John and Mandy

This past Monday was a really big day here at the chapel and I didn't even know it. It was 8-9-10 and a big day that a lot of people wanted to get married so we were unusually busier this past Monday than normal.

I had the privelage of coordinating in the La Capella chapel that day and I totally fell in love with John and Mandy. I was so grateful that I got to be part of their day as their coordinator. When Mandy first came in, she was wearing a beautiful, sort of vintage dress, all lace, reminiscent of 1952, a short veil, a little lace bolero with cap sleeves and shiny red heels. Mandy looked fierce. When she came in, she actually couldn't look at any of her family or friends because she would start crying, so I would joke around with her to try and keep her from crying and messing up her make-up.

Her bouquet was gorgeous, deep red roses, deep red dahlia's, and black (eggplant) lilies. Mandy has good taste.

She also did not have an engagement ring but instead had a diamond tattooed on her ring finger. Once again, her style blew me away.

My favorite part of my time with them was before I was going to line up Mandy to walk down the aisle, I went into the minister's office where she was waiting and I asked her if she was ready to get married and she was so nervous that she couldn't really answer me. So I gave her a little pep talk, took her by the hand, told her I wouldn't let her fall down, I said I would walk down the aisle beside her if she needed me to. Of course, that would be silly but I wanted to be there for her in whatever way she needed me.

They also had an amazing wedding cake created by Shannon at Shannicakes. I loved everything they chose that day.

One of my favorite things about a bride and groom is when they cry. Crying in public doesn't always get a good reputation. Some people say that crying is a sign of weakness, but I believe it's a sign of strength. It takes a lot of strength to be completely vulnerable and to be that vulnerable in front of people takes even more strength. So, when two people are so in love that it trumps everything else, the way they may look to other people, what could happen to the bride's make-up, what if your voice cracks when you repeat your vows, to be so overwhelmed with emotion that none of that matters anymore... that's strength. And so I almost started crying with them when they both came out of the chapel with tears running down their face. I love it when the bride cries, but I love it even more when I see the groom cry.

John and Mandy totally hold a place in my heart and I wish them all the happiness possible in their future.

Employee of The Month!!!!!

Briana Byndom
Briana Byndom was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. She moved to Las Vegas one year ago to start a new life and new job at the Chapel. Filming is her life and she is glad to share that love with other couples on their wedding day. She went to Northern Michigan University and came out with a double major in Marketing and Film also with a minor in Advertsing. She has 4 dogs, 1 gecko, and 1 a turtle.
I can't say enough nice things about our Briana, she's very appreciated around the chapel, always willing to help, cheerful attitude, fun to work with, excellent at her job, so sweet and the list goes on and on! Congratulations on being employee of the month!

Generations of Marriage!

David and Kim Jones were married in our beautiful Victorian Chapel on November 28! Not only was this Kim and David's special day but this chapel had special meaning to Kim and her sister, Kim's parents had actually been married at our Victorian Chapel 40 yrs ago! The Victorian Chapel has of course been remodeld since and is even more beautiful and a perfect spot to get married. Kim had even brought us a surprise to show us a brochure of Little Chapel of The Flowers from 40 yrs ago her parents had kept and wanted to show our staff. We told David and Kim they should keep the tradition going and not only renew their vows here but have their kids get married here as well! We love stories like this one and we wish David and Kim many happy years and hope to see them in 10 on their anniversary!!

VIP Treatment!

Dale and Laura Fazzio were married on November 21 at our intimate Magnolia chapel. Laura was so pleased with all of our staff and the entire wedding experience she had to call back her wonderful planner Lakisha and tell her that she felt like a total celebrity!

Laura felt as though she and Dale were the only couple getting married, the entire wedding experience was amazing! Their photographer Tai was so enjoyable to work with and captured amazing photos. Laura was a little nervous for the ceremony but was more relieved when she arrived seeing that everything was according to her plan, even her beautiful bouquet. Dale and Laura chose the Deluxe First Look option at our chapel where there are two limos and they don't see each other till the bride walks down the aisle. Dale and Laura had a beautiful cake and exquisite reception dinner at Pampas at Planet Hollywood after their ceremony. This couple had chosen the Regal package which includes a very fun 20 minute visit to the photo studio which enhances the wonderful wedding experience and Vip treatment! Call our phone number 800-843-2410 or 702-735-4331 or visit our website at http://www.littlechapel.com/ to customize your wedding dreams!

Happily Ever Faster!!!

The night is finally here our wonderful reality show starts! November 20th at 10:00pm-11:00pm. The show displays all of our chapels, minister, coordinators, planners, sales, floral, limo drivers , photographers and everything you would expect out of your perfect wedding here! Watch the show or visit our website for more information on your dream wedding we can create for you! www.littlechapel.com

Viva Las Vegas!!!

Mr and Mrs Lavicka celebrated their wedding in old vegas fashion with Elvis Presley! Chapel of The Flowers you can add that special touch to your wedding by having Elvis sing at the wedding, or sing and marry you! We offer several packages for your first time marriage or that special renewal of vows! Call a professional wedding planner today to book your wedding at 702-735-4331 or 800-843-2410 or visit our website at www.littlechapel.com

A car accident to remember!

Gregg and Tammy met in July 1996 when Tammy rear ended a huge truck with her little car. There were no injuries and not even a scratch on the truck but Tammy took her car to be fixed at Creek Collision Center, where Gregg was a mechanic.

When Gregg and Tammy saw each other there were definite sparks and when Gregg finished the repairs they went on their first date. Two glorious weeks later Gregg proposed! Gregg had made all the arrangements himself and five weeks later they were married in a gazebo in a minister's backyard in Kansas City. Their three children and Tammy's cousin were the only attendees.

Thirteen years later they are more in love than ever! Tammy and Gregg chose our beautiful chapel to renew their vows of 13 yrs, and from the staff standpoint it was wonderful to see how in love they are! Piece of advice from this couple? "It hasn't been always easy but it has always been worth it!" Chapel of The Flowers we love celebrating renewal of vows, first time marriages, eighth marriages, whatever it may be were happy to have you celebrate your occasion with us.

Surprise! Surprise!!

Daniel White had quite a surprise in store for his bride, who didn't know she was going to be a bride when she woke up Saturday morning. Nicole was just thinking they were going on a regular Las Vegas trip, surprise surprise! Daniel had been planning their marriage for quite sometime and the romantic side of him came out when he decided to surprise Nicole even more with inviting family members to the suprise wedding.


Daniel came into our chapel for a consultation and explaining that they flew into town on Saturday morning at 10:00 am, as well as guests that flew in that morning and were planning to fly out at 6:00 pm, so being on time is very important. Nicole still had no idea until they were getting ready and the limo pulled up!

Congratulations Mr. and Mrs. White!!

At Chapel of The Flowers we love the romantics, the spontaneous, older, younger, vow renewal, Elvis weddings, whatever it maybe we can accomodate it! We love being a part of your special day! Visit our website at www.littlechapel.com or call to speak to one of our wedding planners 800-843-2410

Chapel of The Flowers Takes a Field Trip!!

Once upon a time there was a staff meeting, deciding that the lovely ladies of Chapel of The Flowers, deserve an evening of laughter and excellent food! Little did the managers know the evening would be not only fun,but it was full of funny stories, jokes, tasting an entire menu and table dancing by our most elegant coordinator Beverly! (Few sips of Diet Coke and she gets a little wild!!) OK, there was no table dancing, but there was toss up of who would be dared to, between Beverly and Andria who just had a baby and first time out on the town, were a wild bunch!

Salads, shrimp with meat, kabobs, petite filets, spicy ribs, dates to die for, roasted peppers oh my!Bread with some sort of fabulous butter, canonoli's,calamari, croquettas, berry tarts, banana and nutella sandwiches, cute waiter and a partridge in a pear tree were just a few items we had!All the staff at Firefly restaurant and all the patrons at the bar, were green with envy of how much fun we were having and enjoying the view of 11 beautiful ladies all smiles on their faces!

At The Chapel of The Flowers were not only co-workers but were friends. It's very rare to have co-workers that become friends or some cases like family in a work environment, but somehow our little story book chapel is able to accomplish that.Unfortunately we had a few planners and coordinators missing but we carried on with out them, even though it was tough, but they were truly missed.

We had so much fun being able to socialize outside of the work place so we can get to know each other better!

After trying the entire menu, topped off with dessert, we waddled out to our cars, said our goodbyes and walked away with a memory of a wonderful evening! Were a great team at Chapel of The Flowers and none of us can do our job alone, we all work together and we produce amazing weddings! Thanks to the managers for such a fun night and thank you to all the staff for doing such an outstanding job!

25 yrs and Going!!!

Today Mary had the surprise of a lifetime! Dave is quite the romantic husband as he had told Mary they were going to Vegas with friends celebrating their 25 year anniversary, little did Mary know Dave had planned a renewal of vows at our wonderful Chapel of The Flowers! The couple was expecting their best friends to pull up to the hotel with their rental car when a Chapel of The Flowers limo pulled up instead! The couple were swept away to our chapel where Mary was trying to take the idea in and was looking a little shell shocked!
Mary and Dave were celebrating their 25th Anniversary with a wonderful renewal of vows and a very heart felt ceremony performed by our minister Doug. One more suprise was in order for Mary, when during the ceremony Dave pulled out beautiful new rings he had purchased in secret. Mary was more then surprised and probably couldn't of had a better way to celebrate their anniversary, especially with their best friends, and soon to be in-laws! The two couples met through their engaged children and ended up being best friends! They all had wonderful time and we love being apart of such a special occasion and even more were great at executing suprise weddings!! We hope to see the Fritsch's on their 50th!



Call one of our talented planners today to book your renewal of vows or wedding at 800-843-2410 or visit our website at http://www.littlechapel.com/

Wedding Gift Etiquette!!

Attending a wedding is a joyous occasion but the question comes to mind of what to get the bride and groom for a gift? How long does a guest have to send a gift? Is it acceptable for the couple to ask for a specific gift?

According to experts is bad form to request a specific gift, its never acceptable to ask for a gift, and it's bad form to put a gift registry on an invitation.

If your unable to attend to a wedding the proper wedding etiquette is you have up to one year to send a gift, even though gifts should be no later then three months but even this long can be considered rude. The proper rule is its better to send the gift as soon as you recieve the invitation so the bride and groom wont have to worry about getting it home.

Is money an appropriate gift? Absolutely! Especially these days money is probably a better choice, or if you dont want the bride and groom to know how much you spent you can buy and expensive looking gift for a cheaper price.

How much to spend? There is a wedding etiquette rumor that the cost of a wedding gift should equal the cost of the guest's meal. This is not true. No matter how much the bride and groom spent on the dinner, the choice is up to the gift giver of how much to spend. If its a family member that's getting married or close friend you will probably want to spend a little more then a co-worker etc.

Registry is a wonderful thing because the gifts have been chosen by the happy couple and as a guest you have an idea of what the couple wants, even though you are free to shop any store.

Thank You card should be written and sent within two weeks of the wedding, one month at the latest as an etiquette rule. It's stated that their is no excuse for not properly thanking your guests for a wedding gift that they put alot of thought into the gift. Guests who are properly thanked are touched you took the time out to send a note.

No matter what the gift will be or if you are attending a wedding at our Chapel of The Flowers and forgot a present our quaint gift shop can help you with all of your gifting needs! Our selection of presents has everything for that special day or keepsakes such as champagne flutes for years of enjoyment! Come visit our website or stop in anytime! go to http://www.littlechapel.com/ or call 800-843-2410 to speak to one of our professional wedding planners!

Picking your perfect wedding date!!!!

You've just gotten engaged and everyone wants to know when the wedding is, but you have to decide what time of year, how to deal with holiday weekends and peoples schedules. Question is how do you pick the perfect date? Here are a few tips to help in your decision making.




Choosing a wedding date it seems similar to putting together a puzzle or playing a game of chess. One of the major considerations for choosing the date is which season you want to get married in. Do you want the warmth of summer, lushness of spring flowers, coziness of fall or a winter wonderland. For instance if you are an accountant then spring is definitely out of the question, if your a teacher summers might be best, wedding coordinator probably winter, it all depends on what your job demands of you.


For a money saving opportunity you and your loved one should consider a weekday wedding. Several venues, vendors and other discounts are applied when having a weekday wedding. You must consider if you definitely want a Saturday wedding or do religious observances like the Jewish or Christian Sabaths mean that either Saturday or Sunday weddings aren't an option. If most of your wedding guests are in town and not traveling, a weekday wedding might be the perfect option for you.


Spring weddings are a season where more vendors will be available and you might get discounted rates on sites and especially travel. If your getting married in a church you might be able to save some money and use the Easter decorations. The only gamble is the weather so be prepared for a nice 70 degree weather day or April showers. Bright spring colors are a great way to combine the weather and your wedding colors, along with several bright flowers that are in season.


Summer weddings are the most popular season due to the off chance of bad weather. A garden (such our chapels glass garden) or a gazebo, as in our lovely chapels are an excellent choice to combine the season and your wedding. Choosing your flowers might be the most difficult part due to the abundance of choices in the summer, every flower from lilies, dahlias, gerber daisies, mums and of course roses are all cheerful and fun to fill the space around your ceremony and reception.


Fall weddings are romantic time of year and are a time of year when people come home for the holidays and think about loved ones. A warming, intimate wedding set with colors such as jewel tones, fall earth tones such as browns and yellows are a perfect compliment. Making use of seasonal decorations such as pumpkins,acorns, fall leaves, jack -o-lanterns or paper luminaria for a candlelit setting is perfect. Some couples want Halloween mixed in with their special day as an option to!

Winter wonderland
A winter wedding can be very romantic and right out of a Hollywood setting. Ice diamond or diamond like jewelry set off the magical time of the season. Silver capes or long silk dresses with white fur or faux fur wraps are a great accent to your gown. Silver and white elegant colors are popular or decide if you want reds and greens to match the season. Eucalyptus and roses, lilies and stephanotis are a pretty choice or for a brighter bouquet, red roses and holly or pine tree greenery, ornamental berries are an excellent choice.




There is a question of how long should an engagement be and its been said a year is a good amount of time to plan a wedding, while not stressing out. Other people think otherwise and a short engagement is better because an entire year is unnecessary and torturous.





You could get married on the anniversary of the day you met, one of your birthdays, or holiday such as Valentine's to help in the decision making process. The last thing you want to do is have your wedding on an important religious holiday or Super Bowl Sunday where your guests will be unhappy for being there.


Keep in mind key players in your wedding such as your parents annual trip to Paris, or your sister in college is in midst of finals, but only worry about the immediate family otherwise you'll stress yourself out trying to fit to many people's schedules.
You will want to make sure that your favorite location is available, or your favorite photographer can be there. At Chapel of The Flowers, we always have the best photographers in Las Vegas available to you and our location is the perfect setting year round! Renewal of vows are in season year round as well!!
Whatever your wedding date may be Chapel of The Flowers can help you plan the seasonal wedding of your dreams. Visit our website of littlechapel.com or call to speak to a professional wedding planner today. 800-843-2410 or 702-735-4494

Your Perfect Ceremony!!!

After all the planning has happened and your special day is finally here the one component that can make or break your wedding is the ceremony and who officiates it. At Chapel of The Flowers our ministers are incomprable to any chapel! Each minister puts their heart and soul into their ceremonies and even though the timing of the ceremony is short and sweet, the words that are said are memorable and will last a lifetime. Chapel of The Flowers hand picked our ministers so we could give our couples a quality over quantity ceremony and we take pride in our weddings. You can watch a wedding online at littlechapel.com to view our ceremonies and ministers but heres a little biography about each one.

Van Dunson
Van Dunson grew up in Texas, where he attended Texas Wesleyan University. He served in the North Texas Conference of the United Methodist Church before moving to Las Vegas in 1991. He has officiated thousands of ceremonies for couples from all over the world since becoming a Chapel Minister in 2001. He has also served as Minister of Music and Minister of Youth, and enjoys playing piano and singing for his family and friends. He has two beautiful children, an 18 year old son and a 16 year old daughter, who like to keep him busy, and young! Van truly enjoys performing weddings for the Chapel, and loves the fact that no two couples are alike!

Jerry Stephens
Jerry Stephens has been a senior pastor of four churches in California and Texas. He has been a minister for over 40 years, been married for 33 years, and has lived in Las Vegas for 10 years. Jerry likes classic cars and trucks but he loves spending time with his wife and family and serving people on their wedding day.

Doug Gilbert
Doug was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, but moved to Las Vegas over 25 years ago. He has been married to a beautiful woman for over 23 years, and has two amazing sons. He likes dogs, and has an immense respect for those serving in our armed forces (his son is currently serving in the Navy). He loves to travel all over the world, and he recently made a missionary trip to South Africa to help mission to those suffering with AIDS, which was a really memorable experience. He has been a minister for 15 years, and loves to make every couple have a truly special ceremony!

Al Hansen
Al has pastured churches in New Jersey & Nevada. He spent many years ministering on the PGA golf tour and in the process caddied for professionals on tour. He caddied for 8 Masters, 17 US Opens, and hundreds of Tournaments. His goal is that each couple he marries will know his desire to make their day a very personal experience for them. He has raised 9 step-children and has 1 daughter.

For more information on how to creat your perfect wedding visit our website at http://www.littlechapel.com/ or call 800-843-2410

HISTORY OF THE WEDDING DRESS

Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue........


The wearing of a white gown to get married in is an old tradition dating back to the nineteenth century but probably influenced by Queen Victoria and her family. Victoria wore a gown of white satin with Honiton lace which she then wore to subsequent royal weddings and the dress was also worn by her daughter on her own wedding day. Previous to this, white and silver were strongly associated with royal weddings and that of nobility, infact at this time it was considered unlucky for the bride to wear anything other than white!


Royal weddings in the past were of great political significance so the bride would need to look especially magnificent. In 1761 Princess Charlotte married King George III wearing a spectacular dress of silver decorated with pearls and lined with ermine. Although Princess Charlotte's dress was white and silver, colors of the gowns of such high status weddings would be rich too with purples and reds often being used as they represented wealth. The train too,was a symbol of status but this has lost its meaning through the passage of time and the length of train is purely a personal choice in the 21st century.


Through the centuries however, several other colors have been associated with weddings. Infact white weddings were reserved only for the richest of families as many less well off girls had to choose a dress they could wear again and again. White and silver were the predominant colors, but there were dresses of pink and blue also. Blue was associated with young people, infact older ladies who wore blue in the 16th century were frowned upon as blue was a color symbolizing youth. And so blue became another color chosen for wedding gowns, often embroidered with silver. Blue (and white of course) were also symbols of purity. In addition to this, if a bride chose to wear blue it was believed that her husband would be faithful to her, hence the 'something blue' that most brides still traditionally include somewhere on their gown.


In the 1840s the crinoline became very popular and brides were seen in much fuller skirts -our equivalent gowns today being the ball gown 'cinderella -style ' dresses. As the century moved on, crinolines were replaced with half crinolines, with what are commonly known as bustles becoming popular by the 1870s. Some of today's designers use such styles to influence their 21st century wedding gown designs. If you are keen on a particular style of dress, or want your dress to have a certain feature such as a bustle, it is worth spending some time looking into the designs of different wedding dress makers, as each designer often has their own distinctive style. Although dresses at this time appeared to be one piece, they were often in 3 pieces; bodice, skirt and then an overskirt which was called a tablier.


1920s -By the 1920s the revolution in ladies clothing was underway leading to rising hemlines to above ankle length and the advent of the flapper style dresses. Wedding dresses, however remained full length as it was considered unsuitable for church. The tradition of using the wedding veil as part of the christening gown is still familiar today, but this dated back to the same era.


1930s -By this time waists became more fashionable with the introduction of bias cut gowns that really flattered the figure.


1960s - Weddings of the 1960s were influenced by the styles of Grace Kelly,with many dresses made of duchesse satins and lace and fitted to the figure. Shorter bridal gowns also appeared for the first time around this time. Which brings us to the present day where brides have so much choice, and even though wedding gowns still seem to be predominantly white, ivory or cream, there are so many other color combinations so it it now down to you to decide which color you would like to wear on your special day!

Dream Flowers

The last ingredient to making a perfect wedding is the flower choices. The right flowers not only look beautiful but tie in the colors you have chosen wheter its matching brides maid dresses or displaying your favorite color in floral. The ribbons you choose can also tie in small charms as in something borrowed that can be connected to the hand wrap around your bouquet. The Chapel of The Flowers helps you create your perfect wedding by coordinating the exact bouquet for your dream wedding.

The Thirty Six Rose Hand-tied Bouquet is an incredibly beautiful accent to your dress. If your wearin a large, fluffy dress, or a taller individual, this type of bouquet is a perfect compliment to your shape.Filler flowers and greenery will be coordinated witht the color of your roses and ribbon. Specialty fillers and greenery can be requested for an additional fee.

The Three Romantic Posey bouquet is a more intimate bouquet that adds a touch of class and lighter to carry. The darling bouquet is probably best with more of a fitted gown and and not to many flowers to hold but adds just a touch of floral. Three roses hand tied with a mix of filler flowers and your choice of ribbon. Filler flowers and greenery will be coordinated witht the color of your roses and ribbon.

Alter sprays come in small, medium and large and compliment the chapel of your choice. With fresh flower alter sprays, flowers such as Lilies not only look beautiful and add to your pictures, but usually are very fragrant and gives the chapel a wonderful smell.
No wedding party is complete without the men's touch of floral. Usually the groom, brides escort, groomsmen, brides father and sometimes grandfathers sport their contribution to the coordiantion of flowers. Normally the men's boutonnieres match the brides and bridal party and add the finishing touches to the wedding.

Corsages are an excellent alternative to bridesmaids bouquets or usually the grandmas and mothers look elegant in them. Corsages are available in pin on or wrist, and one or two roses or any flower.

A great present to any family memeber or friend who you want to give a thank you to or honor, Hawaiian Orchid Leis are a beautiful way to say so. Our Leis come in white, light green, orange, pink, purple and yellow.

Elegant knotted hand-tie wraps with pearl pins are a unique way to display your colors or add that "something blue". These hand-tie wraps can be added to the brides bouquet and bridal party if you so desire.

For that finishing touch, add a classic bouquet accent! A brides bouquet and bridal party can have clear gem pins or pearl pins added into the roses for a sparkling look to your beautiful bouquet! All of these arrangements and flowers are designed and hand tied by our skillful florists who do an amazing job! Our onsite floral department has so many choices to pick from they can design whatever your hearts desire.Chapel of The Flowers Florists are the best in Las Vegas and can truely make your dream day spectacular! Just call 800-843-2410 or littlechapel.com to start planning your dream day!

50 years and Going!!

Kenneth and Margarete Byrd are a sensational couple that all marriages should strive for! It is truly a love of a lifetime and defines what a soul mate really is.

Kenneth was stationed in Germany in the air force in the late 1950's where he met the lovely Margarete. They had dated for three years when suddenly Kenneth had received orders to return to the States. Margarete had asked if they would ever see each other again and Kenneth had said he had hoped she would come with him, and so this became the beginning of a true love story. At a certain point in their marriage they had to be separated for a year only to learn that it only made their love stronger!

Today August 21, 2009 is Kenneth and Margarete's 50Th anniversary to the exact day, and to the hour. They originally got married in Germany and a beautiful hunting lodge with a Renaissance themed building 50 yrs ago and decided on our beautiful grounds of Chapel of the Flowers for the next 50 yrs.

Their photographer had asked," what is the secret to a marriage lasting this long?" and Kenneth responded with "giving her respect", "its the easiest thing I've ever done". The Byrd's had several relatives watching their wedding today because they weren't able to make the trip but I'm sure they shared in the joy as we did watching these two beautiful people in love! Congratulations Kenneth and Margarete!