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I’m not a quickie wedding person (because I love a party that’s all about me! - oh and fi)

But, my fi and I knew we were going to be together for the rest of our lives before we got engaged. We had discussed it and the “question” when I got my ring was a formality. So I can see how a quickie wedding could happen without needing commitment at a moment’s notice. Just deciding to make it official with a moment’s notice.

Two of my coworkers took procrastination to a new level last fall by going to Vegas to get married rather than assemble the IKEA furniture they’d just gotten.

As in “Man, I don’t feel like assembling this furniture.” “Wanna go get hitched?” “Sure.”

Now, a critical aspect of this story is it’s clear they were living together at the time, so at least some level of commitment had already been made. The scary Vegas weddings are the ones where you’re not 100% sure what your groom does for a living…or if he has a job at all…or if he’s telling you his real name.

I’ve been a long time lurker and this would be my first post. I love weddingbee.com

I’m one of the many couples that had a planned wedding in Vegas, and I have to say that if I were to do it all over again.. I wouldn’t. I envy all the beautiful weddings that have been posted here and on theknot.com. I used to be a total tom boy and for money reasons, we went with Vegas instead of a traditional wedding. I know that this decision will pay off in the future since we’re using the money our parents gave us towards remodeling our condo. However, I think I could’ve pulled off a very small but personal traditional wedding. Oh well, maybe when we renew our vows, I’ll plan something nicer than what we had in Vegas.

To answer your question, I do think that I’d be able to marry my husband on a moment’s notice. I think it would last forever as well. The only reason why I say that is because we’ve been together for 6 years now. We know each other inside and out. I also know that my husband is not very spontaneous, so us randomly getting married at the drop of a hat would never happen.

we went to vegas a couple of years ago and it was weird seeing brides on line at the buffet…kind of cute that people let her go ahead of them…but still weird.

I live in Vegas, and I’m trying to get away from the “Vegas” wedding standard. No Elvises, no running around a casino in my wedding dress, no famous Welcome to Vegas sign picture. I just want a very personal, traditional wedding with an awesome party to match. I think Vegas weddings are fun if it’s a vow renewal. I work at one of the wedding chapels part time and vow renewals are always so fun.

I’ve been to several Vegas weddings… because we’re from Nevada. We got married in Reno ourselves. I guess I just can’t judge anyone for getting married in Vegas because everyone has a different reason for doing it (like living there, or having family there. And yes, those who have these reasons still do get judged). We almost had to have a quickie chapel wedding when some paperwork for our officiant looked sketchy. Having 20 chapels downtown sure looks convenient then!

I’ve known a fair number of elopements that have lasted years; it’s the committment AFTER the wedding that really counts!

We went on a vacation to Vegas during our engagement and even invited some friends to join us. I think some of them were inspired to come along because they suspected we were going to get married there and ditch the big wedding, but NOPE — just a group vacation! On the trip, we took a lot of teasing everytime we passed anything remotely “wedding” (a limo, a white dress in a shop window, a jewelry store).

My best friend got married in Vegas (planned), and they’re the happiest married couple that I know! They wanted a destnation wedding, and they thought Vegas will be a perfect location for their oversea guests who have never been to the US.