April M.
Yelp
I originally did NOT want an Elvis wedding. I told my fiancé at the time a "hard No" on getting married by Elvis because it seemed cheesy and crass. But honestly, a Vegas wedding was a great compromise between the two vastly different kinds of weddings that my now husband and I wanted, and after a while, the idea really grew on me, and in the end, I'm glad we got married here, and I wouldn't change anything for the world.
One, the cost is reasonable. They have a number of different packages, depending on what you want and what you can afford, and they include the basic things you would normally worry about at a wedding -- photography, videography, flowers, limo service, music, the officiator, etc. As a generally frugal person, this was important to me.
Two, they take care of everything. See above -- all of that is taken care of, and they call and email to confirm everything. They're complete pros, so they easily manage where you stand, what you do, what happens when. I am not a party planner type and hate the stress that comes with that sort of thing, so this was gold to me. Gold.
Three, they're totally allowed to use Elvis' likeness and the Graceland name. If you're going to a do an Elvis wedding, this is the place to do it. A week before my wedding, my sister forwarded an article to me about all the cease-and-desist letters being sent to chapels doing Elvis weddings, and for a brief moment we thought we might not get the Elvis wedding we paid for. But we were worried for nothing.
Four, they livestream your wedding on Facebook -- which is great because our wedding being a destination wedding in the middle of a work week and with very little heads up time-wise, so many of our friends and family couldn't make it. This way, they all got to see it.
Five, this was super fun. The ceremony was quick -- there's just no time for anxiety -- and it reaped way more smiles than tears all around. I did get slightly emotional during the vows, but for the most part I was just happy and laughing. Fun was definitely what we wanted for our wedding, and this was the perfect amount of fun.
Our Elvis was the best. We loved our limo driver Scotty. Our photographer Levi took awesome photos. We're going to cherish our Vegas wedding for years. Thanks!