How to Plan Your Beach Wedding in Las Vegas
Beach weddings in Las Vegas are remarkable if only because the city is so far from any ocean. Yet, in a city where Paris is not far from New York and Venice is just down the street, why not? There quite a vew hotels that pride themselves with honest-to-goodness real sandy beaches, generally near their tropical waterfalls and pools.
Las Vegas didn’t earn its reputation as the #1 place for destination weddings for nothing. In fact, it has something for almost everyone and for everybody’s price bracket.
I’ve been to lavish Las Vegas beach weddings where the family easily spent $50,000 and I’ve been to budget weddings where everything — from the flowers and the officiant and the use of the facility to the wedding dinner — probably cost less than $500. And the most fascinating aspect of these Las Vegas weddings is that the other guests and I had fantastic fun at all of them.
You will get tons of additional free info about these options when you visit the links I display below in my “Location. Location. Location” panel.
In considering which of hundreds of potential beaches to site your wedding ceremony, keep in mind the nearest airports, accommodations and “civilization” (caterers, wedding cake bakers, musicians, photographers, and restaurants to provide for your guests before and after the wedding itself). Also, think about whether it is important to be on the beach at particular times of the day (such as sunset) and where the sun is likely to be at that time.
In coastal locations, huge beach houses can often be rented more affordably than putting up most people in a resort hotel. They also often offer large decks or entertaining areas that would be great for the rehearsal dinner, the wedding reception, and even the post-wedding breakfast.
So, explore! Enjoy! And relax!
Sarah Forrester
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Check out these links to fabulous resort hotels with beautiful sandy beach areas in Las Vegas.
Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino
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Nevada has a no waiting period between obtaining the license and the wedding,and the license is valid for one year.Since you’ll have plenty to do in the days before The Big Day, it’s a good idea to take care of this about a month beforehand.
Licenses are issued by statewide Marriage License Bureaus, but the license can be used anywhere in the state. The bride and groom must appear in person and present two valid forms of ID (driver’s license, passport, Military or Resident Alien ID card) or certified or original birth certificate. Be sure to know your Social Security number. Previously married folks need no documentation, but the divorce must be final. The license fee is $35-42 (depends on county; cash only). No blood test is required. Marriages are performed by state-certified clergy. Because marriage license requirements can change, please do not regard this guidance as legal advice. |
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Planning so far in advance for a beach wedding means that you need to equip yourself with facts about the weather (temperature and possibility of precipitation) for the beach location that you have in mind.
Although there certainly are exceptions, when it comes to weather, the past is a pretty good predictor of the future.and it will almost always be better than a wild guess. This link provides historical weather data over nearly 50 years for thousands of locations in the world. |
What if a major storm occurs or the groom has an accident that requires the wedding to be postponed or even canceled? What if an important vendor goes out of business before the wedding and you can’t get back your deposit for the cake or the music?
Consider wedding cancellation insurance. It is available online for as little as 1 cent for every dollar of insurance, and it can cover the honeymoon, too. Here’s one site that has designed a special insurance policy just for coverning wedding -related events: http://www.wedsafe.com/ |
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