My husband and I wanted something a little different for our wedding October 2010. We both love aquariums and it was very fitting for us that we would tie the knot surrounded by sharks and fishies and our families. Our 'chapel' was the Shark Reef and it was lovely.
Shark Reef weddings are standing-only before the aquarium opens and you are supposed to have 10 guests total, but we had an extra and nobody noticed =) We were supposed to have half an hour of photography but it was more like ten minutes. I was a little annoyed that they did not stick to the timeline because we had scheduled to be out of the Shark Reef around 9:45-10:00 but it was more like 9:30. The ceremony was much more quick than was written in the itinerary.
I never once met our coordinator. I had a lot of issues with our coordinator as far as not responding to emails in a timely manner, and every time that I called she was not available. I actually ended up completely giving up what I wanted for the flowers about three weeks out since dealing with her was stressing me out so much.
However, when we were at the hotel, most everything was handled in a very timely manner and they were always quick to set up limo service when we asked for it. The coordinators that I met and dealt with the day before and the day of were nice and very accommodating.
You have to use an in-house photographer (Cashman)--they are super expensive and the image quality isn't that great. We only bought a few prints because we had hired another photographer for the reception and a tour of the strip and he was amazing! I really recommend that route and you can see my other reviews for who we used.
Overall we were very pleased with the hotel's wedding services and I would recommend them. There were a few bumps in the experience but it all worked out great.