getting. I'm using 702wedding for my ceremony.  I'm getting the $729 package for $429.  It came to $568 with taxes and everything.  And I'm SO glad I'm not the only going with so few people! The only thing that you need to remember, is that even if you get a really good package, it's not going to include the minister's tip or the marriage license.  Also, tax on wedding packages is 19.1%.
    Posted by jmp2004[/QUOTE]

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    </div><div>Just want to say BRAVO to jmp2004 for putting real effort into the post and offering helpful information, rather than a snarky, jaded, (and honestly, rather vicious) response, as some others in this forum seem to think is warranted. </div><div>It's hard working with a small budget, and planning a sensible wedding. I like the info posted above. </div><div>It's also refreshing to hear there are other rational-thinking brides out there who recognize that an expensive wedding isn't necessarily correlated with a long, healthy marriage. My parents got married 38 years ago for about $200 (which may be more like $1k now). </div><div>
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  • Thanks to the ladies that actually responded with helpful information. I understand some of you are planning big ticket weddings in Vegas. I did the same thing in Hawaii where many people come to get married. I offered those planning on a small budget as much help as I could. It's been almost 5 years since I got married. I'm out of the wedding loop, we moved across the ocean and have 2 small kids now. I'm TRYING to help my soon to be SIL and my brother. They've both been married before and are trying to plan a small wedding on a budget. They have 3 kids, a house, and 2 full time jobs. They would rather spend money on their family then a big wedding. They are going to Vegas for fun and invited some of us to go with them, so I'm joining them. You don't need to be snarky about your responses, it's really rude and not helpful... 

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    [QUOTE]Thanks to the ladies that actually responded with helpful information. I understand some of you are planning big ticket weddings in Vegas. I did the same thing in Hawaii where many people come to get married. I offered those planning on a small budget as much help as I could. It's been almost 5 years since I got married. I'm out of the wedding loop, we moved across the ocean and have 2 small kids now. I'm TRYING to help my soon to be SIL and my brother. They've both been married before and are trying to plan a small wedding on a budget. They have 3 kids, a house, and 2 full time jobs. They would rather spend money on their family then a big wedding. They are going to Vegas for fun and invited some of us to go with them, so I'm joining them. You don't need to be snarky about your responses, it's really rude and not helpful... 
    Posted by MrsZiz[/QUOTE]

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    </div><div>I've only been on here two weeks or so and have noticed that the snarkiest comments come from a small set of people who post a lot and are interestingly, *already married*. My best guess on the situation is that they are now jaded, having survived huge, expensive weddings, and it's simply time to move on. I applaud people on here looking for non-traditional, inexpensive options in one of the most exciting cities in America. I would do an even cheaper wedding than I am (my budget is $3-$5k) if I had children, a house, debt., etc. THOSE are the important things to spend hard-earned money on! </div>
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    [QUOTE]In Response to Re: Small Vegas wedding : I've only been on here two weeks or so and <strong>have noticed that the snarkiest comments come from a small set of people who post a lot and are interestingly, *already married*</strong>. My best guess on the situation is that they are now jaded, having survived huge, expensive weddings, and it's simply time to move on. I applaud people on here looking for non-traditional, inexpensive options in one of the most exciting cities in America. I would do an even cheaper wedding than I am (my budget is $3-$5k) if<strong> I had children, a house, debt., etc. THOSE are the important things to spend hard-earned money on! </strong>
    Posted by VegasCalling[/QUOTE]

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    </div><div>And coming into an established community with an attitude the size of Texas is not going to get you a whole lot of help from people who have done all the research already. </div><div>The reason many of us *already married* folks stay on the boards is to help newbies. Many of us have complied pricing, packages, fees, rates of many, many of the Las Vegas vendors. I think most of us are realistic, not jaded. Somehow, people have got it in their head that Vegas is the cheap place to get married, and it's just not so. </div><div>In the prior thread  {<a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_nevada-las-vegas_planning-low-key-wedding" target="_blank">LINK</a>} I listed out pricing. The absolute lowest cost to get married in Vegas is $110. $60 licence fee, $50 civil ceremony at the courthouse. This does not include ANYTHING except making you legally married. </div><div>The next cheapest option would be the stand alone chapels, most have a barebones package that starts at $199, most of these chapels will not let friend/family take pictures so you are stuck with the 1-5 pictures that the package offers or you can pay out the ears to buy more. Plus $60 marriage licence. Plus fee for minister ($60-$100 depending on venue)</div><div>Another low cost option would be to get a hotel room large enough to hold everyone and hire a minister to come to your room and marry you there. Cost would be hotel room (approx $120 for a suite), licence fee ($60), and minister fee ($100-$250)</div><div>
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    </div><div>oh, and those may be important things to you, but maybe not to everyone. People are allowed to spend their hard earned money on whatever they want. DH and I don't have children, don't have any desire to buy a house in our current location, and only have very minimal debt (my student loans). We choose to spend our hard earned money on a amazing wedding and we paid it in cash. People spend what they can afford and feel comfortable with.Nobody gets a medal for what they spent/ didn't spend on their wedding.</div>
  • um...wow!  I tend to agree tho that some people think you can get married in Vegas for nothing, but in truth, you could be paying a lot more for something in Vegas than you would for the same thing "back home."  You just tend to do it on a much smaller scale when you go to Vegas. 

    To the newbies, I think you may have taken some comments out of text.  I don't see where anyone came off as rude or snarky.  They were being honest by saying that realisticly, a $250 budget it going to be very hard to pull off. 
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    [QUOTE]In Response to Re: Small Vegas wedding : And coming into an established community with an attitude the size of Texas is not going to get you a whole lot of help from people who have done all the research already.  The reason many of us *already married* folks stay on the boards is to help newbies. [/QUOTE]
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    </div><div>LOL!!! And "established community"? HAHA. By the very nature of the board, the community is doomed to be transient, NOT established. Ha. Just because you decided to stay around and "help" newbies (your brand of help, from what I've seen is also questionable). I remember you - on one of my very first posts about having a helicopter wedding, you remarked that you would be worried about the entire wedding party crashing into the Grand Canyon. I guess considering your username, it was given that you would make a remark about that. And sure, anyone considering a helicopter ride should understand the risks involved, but still, it wasn't exactly what I would have considered as "help". </div><div>LOL. You are one of the main ones around here who comes across with a brash and jaded attitude. Like I told wiwicaty, maybe it's time for you to move on too, considering you are MARRIED. It's kind of like being the guest that stays past 3 days. You're starting to stink up the board. </div><div>
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    [QUOTE]In Response to Re: Small Vegas wedding : LOL!!! And "established community"? HAHA. By the very nature of the board, the community is doomed to be transient, NOT established. Ha. Just because you decided to stay around and "help" newbies (your brand of help, from what I've seen is also questionable). I remember you - on one of my very first posts about having a helicopter wedding, you remarked that you would be worried about the entire wedding party crashing into the Grand Canyon. I guess considering your username, it was given that you would make a remark about that. And sure, anyone considering a helicopter ride should understand the risks involved, but still, it wasn't exactly what I would have considered as "help".  LOL. You are one of the main ones around here who comes across with a brash and jaded attitude. Like I told wiwicaty, maybe it's time for you to move on too, considering you are MARRIED. It's kind of like being the guest that stays past 3 days. You're starting to stink up the board. 
    Posted by VegasCalling[/QUOTE]
  • VegasCalling, there is no reason to bring up what others have posted just because it was something you didn't like or agree with. And telling people it's time to move on because they got married? I've already had my wedding, but like many others came to the boards for information from brides (and grooms) who've already had some information I was looking for. That's why some of us (post wedding) stick around...to answer questions.

  • LOL Wiwicaty why do you keep quoting my posts, are you scared I'm going to edit or erase them before Vegasgroom has a chance to see them?Wink

    To ease your fears, I wasn't planning on doing that. In fact, I stand behind everything written and would say it again. :-) The only reason you have any clout here is because you *refuse to leave*, not because of the inherent worth of your advice. 
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    [QUOTE]LOL Wiwicaty why do you keep quoting my posts, are you scared I'm going to edit or erase them before Vegasgroom has a chance to see them? To ease your fears, I wasn't planning on doing that. In fact, I stand behind everything written and would say it again. :-) The only reason you have any clout here is because you *refuse to leave*, not because of the inherent worth of your advice. 
    Posted by VegasCalling[/QUOTE]
  •   I personally appreciate the fact that past brides still hang out here because if I have a question someone who has been there done that can help me out. 
      Vegas Calling, if you are so opposed to the price of wedding things then why don't you stay home and get married at the JOP instead of whining about it on a board with people who actually don't mind spending some money on their wedding.  I'm pretty sure though that you are just a troll on here to stir up some trouble. LAME!! 
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  • What's going on here. All of a sudden we now have all this drama on here. This is a Peaceful place :)
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  • Thank you for the helpful 702wedding.com! I do like the upgrade thing they have going on.  We had a big wedding planned and have recently decided to go to Vegas instead!  So, thank you for being helpful, as I have never been to Vegas, let alone know how to go about planning all of this fun stuff in a place I've never been! 

    Thank you! :)
  • The wonderful ladies on this page have been so helpful with any and all questions I've had.  The reason that the "married" girls stay on here is to help us newbies and I for one and very grateful for each and every one of them!!
  • edited January 2012
    http://www.littlechapel.com/Ceremony/PackageDetails.aspx?PackageID=43

    simplicity ceremony at the chapel of the flowers. you dont get a ton of photos, but it is better than none. get married, have lunch at a buffet (they will have desserts) and have fun!
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  • again, nothing to add.... I apologize for not adding anything helpful earlier and I hope those who could add have helped you out!

    lets all play nice or I'll sic my vicious bully and FI on y'all!

    Oh waaaaait... they're sleeping! heehee
  • http://www.labellaweddingchapel.com/

    they have really good package prices that include bouquet, photos and they have a courtesy limo you just tip. Definitely look into it! this is where im getting married its a great price and from talking to everyone at the chapel and reading the reviews i think my wedding will be fantastic!! 

    Good luck!! its just a lot of research but you will find a place!!
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