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| - We were married at the Mandalay Bay Wedding Chapel on 12/17/11 and it was fantastic.
We had a very small group in attendance (20?), and were married in the Silver Chapel. Our coordinator Aleena was in touch with us every step of the way, which I found quite impressive since they crank out several weddings a month.
We purchased the First Kiss package which includes the wedding, pianist, minister, package of photos and a nice bar/hot appetizer set up in a penthouse suite. I have to mention that the only 'hiccup' in this perfect plan was the fact that the penthouse suite was not available as per the package, so they 'upgraded' us to the vista suite (which was absolutely breathtaking), and charged us an extra fee for this 'upgrade'. However, with enough frustration I was able to get some of the charge knocked off and we decided to stay in the Vista suite for the night anyway since we were in the 'honeymoon' suite for the rest of our stay.
I suggest going by the Chapel the day before the wedding even if you don't have a rehearsal so you can sneak a peek at the layout, and get a feel for how STRANGELY far the chapel is from the hotel rooms, you will definately need to allow for plenty walking time through the casino in your dress as people will stop you to congratulate you randomly.
Our guests seemed to enjoy themselves, the only peep I heard out of anyone was that the bartender wouldn't 'open' until we were in the suite and we were delayed because of some outside pictures. In a 'do over' I would ask them to serve without us. The pianist followed us up to the suite and played through the whole reception, which was unexpected, pretty cool.
As an added perk, Brad and Angelina were staying in the suite directly above us (apparently, they bumped us out of the penthouse! *shakes a fist*)
The minister was sensational, non-religious by request, he said some very moving words during the ceremony and allowed us to recite our own vows. A very touching moment. ALSO, I recommend the webcasting, this was a true blessing for all of our friends and family who could not attend!! (plus us getting to watch it during our honeymoon after all of the hoopla had died down, very sweet moment for us).
All in all, amazing time. Highly recommended spot to wed in Vegas!
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