The Wedding Chapel

My wedding experience! It was perfect! I’d suggest Ashley as your wedding coordinator. She handle the most distreSsed bride. I wasn’t myself during my
Wedding, having her as your wedding coordinator. You are going to experience the best and memorizing wedding you will never forget. Trust me! I was Godzilla

We married in March 2016 and Jami was our Wedding Coordinator. Jami was so amazing, she really made me feel comfortable and eased any anxiety that I was feeling. She anticipated our needs and made great recommendations that made our wedding that much more special and beautiful. I am so happy that Jami was our Coordinator, she is a very sweet person. She was very professional and quick with responses, whether it was via email or telephone. She always kept us informed as to where we were in the process, there was never a time I had to request information, she was always on top of everything. From my one year of interacting with the Chapel staff, everyone was professional and friendly.
We had our wedding inside in the chapel. The chapel is beautiful. Our minister did a really good job and had a warm personality. Our reception was at Ri Ra. I loved the atmosphere of the restaurant, and that it felt intimate although its a nice size space. Scott is the manager, and he is awesome!!! The food is amazing. I wasn’t sure of what to expect and was really surprised of how good it was. My guest also enjoyed their food. My husband and I went back to Ri Ra at least twice for dinner during our stay.
Our photographer was Donata, and she took some magnificent pictures! Donata is very detailed oriented and particular about her shots. I am very thankful that she took the pictures for our wedding. Not only is she an expert photographer she is also a really sweet person. The upgraded package that Cashman offers is extremely expensive. I didn’t really want to purchase the upgrade but my husband convinced me that it was a good investment. I did like the idea of having all our pictures from the wedding on disk, but the price was outrageous. Luckily we were able to make payments because I was not prepared for the amount they charge us.
Thank you Jami, Donata and Scott for making our big day SPECTACULAR!

The chapel was nice. Everything costs extra so be prepared to pay. I had my reception at Border grill. Don’t rely on their coordinator. Have your own so it goes the way you want it to go.

I wanted to review THEwedding Chapel at Mandalay Bay. I had just recently gone to visit the venue for my wedding next May and can’t say enough good things about Tara Peeler, our wedding consultant. From the moment we walked in she was warm, friendly and knowledgeable. The Valley of the Falls venue was beautiful, but just wasn’t exactly what I was looking for. Although I did not book here I wanted to write a review because Tara had followed up with all information we had asked of her, some of which didn’t pertain to the wedding at all (ie: good places for nightlife, etc.) and was extremely helpful even after she was informed that we were booking at another hotel. She was a true professional and I would have loved to have her as my consultant. So… if you’re looking at Mandalay Bay I would DEFINITELY request Tara!!!

This chapel is way nicer than most Vegas chapels. You don’t feel like you’re one of many weddings and the planner is helpful. Overall, it was a good experience for a chapel wedding. Making arrangements were user friendly via phone, email, and a beautiful, easy to use website.

We had our wedding here on 10−12−14. Overall, this was the best day of our lives. We had a separate reception package with Ri Ra Irish Pub which I cannot recommend highly enough. We had SO MUCH FUN at Ri Ra and the staff is very competent and accommodating. They even made suggestions on how we could save money here and there. We chose The Wedding Chapel because it was convenient. The services at The Wedding Chapel are overpriced for the quality provided. Our original wedding planner was replaced with a new wedding planner about a month before our wedding. Communication with her was spotty and she seemed to be out of the office a lot. We didn’t really feel comfortable with her and at times we felt like we were inconveniencing her. They day of our wedding felt rushed and a couple of our prearranged requests were not met. I was not impressed with photography but I was expecting that. We hired our own photographer who patiently waited for us outside The Wedding Chapel. The wedding packages are overpriced and include strange things we just didn’t need like champagne flutes that say «The Wedding Chapel» and a cheap garter. I think these items are used to drive up the cost. Anywho, if this chapel had not been so convenient for ourselves and our guests we would have went somewhere else. On a brighter note, the minister provided to us was perfect and we still had an awesome day after the ceremony that we will remember forever.

Had a small wedding July 5^th. Our wedding coordinator Arriel was amazing! Friends and family commented it was the best wedding they have been too.

July 5^th, 2013 was when my wedding was held outside at Mandalay Bay. It took me less than 5 months to plan and save for the wedding. It was everything I could have asked for my wedding coordinator was prompt in answering my questions through email and there was barely any details that we didn’t even go over. I live in Indiana, so for me to not be present in physical form was pretty iffy. But my sister lives out in the area so it was easy for me to reference from her and trust her judgment. I changed my venue last minute, so to plan a wedding in less than 5 months was kind of crazy. The decorations, flowers, and colors just all came together so perfectly. The photographer did a super job. Of course, they have to had done 100’s of weddings so their skill should just be flawless. I loved every moment of it and being stress free of having to actually physically decorate. Destination weddings are the way to go.

Could not have been more happy with the outcome of my wedding! We had it here on 4÷4÷14. Our rep was Jourdan Bedrock and she was AMAZING to work with. We did most of our communication by email and phone calls. They made everything so perfect. If you have a wedding in Vegas, have it here!

We just had our wedding in the Silver Chapel this past weekend and it went perfectly. Our wedding planner kept in touch and told us everything we needed to complete prior to our arrival in Vegas. We paid $ 60 for the pianist to play 15 minutes as our 40 guests were being seated and I had multiple people comment on how wonderful the music was. The spring mix of flowers were also beautiful and a medium bouquet was the perfect size.
The pictures turned out great, we had so many to choose from, and the photographer was excellent. I wish purchasing extra photos, other than the 20 included, was not so expensive. The extra 2– 8×10’s were $ 105 after shipping and tax, but I understand photographers are always pricey.
The Opal Shores package was perfect for us and I love that it included 20−4×6’s, 6−5×7’s and a DVD of the ceremony. For the reception we used a Media Suite in Mandalay and ordered our food from an outside vendor, Masterpice Cuisine. We ordered food for 35 people and had leftovers, and the food was delicious!
Much cheaper and more fun than a 300 person wedding in the Midwest. It was a wonderful day for us!

Got married here in 2009. It was perfect then.
I was in town for a weekend vacation with some friends recently, and I remembered the Dr. Wife had accidentally broken one of our champagne glasses last year during a rather energetic anniversary dinner. (Insert your imagination)
When I stopped in, I gave the clerk a mundane G version of our loss, she gave me two glasses for free, no charge.
This place gets 5 stars for life.

I got married here in September 2012. Of all the chapels on the strip THE wedding chapel is the nicest one! We were married in the sliver chapel, it has an L shaped aisle and seats up to 50. In my planning stage I was considering rose petal aisle treatments and the tall vases with water and candles in them. DON’T DO IT. It’s really expensive and the vases will be in the way. God forbid one of them break.
Our wedding planner was Aleena. I wouldn’t choose her if I had to do it again. The day I called to inquire she answered the phone. I didn’t really like her personality over the phone. She was very dry and didn’t volunteer a lot of information. I know they get a thousand calls a day BUT… I went to the Mandalay Bay website later and looked at the pictures and bios of all the wedding planners. I hand picked one and called back the next day but Aleena had already put me in the system under her name so I was stuck. This being my 1^st wedding I didn’t really know what I wanted or what to expect. She provided not extra information other than the answers to the questions I asked on our initial call. I decided that since I was stuck I would just say a prayer and email her from that point on. She responded instantly to email and answered all my questions thoroughly.
We traveled from Atlanta to be married here and when I arrived in town I wanted ot see the venue. I called @ 4:07p.m. and spoke with a young lady (can’t remember her name) asking what time the chapel would be open that day (Wed) for viewing. She told me 5:00p.m. I arrived at 4:38p.m. and the doors were locked and no one was at the desk. I called all the contacts in my phone for the chapel and no one was answering. Luckily the same girl I spoke with on the phone walked by, tapping her watch telling me they were closed. I reminded her through the glass that I just called and was told 5:00. FINALLY, she opened the door and asked if I had a wedding coming up. I explained to her it was Friday and she let me in. I thought that was a little unprofessional to lock up early. I felt rushed walking through looking at everything.
As for the ceremony, the officient was the same soft spoken guy on the YouTube videos. We could barely hear the scripted speech he gave so I know our guests couldn’t hear a word he was saying over the piano playing. Speaking of piano, we were supposed to have a CD play our music but for some reason it wouldn’t work. I was thinking since this is a TOP OF THE LINE hotel they would have the latest audio visual equipment. NOT. At the last minute Aleena came in and said the CD wouldn’t work so we needed to choose 5 songs from the outdated list of 80 some odd songs they provide.
The photographer did a good job but I have a lot of personality and she just didn’t let me display it. To me… the quality of our pics was great but they were the same old boring wedding poses you always see. Also, be prepared to spend about $ 1000 more when you go pick your photos out. The DVD with your photos is $ 1499 by itself and without that you have no rights to your pics. Good luck! They got us.
That place is a factory so be on time and hurry up and get your stuff out of your dressing froom.
I would recomment this place just make sure you know what you want, have a budget and stick to it. Also, be prepared to walk. THE chapel is all the way in the back of the Mandalay Bay Hotel. The property is HUGE.
We chose to have our reception dinner at BB King’s Blues Club in the Mirage. Check out my review!

If I could, I would renew my vows every five years at the THE Wedding Chapel at the Mandalay Bay! The service was impeccable, the arrangements were awesome! We renewed our vows Sunday August 26^th, 2012 at the Mandalay Bay wedding chapel. If you are considering a wedding or renewal in Vegas, please go check out the Mandalay Bay wedding chapel. My wedding coordinator Jaimie was awesome! She was so patient with me and stayed in constant communication with me.
In addition to the actual ceremony, the Photography was absolutely amazing!!! I was left speechless when I came to view my photos the next day!
I read a few reviews and I totally disagree with the negative reviews. I did not have my reception there so I cannot comment on the that. But my ceremony and my pictures were top of the line!
We also enjoyed the THE Mix Lounge!

Pros:
Chapel was very nice
Flowers and décor were done well
Cons:
Communication was nonexistent
Customer service was awful
Ran out of beer by 6PM (???)
Did not fulfill the terms of the package
Photographer rushed us and did a bad job
Group dining was HORRIBLE
Mandalay Bay employees were rude
Fleur employees were incompetent and DOUBLE CHARGED me on a $ 3k bill
Antiquated paper ordering/​invoicing system for everything from reception to dinner
This place is highly NOT SUGGESTED. Try one of the other many Vegas chapels that exist.
THEdetails:
We got married here this year with the Opal Shores package. After being sold on the all-​inclusive package, and the intent being that we didn’t want to have to deal with a lot of planning, we put the deposit down and expected to sit back and relax and let the coordinator take care of everything. Not a good idea.
Communication was not even part of their lexicon. Questions leading up to the wedding went unanswered or the answers were so terse that they didn’t help at all, making it stressful to say the least. When we arrived, the computers were all down and we never heard from anyone about if everything was okay with our wedding. We went over to the chapel and got vague answers, of course, and could not find the wedding coordinator. No concern about the 4 hour line we just stood in, the people trying to enter our hotel room because of the wrong keys they were given, all of our guests having similar problems so we had to wait again in line with them, NOTHING. We spent a total of 7 hours in line for us and our guests, and had to talk to the front desk 4 times.
Day of the wedding and still have not seen or heard from the wedding coordinator. The person at the chapel seemed to only know the procedure — she knew nothing of our actual wedding, so was entirely unhelpful.
The photographer only took pictures of us for 20 minutes, even though we paid for 45. The pictures were mostly horrible, with a sprinkle of weird. We forced ourselves to pick out 20, but only about half were any good. We were so rushed that most of them were not just poorly executed, but were of us grimacing from the emotional roller coaster we just went on. Which would have been fine if we actually got the full time we paid for — we probably would have bounced back at some point.
We booked the dinner through group dining at Fleur (separately from the coordinator, which was annoying) and experienced another horrible lack of communication skills. We arrive after the wedding and the hostess had no idea what to do with the 26 of us while they set up our table. The portions were not just small — they literally didn’t put out enough plates for our guests. I get charged for the $ 3k dinner the next day… then again a week later. They reversed the charge and charged it back again, but anybody knows that the account gets hit with the charge first. So, for 5 days I couldn’t spend anything as my account was drained from the $ 12k I had just spent. A month later I am still fighting to talk to a manager about this.
We did not get all of the little things that made the package: the garter, custom champagne flutes, custom wedding album, and the custom wedding certificate holder.
Everything was done on paper and had to be scanned and sent in, there was no way to fill out options or pay for things online. This is horribly antiquated and things kept getting lost and were incorrect.
Thankfully, I’ve already curbed three other couples from getting married here.

This was my second marriage and I loved how easy it was doing everything via email. We paid about $ 7000 (with the upgrades we chose for the wedding and the reception). There were 25 of us total and had the wedding in the Silver Chapel with the reception following in the Vista Suite.
The Wedding: The flowers were absolutely gorgeous! The bouquets were so much bigger and prettier than I could have imagined! The package came with a medium bouquet and I couldn’t believe how much bigger it was than I expected. They literally almost took my breath away when they were brought into the room. The dressing room was a fun place to hang out in while were nervously waiting to walk the aisle. The coordinators even let us open our complementary bottle of champagne and brought us glasses. The minister was a pro and made quick changes to our personalized vows and orchestrated them (almost) perfectly. The wedding coordinators were attentive and very professional. The chapel was really pretty on it’s own but we added the runner with rose petals with floating candles option. It was $ 250 extra but it was beautiful.
Bonuses: They let us check in early to The Vista Suite so that we could move everything in and I could get ready there with my girls.
The day before the wedding, a limo takes you to get your marriage license (even though our package didn’t mention a limo or even transportation on the website). When we returned to the limo from the courthouse, there was a complementary rose and a chilled bottle of champagne waiting. Very nice touch!
Danielle recommended OneLuvAgency (
) for hair and make-​up. They came right to the Suite and did an excellent job.
Two downfalls: First, the wedding coordinator, Danielle, that I had emailed with for months ahead of time did not contact us once after our arrival at the hotel and was not available for our wedding. We never met her or spoke with her. This surprised me and disappointed me but the other girls did a great job of making sure we were taken care of. Don’t expect to have your coordinator at your wedding… but Danielle did do a wonderful job making sure it was all exactly what I wanted. She was also very good at returning emails, answering questions, and making changes.
Second, The pictures were good, but definitely not great. The pictures you get seem more like proofs. One was so off center that I ordered it again when I got home and they sent it off center again. Odd. They really try to push you to buy more pictures the day after the wedding, but I’d wait and order them online after you’ve had time to think about what you really want. You get about 2 months to view and order… but the shipping and handling fees are kind of outrageous.
The In Suite Reception: EXCELLENT! The food was excellent, the bartender was awesome, and the room was gorgeous. They say 2 hours but we didn’t realize when we booked the reception that we actually get to keep the Suite for the whole night! The bartender just leaves after 2 hours and they clean up the food. We got to keep partying! They were so nice and left us beer and wine because they could see that we weren’t ready to stop. They also started to clear food and then asked if we wanted it left because there was still so much left. It was a really good time!
One downfall: I wanted to add appetizer’s to my food choice and had to go through Group Dining. 50 small appetizer pieces was $ 300 extra. Sound crazy, I know but I was willing to pay that. Then they tried to add $ 150 handling fee. Ummm… wtf? I managed to get them to drop that to $ 50 but still thought $ 350 for 25 spring rolls and 25 little crackers with some crab salad (yummy crab salad, btw) was crazy.
Oh yeah… The cake was SOOO pretty and it was the best tasting cake I’ve ever had! White cake with chocolate mousse filling and butter cream frosting. Yum. They cover all of that with fondant to make it spectacular, but it comes off really easy for those that don’t like it.
I can’t imagine a Vegas Wedding being more perfect for what we had in mind… beautiful, elegant, organized, and frickin fun!

We were married at the Mandalay Bay Wedding Chapel on 12÷17÷11 and it was fantastic.
We had a very small group in attendance (20?), and were married in the Silver Chapel. Our coordinator Aleena was in touch with us every step of the way, which I found quite impressive since they crank out several weddings a month.
We purchased the First Kiss package which includes the wedding, pianist, minister, package of photos and a nice bar/​hot appetizer set up in a penthouse suite. I have to mention that the only ‘hiccup’ in this perfect plan was the fact that the penthouse suite was not available as per the package, so they ‘upgraded’ us to the vista suite (which was absolutely breathtaking), and charged us an extra fee for this ‘upgrade’. However, with enough frustration I was able to get some of the charge knocked off and we decided to stay in the Vista suite for the night anyway since we were in the ‘honeymoon’ suite for the rest of our stay.
I suggest going by the Chapel the day before the wedding even if you don’t have a rehearsal so you can sneak a peek at the layout, and get a feel for how STRANGELY far the chapel is from the hotel rooms, you will definately need to allow for plenty walking time through the casino in your dress as people will stop you to congratulate you randomly.
Our guests seemed to enjoy themselves, the only peep I heard out of anyone was that the bartender wouldn’t ‘open’ until we were in the suite and we were delayed because of some outside pictures. In a ‘do over’ I would ask them to serve without us. The pianist followed us up to the suite and played through the whole reception, which was unexpected, pretty cool.
As an added perk, Brad and Angelina were staying in the suite directly above us (apparently, they bumped us out of the penthouse! *shakes a fist*)
The minister was sensational, non-​religious by request, he said some very moving words during the ceremony and allowed us to recite our own vows. A very touching moment. ALSO, I recommend the webcasting, this was a true blessing for all of our friends and family who could not attend! (plus us getting to watch it during our honeymoon after all of the hoopla had died down, very sweet moment for us).
All in all, amazing time. Highly recommended spot to wed in Vegas!

Professional, beautiful, awesome.
This is a great place to get married. A couple of my best friends decided to get married at this location. The staff was super professional, and the wedding went off without a hitch. Spacious chapel with a great view.
The waiting area was nice as well. They even gave one of my friends a bottle of water when he asked if they had a water fountain. Very cool.
For a nice experience and an even nicer wedding, this is a great place to check out.

My husband and I wanted something a little different for our wedding October 2010. We both love aquariums and it was very fitting for us that we would tie the knot surrounded by sharks and fishies and our families. Our ‘chapel’ was the Shark Reef and it was lovely.
Shark Reef weddings are standing-​only before the aquarium opens and you are supposed to have 10 guests total, but we had an extra and nobody noticed =) We were supposed to have half an hour of photography but it was more like ten minutes. I was a little annoyed that they did not stick to the timeline because we had scheduled to be out of the Shark Reef around 9:45 — 10:00 but it was more like 9:30. The ceremony was much more quick than was written in the itinerary.
I never once met our coordinator. I had a lot of issues with our coordinator as far as not responding to emails in a timely manner, and every time that I called she was not available. I actually ended up completely giving up what I wanted for the flowers about three weeks out since dealing with her was stressing me out so much.
However, when we were at the hotel, most everything was handled in a very timely manner and they were always quick to set up limo service when we asked for it. The coordinators that I met and dealt with the day before and the day of were nice and very accommodating.
You have to use an in-​house photographer (Cashman) – they are super expensive and the image quality isn’t that great. We only bought a few prints because we had hired another photographer for the reception and a tour of the strip and he was amazing! I really recommend that route and you can see my other reviews for who we used.
Overall we were very pleased with the hotel’s wedding services and I would recommend them. There were a few bumps in the experience but it all worked out great.

I had a fabulous experience getting married at the Mandalay Bay. Even though I was getting married in Vegas, the last thing I wanted was a cheesy Vegas chapel wedding. So for my intimate wedding ceremony, I ended up getting married at the Valley of Falls — Mandalay Bay located outside in a private area, in front of the waterfall.
This was a destination wedding for me, so once I arrived my dress was completely wrinkled. I was able to get it steamed and delivered on the same day, which cost $ 95. =(
My wedding coordinator was Mischelle and she was awesome! She was very responsive anytime I had questions. The ceremony was beautiful, you can provide your own vows or use the one they offer. In addition, we had a violinist play songs that we choose and I provided my own music to play as I walked down the aisle and at the end of the ceremony. So basically, you have the option to customize to your own taste, which I thought was great. My guests had a great time and so did I. The coordinator’s will assist you through the beginning until the end.
The only reason why I have four stars is because you are not allowed to have outside photography. Which is a real downfall because you have to use the photographer which is provided by Mandalay — Cashman. My pictures could have been a million times better if I had brought in my own photographer.
Other than that, I would recommend any bride considering getting married in Las Vegas at the Mandalay. It is on the other end of the strip, next to the Four Seasons so the hotel is not «casino-​ish» and it is away from all the craziness. =)

As I rushed through the depths of Mandalay Bay, late for one of my closest friend’s wedding I started to get out of breath — where was THE chapel??? These 3-​inch heels aren’t going to make it much further.
After what was a good ten minute sprint we arrived, heaving oxygen into our lungs to a lobby decorated in dark wood and creamy colors. The smiling receptionist told us our wedding party was located in the «gold» room. Seems as if this facility has two or so rooms on each side so they can accommodate many ceremonies.
The rooms are pleasant enough — the theme of dark wood/​creams follows through and behind the pulpit there is a big window that can look out to some tropical foliage. Our particular room looked like it could’ve held about 35 – 50 people. Honestly it occurred to me at one point they looked a little funereal (which I guess some people think when they are getting married, death of being single and all) There is a piano in the back where my friend had a player come in to play the bridal entrance as well as provide some background music during the vows.
What I did like was the bride and groom rooms. Now of course when you think Vegas you think Elvises and drunken «I dos» and «did I just do that?» the next morning, but this was straight out elegant. My friend had a nice, quiet place to dress, do her make-​up and try to calm those pre-​wedding nerves.
The ceremony itself of course was beautiful and I would put some photos up –oh wait, we weren’t allowed to film video or take stills during the vows because of course on top of the package they had already sold the couple, they wanted to be able to get plenty of add-​ons out of them. Fine, dandy, I guess you can make your money but if we want to take shots from our point of view I don’t know why that’s a big deal. (Although my view was marred by tears the whole time) The officiator was very nice and ran the vows perfectly, stopping to give my girl time to wipe her tears and compose a little so she could say her personal vows.
All in all definitely my friend’s sleek style and the package deals seemed pretty good — you know, if you are the 1% who comes to Vegas sober and planning to wed…