{"id":5878,"date":"2022-07-23T18:00:19","date_gmt":"2022-07-23T22:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/espacestudio.ca\/why-im-getting-married-in-vegas-like-jennifer-lopez\/"},"modified":"2022-07-23T18:00:19","modified_gmt":"2022-07-23T22:00:19","slug":"why-im-getting-married-in-vegas-like-jennifer-lopez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/espacestudio.ca\/en\/why-im-getting-married-in-vegas-like-jennifer-lopez\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Why I’m getting married in Vegas like Jennifer Lopez’"},"content":{"rendered":"

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When I get <\/span>married<\/span><\/a> next year, there won’t be a marquee, frothy dress or best man.<\/span><\/p>\n

Satin-clad bridesmaids will be banished, routines for a first dance won’t be rehearsed, and those little sugared almond wedding favours will not be placed on tables (is that still a thing?).<\/span><\/p>\n

Because I’m running away to get married in Vegas, <\/span>like J.Lo<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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‘How TACKY!’ I hear you cry. Well, that’s fine by me \u2013 the tackier the better.<\/span><\/p>\n

RELATED:<\/span><\/strong> <\/span>Wedding guests flee massive wave<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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Sarah is opting for a Vegas wedding. (Supplied)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The biggest reason is, of course, cash. I already have a mortgage, and I don’t want to splash years worth of savings (ours, or my mum’s) on just one day.<\/span><\/p>\n

But there are other reasons.<\/span><\/p>\n

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One, I just want to have fun. Yeah, I know traditional weddings can be lively, but have you <\/span>been<\/span><\/em> to Vegas?<\/span><\/p>\n

Also, I’ve never really imagined getting married in my local village church back in the UK. Maybe when I was 20 that might have been lovely \u2013 and I’m not religious anyway.<\/span><\/p>\n

I don’t have a massive family, either, so I’ve no great-great-aunts hanging out for an invite.<\/span><\/p>\n

RELATED:<\/span><\/strong> <\/span>Groom mortified by bride’s cost-cutting move<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez married in Vegas last weekend. (On The JLo\/Jennifer Lopez)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Plus, with myself and my partner living overseas, our friends are all over the place. So we’ve set a central-ish place in the world’s wedding hotspot.<\/span><\/p>\n

We’ve invited around 20 lucky friends and family for the Big Day next year; we can’t really do impromptu like the celebs.<\/span><\/p>\n

It’s what Vegas dubs a ‘micro wedding’, and apparently they’re the hottest thing post-pandemic.<\/span><\/p>\n

And while I looked at the celeb-fave Little White Chapel, where Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck got hitched, I’ve chosen the retro-style Sure Thing chapel and splashed out on the priciest ceremony, at around $1300.<\/span><\/p>\n

I’ve booked Elvis too. A female Elvis. (To be clear, an Elvis wedding doesn’t mean YOU dress up as Elvis. Two of my friends asked me if I was ‘going as Priscilla’… err, no.)<\/span><\/p>\n

READ MORE:<\/span><\/strong> <\/span>All the celebrities who have married in Las Vegas<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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Other options I perused include tying the knot in the Red Rock desert, on a desolate dry lake bed, or even at a ghost town. <\/span><\/p>\n

A rescue animal farm was a favourite for a while, until we realised we sadly couldn’t guarantee the donkeys would be keen to pose in our snaps.<\/span><\/p>\n

I have also arranged a super cool photographer to take shots around the funky downtown area.<\/span><\/p>\n

I’ve never dreamed of wearing a white frock a la <\/span>Muriel’s Wedding<\/span><\/em>. I’d rather buy myself a cool designer dress \u2013 which might be white, but might not be \u2013 I’ll be able to wear again, <\/span>because I hate wasting things.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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“In Vegas, anything is possible.” (Getty)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

And I am even working on getting a horse involved in the ceremony (I’m a lifelong rider)… because in Vegas, anything is possible.<\/span><\/p>\n

We don’t want presents, either. The folk who are able to come will be spending enough, though we might ask people to donate to an animal charity if they want to.<\/span><\/p>\n

And after the 30-minute ceremony is done, we’ll take everybody for a nice dinner on The Strip, which, if it’s anything like the other times I’ve visited, is a real buzz.<\/span><\/p>\n

My partner is, however, insisting his fave Ed Sheeran will be our walking down the aisle music at the chapel. Because some wedding traditions you sadly just can’t avoid.<\/span><\/p>\n

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