01/14/09

Wonderful Experience!!

by mbdwd

Attended my son's wedding at Little Church of the West on Christmas Eve day. Everything was wonderful.

The bride had a changing room available, there was a nice area in front for pictures, the minister was truly respectful of the bride and groom and performed the ceremony "for them".

It did not feel like we were being rushed, except that everything was done "on time".

They had many weddings that day I was told, but we didn't seem to trip over anyone, and we were a group of 14. It is too bad that Happily Married Now had a bad experience because it was truly a wonderful place for a wedding.

09/05/08

Get drunk first, then you may not care how you are treated like cattle...

by HappilyMarriedNow

I was married on August 9, 2008 I was in a great mood all day until arriving at the chapel to see about 6 wedding parties waiting outside, no parking anywhere near, and our guests had to wait outside (in 105 degree scorching sun) for 45 minutes after the time our wedding was supposed to begin.

They advertise that the bridal parties will be given a room to change clothes, put on makeup, etc. Except the problem is when we showed up we were told the changing room was ?under construction?. No it wasn?t, it was that they double booked the day and were not able to escort so many brides and parties in and out of these rooms so they just locked them up. Not very professional, especially since it is advertised on their website and is part of the package you pay for on your, supposedly, special day.

So picture me, having to change into my beautiful wedding gown by placing it onto the floor before stepping into it in the NON-air-conditioned public bathroom, nearly fainting due to the heat.

The girls who worked the counter were absolutely rude and completely un-sympathetic. We couldn?t get anyone to answer how long we and our wedding party were expected to wait. My maid of honor attempted to escort me into a side room to get away from the hustle and bustle of all the parties checking in (about 1 every 5 minutes) and one of the counter girls very rudely stated: ?That is our private break room and you are not allowed into it!? So I stood in my dress, veil and frown in front of the only air conditioner I could find, right next to the check-in counter while the ?break? room went unused the entire time.

There was no where to take pictures with your family outside as you were surrounded by about 100 people waiting their turn. It was crazy, I can laugh at it now but it was so not what I had in mind. I wouldn't recommend it to my worst enemy!

01/13/07

TRADE-OFF! Customer Service STINKS! Chapel is beautiful & classy!

by jsam79

We set up an evening wedding. We were bringing along several octogenarians and wanted it to be cooler. We had confirmed via internet and phone months prior. As we were in Vegas for 11 days, we stopped by to confirm in person days prior. We were told we had the chapel for 30 minutes for our wedding! Yeah, right more like 10 minutes total from entering to leaving the chapel!

On our wedding day we were given the WHAM! BAM! RUDE to the nth degree service. Had to wait for the limo pick up from the Venetian & the dressing room. Flowers not only were NOT as ordered. Appeared to be many days old and was just sitting out on top of their flower cooler when we arrived. As soon as the bouquet was moved it fell apart! One gal tried to freshen twice it up to no avail, while we waited 45 minutes (for what? no one else there) for the service to start.

Remember we had elderly people with us. The minister was nice & pleasant. We had been told we could go over the service we preferred prior to starting. He asked me to come forward, I am thinking we will chat quickly about which type of ceremony we wanted. I walked up, watching flowers fall out of the bouquet and when I stepped up the guy launched into the service! That is a great aisle walk photo... not! When the officiant took the bouquet for the ring exchange it disintegrated!

The DVD is horrible, the air conditioner hums & drowns out everything. Staff people talking in it & in the DVD background. The photos were okay, but we look shell-shocked from the rush through job! We didn't even know the guy was starting to take photos.

Our "Luxury" pkg = no organist. The photo quality is okay. We didn't expect much given we're older & wiser & the cheap pricing, but as we confirmed the two items that were important to us, the time & flowers it was overall a huge disappointment!

The older lady in the office needs to go! She is extremely rude & incompetent! The others were pleasant and tried their best to be helpful.

• Pros: Beautiful, quaint chapel
• Cons: Staff & follow through are horrid

The oldest chapel in Vegas provides classy quickie weddings with a celebrity twist.

by Contributor

In Short
Built in 1942 as part of the western-themed Last Frontier Hotel, Little Church is celebrated as the oldest structure on the Las Vegas Strip. The chapel survived by being moved several times. Today, the chapel is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Celebrities married there include Zsa Zsa Gabor, Cindy Crawford and Richard Gere, and Angelina Jolie and Billy Bob Thornton. Deluxe packages include the ceremony, the bride's bouquet, pictures and a video.

05/23/06

Just got married here

by justmarried0520

Just got married here last week. It is beautiful & far from the funeral-looking white chapels. Very small inside, perfect if you have guests of 35 & below. The ceremony is very quick though. Sort of like you would miss it if you blink. The chapel is running behind the schedule so we felt a little bit rushed. Guests were asked to leave the chapel immediately after the ceremony. We didn't receive the marriage license holder which is suppose to be part of the package. Limo was late in picking us up at the hotel. The video that we received was cut abruptly at the end. Not very professional. Over-all, the wedding is ok. I love the chapel - it is so quaint and the most beautiful in Vegas. I just hope that they allot 30 minutes per wedding so that people dont get the feeling of being rushed.

• Pros: Beautiful chapel
• Cons: Quick wedding, Limo was late, Rushed

06/04/05

Too quick!

by rweiderstein

My husband and I were married at the chapel in July 2001. My matron of honor and I got hung up in traffic and got there almost late. The staff kept coming into the dressing room to hurry us along. Seems there was no time because the weddings are set to roll every 15 minutes!!!! They did accomodate us though and let another couple go ahead of us so we would have just a tad more time. The chapel was pretty but the aisle was very narrow. I had planned to have both parents walk me down the aisle and did but they kept stepping on my dress. Overall, however, we were pleased and got what we paid for. Would be nice though if they had a beauty shop on premisis.

• Pros: cute chapel, affordable
• Cons: rush, rush, rush

11/25/03

What a great place!!

by richard1222

This chapel was great! I visited some of the others and the scammers they were. Our limo driver told us about this one and they were right. It's a Vegas secret but so nice it is.

• Pros: Great Flowers, Location, Ambience
• Cons: A little Pricey

10/28/03

So you like this chapel huh?

by desertrose

Take a picture of it, not get married here. The staff not pleasant (shouldn't be in customer relations) except one lady who works there in the day time, not the provacative dressing lady though. Everything is rushed, especially if you have some friends with you. Made us leave as soon as the ceremony was over, said another couple was coming in (no one did) Wrong color flowers get a back up. The photos ,not a professional photographer ,the pics had little dust spots, defective marks from bad processing. Groom's flower wrong color. The minister talked so fast and low , no one heard him! DON"T BUY THE DVD, you can't hear it, sound is so distorted, only hear humming The lady behind the counter suggested a $150 tip to the minister , yeah right !

Beautiful chapel , wrong staff. Insensitive to people on a very special day. Better places

• Pros: historical, pretty, not in a casino
• Cons: rude staff, not good quality, rush rush rush

09/18/03

GREAT PLACE TO MARRY

by nixxi

It was a gorgeous place to get married, looks were perfect! Fairy tale style, without having all the stresses of putting it together. Enough room to fit family and friends. Scenery both indoor and outdoor made for beautiful picture taking. The only flaw, was it was very rushed, staff sort of pushy, an in and out kind of thing, which explains Vegas, what else can you expect??

• Pros: Gorgeous, good rates, nice service
• Cons: pushy, rushed

08/18/03

Heartbroken

by cglass

TAKE A VERY LONG LOOK!! What you see on the screen is VERY DECIEVING. It's a very SMALL CHAPEL. Limo was late picking us up. We got pretty much the Burger King Bum Rush Special on a conveyor belt. I spoke with the minister before the ceremony, told him what I wanted during the ceremony. When we got to the front of the chapel, it was so rushed, he didn't do ANYTHING that was requested. Basically got everything DUMPED in our hands, "Now I pronounce you Man and Wife"...PAY THE PREACHER. I was heartbroken. But the flowers were beautiful, and I got the best prize of all "My Husband"!! May I suggest the wedding chapel at the Excalibur Hotel. That one is spectacular! Too late for us though. DON'T GO HERE, TRUST ME. Read the other reviews for proof.

• Pros: Beautiful Flowers, Good Photography, Decent Location
• Cons: Small and scrunched, Bum Rush Special, Uncaring staff