Wedding and Honeymoon!

We've officially been married for two weeks!! Wow, how time flies.

Las Vegas was awesome--full of fun and adventure. We definitely enjoyed our time away.


Vegas

Scott and I left Saturday morning, around 6:00 am, for Vegas. I can't even think of a time I've been more excited. The drive to Vegas wasn't terrible, mostly because I slept the majority of the way there.

Getting to Vegas turned out to be a bit of an adventure, however. We stopped in Cedar City for the worst breakfast we've ever eaten. And, when we got to Vegas, we had no idea where we were headed. Scott and I ended up spending over an hour looking for our hotel. The only direction help we could get was "south of the Strip." So, we kept driving south hoping we'd come across it. Finally, an hour later, we found it. It was definitely south of the strip. The directions should have read: "Go south of the Strip, then south some more and then keeping heading south."

At first, Scott and I were a little disappointed that our hotel wasn't closer to the Strip. But, the more time we spent near the Strip, the more grateful we became of where we were.

Our hotel was a city in itself, containing eight restaurants, a Century movie theater, bowling ally, casino, spa, exercise room, salon and swimming pool. Our room wasn't half bad either. We had a large bathroom, king bed, flat screen TV with cable and a couch/chair sitting area.


Marriage

After we found our hotel, Scott and I got ready to go get married. My brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Rick and Tina, met us in Vegas to witness our marriage. The whole wedding experience--from getting the license to saying "I Do"--took about 20 minutes.

The first step was getting the marriage license. Rick, Tina, Scott and I drove to the Marriage Bureau to do this. When we got out of our cars, we were approached by a sales representative from a local wedding chapel. He was kind enough to give us the low down on the process. He explained that all the people we saw on the sidewalk in front of us were sales representatives for wedding chapels. He said, "Keep walking. Don't stop or you'll be here all day. Check your marriage license for errors. They make typos all the time." So, we did as he advised. We walked through the mob of sales people and didn't stop.

By the time we got to the building doors, each one of our hands were full of wedding chapel fliers. It was really funny. Inside, Scott and I each filled out forms to apply for the license. Then, when we finished, we headed to a window where we paid the woman and she gave us our license. Yes, we took the nice salesman's advice and proof read the license for errors.

The next step was picking a chapel. We got in our cars and drove south down the road where we parked. A block down the road, Scott and I saw a chapel. We decided this was the one. I mean, why not?

When we walked in, a woman kindly greeted us. She told us about the different packages this chapel offered. First, there was the walk up window for $50. The second option was the drive thru window for $100. And, the third option was a private room for $250. We decided on the walk up window. We filled out another form, handed the woman our license and then waited for the priest to finish another wedding. Ten or so minutes later, an old man approached us. He asked which of us were Ann and Scott. Scott and I introduced ourselves. He then asked us two questions: What do you prefer to be called? Do you want God or no God in your ceremony?

After answering his questions, he directed us outside. We stood in front of the walk up window, and two minutes later we were married.


Honeymoon

The best thing about getting married in Vegas was being able to stay for a few days to rest and relax. Scott and I thoroughly enjoyed our time away.

We had a lot of fun trying out all the different restaurants, and we entertained ourselves with the many different activites the hotel had to offer. We gambled a bit (we didn't lose too much), went to a movie and watched way too much cable TV (a treat for us non-TV watching dudes).

We also took advantage of the outlets in Vegas to do some inexpensive shopping. We really hit some bargins, and I think Scott actually enjoyed shopping with me. :)

On our last night in Vegas, Scott and I headed to Fremont street for some fun. On the way there, we saw a hit and run accident on the Strip. After that, I was a nervous reck every time we were on the Strip.

We really enjoyed seeing the famous Fremont street. We walked around to look at the various street shops and took a million pictures. One of our favorite things on Fremont street was the spray paint artist. This man created amazing picutures in minutes using cans of spray paint and a putty knife. Scott and I were both amazed by his talent.

Overall, our wedding and honeymoon experience was awesome. I love my husband so much, and I am so happy to be his wife.

-A

P.S. I took a million pictures, but every time I try to add them to the post it messes with the wording format. I will add pictures in another post.