Ok this review is long overdue. As in, over 2 years overdue. My husband and had gotten engaged in Dec of 2010 and instantly knew we wanted a Vegas wedding. After researching what seemed like an eternity of venues (which is really hard to do over the internet seeing as I am in Illinois) I started getting very nervous. I had never been to Vegas so I felt like I was flying by the seat of my pants. So to my rescue comes a coworker of mine that had suggested getting married at the Flamingo. Not only did her daughter get married there, but she had as well. She brought in pictures for me and just spoke so highly of the whole experience. So I decided that it was a match for us. We didnt need anything super extravagent like the Bellagio or anything. This was perfectly in the middle for us.
The wedding coordinator (I dont remember her name) was THE BEST. She was absolutely sweet and always extremely helpful. I love weddings and all but I dont envy brides that have to go through all the stress they go through. I made a couple phone calls, told them what flowers I wanted, what music I wanted them to play and when, and boom. All was done.
We chose to utilize the outdoor Gazebo. Looking at photos of the actual chapel it reminded me too much of a funeral home...but then again, alot of the hotel chapels did. It was HOT out but it was Sept, so expected. The officiator met with me before I was to walk down the aisle and asked me questions regarding if I was ok with a couple religious aspects in the ceremony to which I said yes. The wedding was perfect. SHORT AND SWEET. Oh, and the photographer had taken wonderful photos of us. The Flamingo hotel outside has some beautiful backdrop spots for photos.
If you're wanted a simple but beautiful Vegas wedding I highly recommend Flamingo!