Question about Vegas wedding??

Ok.....I'm planning a wedding.Big, pure glitz, over the top and all that. However, I'm starting to have 2nd thoughts about the ceremony, all the bridesmaids, groomsmen, ushers, flower girls, ring bearers, etc, etc and on and on. I'm starting to not want to be bothered with all that hoopla, such as uncooperative brides maids, people not showing up on time and all that. I was thinking about getting hitched in Vegas and coming home and having a grand reception, that way I won't have to be bothered with the ceremony headaches. What do you guys think? I mean really, it's the reception that everyone looks forward to and where all the fun is anyway right???? Please give me some opinions.

Question about Vegas wedding??
I say it sounds like a fabulous idea. Seriously, if I'd have realized what a pain weddings are earlier, I'd have trashed all my plans, booked a flight somewhere and gotten married. Then we'd have come home and had a huge party. Don't worry about some people getting mad because they weren't invited to the wedding. If nobody else was invited, they don't have any room to complain. So unless you've just absolutely got your heart set on a big wedding ceremony, I say go for it.
Reply:You choose one, or the other. The same people who are invited to the ceremony are the same people who are invited to celebrate at the reception; you don't invite people separately only to the reception.
Reply:Its what I did and we had a great time..Weddings are over rated. The only people that matters are the two that are saying their vows.
Reply:So rather than having a regular wedding at home, you want to add the hassle of the flights to Vegas and then come home to have to throw an expensive silly party? And then apologise to all the people that you pissed off for not inviting them to your wedding? Skip the whole thing. My recommendation is that you do it during the lunch-hour on a weekday and then everyone can only stay for a few minutes.
Reply:I got married at the Chapel of the Flowers in Vegas 4 years ago on Thanksgiving day. They are able to broadcast the wedding live so anyone who is unable to attend can still see the wedding while it it happening. It cost $395. My daughter got married 2 years ago. It was a big deal. Cost me $30,000. She said that even though it was the perfect fairytale wedding she wishes she had gone to Vegas instead. Less stressful and certainly not worth the cost just to make others happy.
Reply:that's exactly what we did last year. Close family and friends came with us to Vegas for the wedding and we had a big party for everyone when we got back - it was definitely the way to go.



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Reply:I am a Vegas resident and got hitched in Vegas, but I did the big, huge glam and glitz wedding at a country club here in town. It is a tough call. I spent a year planning, my parent's spent a ton of money, and it seemed like the wedding was over in a matter of minutes. It was stressful, full of issues, and a big huge pain in the you know what. My fiance and I stated numerous times that we should have eloped.



That being said, I wouldn't have traded that day for anything. I have so many friends and family members that had a wonderful time and loved spending the day with us, not only at the recpetion, but being there for the ceremony as well. I was able to incorporate many things into my wedding that I had dreamed about as a little girl. (Come on, who doesn't dream a little?!)



All in all, decide what is important to you. Regardless of what you decide, the end result will be that the two of you are married!