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My fiance (now husband) and I are wedded on August 31st, 2007. We have two weddings-one simple legal wedding in Las Vegas and one formal symbolic wedding in Cancun in November. As most of our budget is allocated to the wedding in Cancun, we didn’t want to spend as much for the legal wedding in Las Vegas.

Here’s my review and grades:

The Minister: A+

The minister was FANTASTIC! His speech, perfected by practice, was smoothly delivered in a good pace, good voice and with good humor. He was not distracted by the series of my cell phone rings (oops, forgot to turn it off) which rang to the tune of U2’s stuck in the moment and Michael Buble’s tenderness every two minutes throughout the ceremony. The DVD video captured the cell phone tunes and my facial expressions of surpise and laughter. Guests who recognized the cell tunes knew it was mine while others thought it was the chapel’s faulty PA system.

The Chapel: A

I chose the chapel because of the (perception of) beauty of it over the others online and having read the reviews, knew it was located in a seedy hotel. Indeed, the chapel physically did not disappoint.

The Princess Arial Package: A

The package included the chapel fee, the wedding coordinator, traditional wedding music, brides rose bouquet, groom’s boutenierre, 12 4X5’s color photos, 2 5X7’s, 2 8X10s, video recording of the entire ceremony, and wedding licese scroll, all for $299. Limo is a-la-carte at $100 extra. Mandatory suggested for minister: $60 and $50 for limo ($50!! That’s very generous, I think.)

I had already ordered my own flowers from a florist for a different chapel we had booked in, but cancelled it when I found out the Princess Chapel included real flowers. Then upon further discussion with the wedding coordinator, I found out the flower bouquet was three roses so I asked the wedding coordinator if I could bring my own flowers. She said yes and that there would be no surcharge. I promptly reordered the original flowers that I had cancelled earlier.

The Wedding Coordinator: B

The mastermind behind it all, this woman was a bit firm. She reminded me of my academy days. Same attitude, different location she probably had a bad hair day. On her side she did keep things together to make our wedding go off without a hitch, kootos to her.

Hubby wasn’t allowed to tip the limo driver and minister directly. Also, he saw her yelling at the limo driver.

The Photographer: A

The photographer was great-He already had it lined up for us, he started at the beginning with the bride and maid-of-honor in the bride’s room and snapped pictures throughout the ceremony and after. By the end of the session, I knew I had some terrific memories.
We were watch the slide presentation of our pictures, we enjoyed the presentation, cringed at several shots of us looking deeply into each others eyes and various guests, and laughed. The pictures price was what I expected and it was well worth it. I would recommend to save for this and they also gave us them on a DVD to watch with friends and family.

Once we were done we gathered our things, CD and DVD video, directed to our limo and off to our reception. We did it! We are one!

CONSLUSION:

Our objective was a princess wedding at a low price and this went beyond our expectations. Did we meet our objective with Princess Chapel? YES!
If we were to do it all over again with Princess Chapel? YES… and we are planning our renewal to be at the same place with the same minister.

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Now we are back in Sweden!

I just want to thank you for a lovely time. I think it wa wary professional and wonderful done. You give me/us calm before the big event. I am going to recommend you to all who is planning a wedding in Las Vegas.

Thank you very much!

Best Regards

Fredrik & Eva Silfverberg

Magnus & Louise Malmlof

Hi,

I wanted to let you know that our wedding was absolutely perfect! We got married on 7-7-7 so it was quite a busy day, but everything went as smooth as silk…We were knocked out by the beauty of the chapel, the way it was decorated, the minister, the photographer, the staff, everything. It could not have been more magical and special. All of our guests commented on the beauty of the event. Thank you for a perfect day.

Heather Burns�

I just wanted to say how happy and satisfied I am with all that you promised. From the moment I walked in, Karen was nothing but professional, leaving nothing to chance and making great suggestions. Although I do not rememeber all of the staff’s names, many of them were very helpful and considerate. I was the bride who needed to borrow a veil at the last moment and you came through for me. I was apprehensive thinking sure you are nice now but after I pay you…whoa. I have already had a few people ask me for the name of your estalishment. I am lucky to have won enough money to be able to buy the enitre photo collection which was so great how could anyone choose just 12. Again, I’ll be sure to praise your business and thank you again for a wonderful day.

Even though your wedding day is billed as your ’special day’, you often can’t help but feel stressed and overwhelmed by the whole affair. Following are some tips to help you reduce the stress on your wedding day:

1. Try and eat a healthy breakfast. A healthy, nutritious breakfast will provide a wonderful start to your wedding day, followed by several small meals throughout the rest of the day. Incorporate into your meals a light menu of unsweetened fresh/dried fruit, unsalted nuts, raw vegetables, low-fat yogurt, cottage cheese, and high-fiber bread. Unsweetened fruit juices also help to calm stressed-out nerves.

2. Make sure you have some fresh bottled water with you at all times. Taking a few sips throughout the day is better than guzzling down the whole bottle in 10 minutes, unless you want to spend a lot of time running to and from the restroom. Among a host of other things, water is necessary for the body to digest and absorb vitamins and minerals. Coffee, tea, and caffeinated sodas prompt the body to lose water, so they can work against you on your wedding day.

3. Laugh! Find every reason throughout the day to find things around you that help to make you laugh. Laughter has been found to help in decreasing stress hormones that can constrict blood vessels and suppress immune activity.

4. Be very well organized. The more time you spend organizing everything with everybody prior to the wedding (e.g., caterer, event coordinator, photographer, disk jockey/DJ, videographer, limo driver, etc.) the less stress you will have on your wedding day. Do not leave things to the last minute, and try to have everything finalized at least one week ahead of your wedding day.

5. If you are leaving for your honeymoon immediately after the reception, don’t forget to have all your luggage (along with important items like passports, airline tickets, travelers checks, etc.,) packed and placed in a safe location you have access to.

6. Get a good night’s sleep the night before your wedding. In order to get a good night’s sleep the night before, you should • avoid watching TV in bed; • minimize noise, light, and temperature extremes in your room;• avoid any naps during the day before;• not drink caffeine at least 4 hours prior to going to sleep;• avoid eating, exercise or alcohol prior to going to sleep.

7. Delegate as many tasks to as many people that are willing to help as possible. The less you have to do on your wedding day, the less stressful it will be for you.

8. Keep a healthy perspective on the day. Even though the wedding day is important, your future happiness does not depend on this single day alone.

9. Research has shown that music has a profound effect on your body and psyche. Music can be used to bring about a more positive state of mind, which can help prevent the stress response from wreaking havoc on the body. Make sure you work with your disc jockey/DJ to incorporate all the songs that mean the most to you in your ceremony and/or reception.

10. Understand that not everything on your wedding day is under your control. Names can get mispronounced, important participants can get lost or arrive late, nature can refuse to cooperate, vehicles can break down, and so on. Amidst all this, try and accept with grace and humility the fact that not everything is under your control.

11. Bonus tip! Above all, make sure you take the time to enjoy your special day, even though there will be a lot going on. Take in the elegant floral arrangements, the exquisite table settings, the smiling faces, the soothing music, and all the other special touches that have been put together just for you.

This article was provided by DJ Jem, a Maryland Disc Jockey with Premier Sound Entertainment http://www.psedj.com

The Princess Wedding Chapel located in the Greek Isles Hotel & Casino offers a Jewish Wedding Package. The L’Chayim wedding package is one of 11 specialty packages offered by the Princess Wedding Chapel. What sets the L’Chayim package a part from the others is the use of a portable Chupah, ceremonial wine, and a ceremonial chalice. The package costs $550, and also includes the chapel fee, traditional music, a rose bouquet for the Bride, a boutonniere for the Groom, photos, and a video recording of the entire ceremony.

Note: Minster/Rabbi services are not included.

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decided to get married in Vegas in 2005 after a girlfriend did it a year before me. Vegas is a great place to get married. It provides elegant pre-packaged weddings ranging from simple to extragavant, traditional to themed with no hassle marriage licenses. I did not want to do exactly the same thing as her so, I decided to choose the Princess chapel. I did learn a few things from her wedding. I added Princess limousine service onto my package since my friend missed her originally scheduled wedding time. This was $100 plus tip.
The limo arrived on time. I was pretty nervous. I was told beforehead to have the minister’s donation and limo driver’s tip but this was the last thing on my mind. Someone came to the dressing room for it saying that the wedding would not start until they had the money in cash. It would have been better if they took us to a reception desk to take care of business first. My coordinator wanted me to walk down the aisle without the veil covering my face because of the pictures but my mother reversed the decision which made me happy. The pictures will turn out fine as long as the father figure removes the veil immediately after walking you down the aisle. The ceremony was approximately ten minutes covering all of the basics. We were not rushed. I didn’t time our stay in the chapel but, I’m sure that it was over an hour vs. typical Vegas half hour.
At some Vegas weddings they explicitly state, no pictures are allowed by the audience. That was not the case at our wedding. Nevertheless the photographer was able to capture many more pictures than my parents. The pictures turned out great. The photographer starts taking pictures of bride in the dressing room throughout the marriage and several poses after the wedding.
They present to you with a spectacular 100+ picture show set to music. What they don’t tell you is that you either have to stick to your original package which doesn’t include the DVD, buy DVD and CD with pictures or just the CD. If you get either the DVD &/or CD they will not give you photos that were originally promised in the package. They say that the photos are discounted from DVD &/or CD. If you have software to make DVD presentation from the CD, be sure memorize the music they used. When I spoke to the reservationist on the phone, she mentioned the DVD but would not give out any prices. She said that the pricing was determined by the photographer. Therefore I knew to bring some extra money but they offer discounts for cash. The DVD&CD were $600 cash and just the CD was $450. Luckily my parents were there, they use cash only. This package was well worth it but I did feel deceived because the package was compromised and extra costs were not advertised.
If I knew about the DVD, I would have bought the cheapest package. The I bought the $299 package because it offers extra photos and a video recording of the ceremony. I almost never watch or show the video recording. I show the DVD presentation all the time. It is a much better keepsake than the video recording of the ceremony. The disc(s) are better to show to family, friends and co-workers. The disc(s) are edited whereas the video is not so it shows little mistakes in the things that you said and did. Besides, the DVD includes motion by motion pictures of the wedding.
The Limo driver drove us back to our hotel, then drove us to another hotel so that we could take more pictures at no charge.
Overall, we made the best of things. I believe that things are what you make of them. I picked the chapel because of its 5 different mural backgrounds integrating the chapel, tropical, floral and cottage settings. In the cooler seasons, the gazebo may be available for pictures. I made sure that the photographer got pictures in front of the murals that I wanted. For a wedding at home, the average photographer starts at $700. Other chapels in Vegas either do the same thing or limit you to 30 minutes which isn’t time for many pictures. Pictures are most important keepsake of a wedding. Although things weren’t exact, I was still fullfilled and would recommend it to anyone just understand what you’re getting. mcarthurpark

Although we were somewhat hesitant to choose the Princess Chapel because of it’s less than desirable location inside the Greek Isles we were pleasantly surprised. Everything went as planned and the chapel is absolutely beautiful. If you are looking for a beautiful chapel that is very affordable I would not hesitate to recommend the Princess. Just be forewarned that the Greek Isles is not in any way a nice upscale hotel and is pretty rough around the edges. When we arrived at the hotel we started to wonder if we had made a mistake in choosing the Princess but once you get to the chapel, it is very beautiful.