Anyone getting married in Vegas?

[Emily and Gareth 0]

Hi,

Me and my fiance are getting married in Las Vegas hopefully in December time. I was wondering if anyone can share any experiences they have of their own Vegas wedding or if they have attended someone elses. If anyone is planning their own in the future it would be interesting to hear of their plans.

We will probably have about 15 people at ours so it wont be a large ceremony but it def wont be a drive through or an Elvis wedding!

There are two venues that we are looking at at the minute:

1. "The Chapel in the Clouds" which is located 800 feet up in the Stratosphere Hotel - http://www.chapelintheclouds.com/ It looks really nice and the view over Vegas is spectacular. We are thinking of going on the rides on the top of the skyscraper right after the ceremony! http://www.stratospherehotel.com/thrills/

2. The second potential venue is at the Artisan Hotel. It is a lot more traditional and the chapel is great looking. http://www.theartisanhotel.com/weddings.php

Any experiences, links or advice would be greatly appreciated.

[1HappyGuy 45]

Make sure you get multiple copies of your marriage license.

Have a good time.

[Rhiannercakes 14]

I'd personally go for #1.

It's also cause I love heights and I love rides

[GuardianOne 0]

Curious about this as well. Honestly, 90 days isn't enough to plan a wedding and we're planning one in Vegas. Looking for ideas and prices, etc.

[ccndyeth 0]

We got married in the little white chapel in Vegas..

I would suggest the option # 1, so nice..

Enjoy!!

[Emily and Gareth 0]

Make sure you get multiple copies of your marriage license.

Have a good time.

Sounds like good advice. Im just curious as to why? Did you have or heard of a bad experience regarding the marriage licences?

[ccndyeth 0]

Yep!! Some people had a problem with their AOS when you get married in Vegas since we all know that everybody can get easily get married in vegas.

You want to make sure that your marriage is registered before you leave vegas you want to have your marriage license in your hands and multiple copies of it.

Edited August 4, 2009 by ccndyeth

[AaronLV 12]

Yep!! Some people had a problem with their AOS when you get married in Vegas since we all know that everybody can get easily get married in vegas.

You want to make sure that your marriage is registered before you leave vegas you want to have your marriage license in your hands and multiple copies of it.

The above statement about problems with AOS because it is easy to get married in Vegas is FALSE. The problem is people don't read what they are given when they get the license. They give you a nice certificate that can be used to frame or etc, but IT IS NOT THE OFFICIAL / CERTIFIED license. After the ceremony the actual license is sent into the recorders office to be recorded, and the officiating person gives you back the "unofficial one". I know someone recently that sent that in for AOS, and got an RFE for the official certified one.

Once you get married in Vegas it takes a few days to record the marriage, and then get the certified copy from the recorders office: http://www.accessclarkcounty.com/depts/cle...nformation.aspx <--That link gives you all the information.

We got married on a Friday and then picked up the certified copy the following Tuesday. We just used the civil marriage place to get married, it was 50 bucks. In an out in about 15 minutes. We had a big ceremony in Thailand, so no reason to have one here.

[Emily and Gareth 0]

Yep!! Some people had a problem with their AOS when you get married in Vegas since we all know that everybody can get easily get married in vegas.

You want to make sure that your marriage is registered before you leave vegas you want to have your marriage license in your hands and multiple copies of it.

The above statement about problems with AOS because it is easy to get married in Vegas is FALSE. The problem is people don't read what they are given when they get the license. They give you a nice certificate that can be used to frame or etc, but IT IS NOT THE OFFICIAL / CERTIFIED license. After the ceremony the actual license is sent into the recorders office to be recorded, and the officiating person gives you back the "unofficial one". I know someone recently that sent that in for AOS, and got an RFE for the official certified one.

Once you get married in Vegas it takes a few days to record the marriage, and then get the certified copy from the recorders office: http://www.accessclarkcounty.com/depts/cle...nformation.aspx <--That link gives you all the information.

We got married on a Friday and then picked up the certified copy the following Tuesday. We just used the civil marriage place to get married, it was 50 bucks. In an out in about 15 minutes. We had a big ceremony in Thailand, so no reason to have one here.

Thanks for the advice.

Do you know if we can get the proper marriage licence by post or do we have to physically get it from the recorders office? I ask because we are not too sure how long we will be in Vegas after the wedding.

[hxxrmonkey 0]

I'm not sure if this will work in Vegas but when we got married we took in the signed paperwork ourselves right after the wedding, watched the woman enter our info, and then asked for 5 certified copies right then and there. The place you get married at might not be ok with that, so make sure you ask. The court may not take kindly to that either, since they have to process so many. But it's definitely a possibility. I would just make a few phone calls to the appropriate personnel.

The reason you need certified copies is for your AOS from K-1 to permanent resident, amongst other things... so whatever you do don't leave Vegas without those cert. copies IN HAND!

[AaronLV 12]

Do you know if we can get the proper marriage licence by post or do we have to physically get it from the recorders office? I ask because we are not too sure how long we will be in Vegas after the wedding.

There is a form on the above link and you can order them by fax or post. They are $10 per copy.

I'm not sure if this will work in Vegas but when we got married we took in the signed paperwork ourselves right after the wedding, watched the woman enter our info, and then asked for 5 certified copies right then and there. The place you get married at might not be ok with that, so make sure you ask. The court may not take kindly to that either, since they have to process so many. But it's definitely a possibility. I would just make a few phone calls to the appropriate personnel.

The reason you need certified copies is for your AOS from K-1 to permanent resident, amongst other things... so whatever you do don't leave Vegas without those cert. copies IN HAND!

You can not bring them to the recorders office yourself. It is sent in through where you get married. Usually takes between 3-5 days to be recorded.

There is no reason to have it in hand, if you are in town by the time it is recorded you can go pick them up great. If not, just fill out the form and have them mailed to you. It is no big deal.

[1HappyGuy 45]

My advice about multiple marriage certificates has more to do with Adjustment of Status and traveling. You will need to send in the license and it is a good idea to keep duplicates of all that you sent to USCIS. As to traveling, sometimes names change in a marriage, but not a passport. It is a good idea to have your copy of the marriage license with you when you travel to clear up problems at customs.

[Emily and Gareth 0]

Thanks for all the replies guys.

There are bound to be more people who have been married in Vegas on this site!? lol. If anyone has any other experiences let me know

We are also wondering about venues for a reception/meal. It is very difficult to choose as we cant actually visit any of the places till the actual day so any information/advice will come in handy.