Where do I start.
The wedding was overall lovely for us, however, certain aspects put a dampener on the day.
To start before the wedding, the communication was very poor from the wedding planner, difficult to get hold of and difficult to even get a response. I understand the time difference as we are I'm the UK but weeks without a reply was not caused by this.
I have to give them some credit as on the day we were upgraded from a sedan to a limo at no extra charge, I was very happy with this and really appreciated it
When we arrived. We were greeted and moved into a small bridal sweet and we were advised on how the wedding would go ahead which was totally fine.
The video link was ok, didn't work for some but did others.
The actual ceremony itself was great. No problems whatsoever and throughly loved it.
However, when we left the ceremony room we were instantly sent into the bridal sweet followed by the minister who instantly demanded payment from us, we didn't even get 30 seconds to take in the moment before we were asked for money. He says it's $70 for his fee and anything else on top is a gratuity. He asks you what you want to pay so you're basically forced to give a tip.
Once you had the photos done you are then taken into the gift shop. Where there's envelopes laid out again for tips.
Following the ceremony, we weren't told how to get our certificates or asked if we wanted it expedited, we had to ask the following day when we picked up the photos which meant we had to come back again to pick it up the following day. This was not dealt with correctly as we could of had it when we picked up photos if we were told.
Following getting home. I emailed the chapel and asked for a price for all of the pictures during the wedding. Which they quoted $700 - this is absolutely over the top and we said we would not be paying that price.
Overall, the wedding experience was ok but things around it ruined the experience and it could of been a lot better if they weren't so money oriented.
If you want a simple wedding then come here. But if you want the focus to be on you as a couple, I'd go elsewhere