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| - I got married at Mon Bel Ami Wedding Chapel on May 31, 2014. I'm from Chicago, so I used reviews and other websites to choose where my husband and I would have our ceremony. We had about 40 people come with us to the ceremony, and I didn't want to spend $20k (I could do that at home) at one of the hotels.
The whole process to book and choose my package was very smooth and easy. I worked with Carrie the entire time, and she was patient with me and all my questions. Once we settled on the packages I wanted, she even let me customize a bit - we only had Maid of Honor and a Best Man, so we didn't need the extra flowers for attendants that was included in my package. They allowed me to have the flowers presented to the moms. I also was not a fan of flower pedals on the ground since I am totally that girl that would have bitten it! They allowed me to switch out the flower pedals for a candlelit aisle (I'm actually shocked no one caught themselves on fire knowing our crazy group). Their professionalism shows they have done this a lot and have a great system down.
The day of I had arranged shuttle buses for our group, so we went in the back way after the last wedding was done. I was ushered to the bridal room while the guests sat in the chapel. The one downside of this particular day was that the air seemed to be on the fritz. It wasn't off completely, but it was not as cool as we all probably would have liked. I'm sure the number of bodies did not help the situation, but we all got through it. Bottled water was freely offered to everyone.
The photographer (sorry, I forget his name) was awesome. You could tell he's done this before and knows all the best areas and poses at the Chapel. He took pictures of me seperately and with my maid of honor before the ceremony and then my husband and his best man. He took pictures throughout the ceremony. I purchased the 100 photo package and that included all the standard family posed pics, pics of myself and my husband after the ceremony, the already before pics and pics during the ceremony. We walked out the door with a CD of all our edited pics and a DVD of the ceremony. Talk about turn around!!
Something to note about photos: You and your guests are NOT allowed to take any pictures without purchasing a specific photo package. When I booked it was the 100 photo package, but I think the website now indicated the 60 picture package qualifies. Totally worth the money if you are bringing any other guests.
The ceremony was just as we preferred - short and to the point. I think when I went back and watched the video it was 6 1/2 minutes long. It seemed longer at the time because I was worried about saying the wrong thing or totally falling on my face. There were things we opted out of - the unity candle or sand thing, saying our own vows, etc that would have lengthened the ceremony. To be honest, 6 1/2 minutes was perfect for us. They were more than willing to be accomodating with whatever we wanted, so keep that in mind.
I don't know about any of the other chapels, but I felt Mon Bel Ami was the right choice for my husbad and me. Our guests were all very impressed and thought it was a lovely ceremony and location. The only complaint I heard was about the warmth in the Chapel, but they were accomodating with the water. Everyone asked if I had been there before and were shocked when I told them I picked Mon Bel Ami amongst all the other chapels based on the internet and feedback!
I recommend them completely!!
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