This year Hubby and I have been married for 9 years. Our anniversary in August is creeping up on us and will be here before we know it. Instead of talking love and sharing and relationships again today I’m sharing something else… Something that we have been cooking up for a while now. It is about time to share our plans for our Vegas re-wedding!! Yup. Me, him, whoever can make the trip and one fat Elvis in a chapel somewhere. It’s happening folks.
What started as a joke about having more fun at my NEXT wedding has developed into a full-blown idea for a vow renewal. I wanted to have fun, lots of it at my next wedding. The first time Hubby and I were married we were young by most people’s standards and I was still a perfectionist seeking everyone’s approval. The planning and negotiating was a nightmare for someone like me. I remember getting to the end of the wedding day and being exhausted, tired, emotional.
I love my husband, our wedding was beautiful and I enjoyed the time there, but I wanted something different. I wanted fun. I wanted us to be able to dance all night, making out on the dance-floor with champagne in hand. I wanted everything I missed out on due to this overwhelming sense of loyalty to an age old idea of weddings that I didn’t even know then I could say no to.
So where better to have a vow renewal with the focus on fun and frivolity than in the city that never sleeps? Perfect. My thoughts exactly. So what have we got organised so far? Nothing. My cousin spoke to a travel agent last year who basically said calm your horses, it’s too soon and sent us on our way to save our pennies.
Which we sort of have been doing. Kinda of. We both may need second jobs. Sign carrier maybe?
The loose plan is that we fly into Vegas, see some sights, get re-wedding-ed about day 2 or 3 and then spend the rest of the week partying and checking out the strip. There’s a chance we’ll extend to visit LA or San Fransisco but no concrete plans as yet. It’s about the budget folks. I think this is one trip I won’t be able to leave Hubby at home for. Haha.
My must-haves though are an adorable, short white dress with cleavage {classy, right?} and some killer heels. I want Elvis to preside over the ceremony and I would love to see Hubby wear something spunky and fun too. I want lots of great photos {I’ve been trying to sweet-talk our wedding photographer into joining us for the trip} taken in fun and interesting places with loads of colour and light.
But what I’d really, really, REALLY like is to win the lotto and do the whole thing first-class. Haha. Then of course because every re-wedding needs a honeymoon, we would finally make it to Italy to see our friends who have given up all hope of us EVER seeing their home in the hillside. I’d probably stay there for a month or two just soaking up the slow-down goodness and kicking Lisa’s butt into finishing her book. Dreams. All the beautiful dreams.
So keep your fingers crossed for me, this is one dream I might even buy a lotto ticket in the hopes of. Or if you’ve got a spare bundle of cash under your bed, send it my way! Until then it’s just over 12 months until we head to Vegas to renew our vows. YAY. Lots of planning and saving and ideas to put together before then. And never mind the fact that we have plans this year for some big changes to our backyard… We’ll get there. We always do.
Tell me is there something we MUST do or see while we are there? Were you married in Vegas? By Elvis? Can we swap lives?
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Actually just had your blog recommended to me, so sorry for butting in… but can’t help it 😮 My husband and I re-newed our vows two years ago in Vegas at the World Famous Little White Chapel with Elvis (Jesse Garon) in his pink Cadillac in the drive-thru. I wore a vintage style cream lace dress and hubby wore a blue safari suit, yep! So much fun. Their facebook link is https://www.facebook.com/pages/A-Little-White-Wedding-Chapel/140861975940167?fref=ts and they are really helpful. Don’t miss the helicopter flight down into the Grand Canyon, totally awesome experience coming back at twilight, we flew with Maverick, the Neon Boneyard, the gondola ride is fun cause they serenade you 🙂 and Bellagio’s fountains are breathtaking to watch (and free). Happy to provide any details if you want…. and (sorry, it’s just so exciting) San Francisco is gorgeous and so much to see. We are going back next year to pick up where we left off. More baseball, football, ice hockey games. Bike ride over the bridge. Have fun. Karen
You’re never butting in here Karen. Comments are the best part about blogging or I’d just keep a diary. Haha.
And OMG THIS! Thank you for sharing. Our trip is already on shaky ground thanks to an unexpected expense BUT this makes me desperate to make it happen. I wanna go nooooow.
See you around the blog! x
We went to a wedding in Vegas last time we were there and it was awesome! And I still cried! LOL Definitely get pics at the Vegas sign, do a tour of the Neon Boneyard and maybe get some wedding pics there (unbelievable!!) and of course a romantic cruise in a gondola at the Venetian, a helicopter flight over the city and/or the Grand Canyon would also be AH-MAZING! But there is just SO much awesome stuff to see and do in Vegas!
I think I might be coming to you for some ideas lady. I did wonder if all those neon signs etc were part of a tour or if they were hired… Now I now. Neon Boneyard for pics it is!
You know I’m here for ya! Yes, NB is amazing!! Check out some of the pics in this set from a couple I know who got wedding pics there – gorgeous! https://www.facebook.com/sarahpickle/media_set?set=a.10151830471093609&type=3
Ugh, thanks SO much. Can’t wait to get to some serious planning.
this sounds fantastic! what an adventure. i’ve had to put wedding plans on hold for the moment so i’m kinda jealous! lol. go as crazy as you can!! hahaha
Haha. Indeed! I know right? I’m having my second and some people are still saving/waiting for their first. Awkward. 😉
Haha! Oh well, everyone is at different stages of life
Indeed they are.
totally utterly completely fabulous…..oh how much fun are you guys going to have and yep get over here asap….can’t wait to show you guys our crazy valley….sending love and big smiles here for you news…..so cool!!!
Thanks Lisa. We think about you guys often and plot ways to get over to see you all. This time Vegas, we need more time for Italy. I’m not even that worried about the money because we’ll keep it simple while we are there, but the time. I want time to soak the whole thing up. Lots of it.
Way back in 2000 when we were planning our wedding on the other side of the world, with most of my immediate family here in Oz and us running into problem after problem with the “in-laws”, I so desperately wanted to jump on a plane and run away to Vegas to get married but 1. we couldn’t afford it because we were planning on moving back to Oz within the year and 2. for some strange reason, I felt really bad about denying the “in-laws” an opportunity to attend our wedding – as it turns out, I should have just ignored 2!
We ended up renewing our vows once we were back in Oz after a few years but I really want to renew our vows for our 15th Wedding anniversary next year for a couple of reasons – 1. third time lucky, say it three times and he will be mine forever regardless of if he wants out LOL and 2. our first wedding we never got any pictures, I didn’t get a dress and I’d love some nice pictures of us, celebrating our love and I want a nice dress. I’m working on him….and IF [that’s a big IF!] he says yes, I’m hoping to renew our vows in Hawaii next November 🙂
Looking forward to reading all about your plans AND then seeing the pics 😉
Ugh, I hear you. I hear you loud and clear. I felt an obligation that I assumed came from other people, but when it came down to it, I think it was me putting all the pressure on me. Ahhh the benefits of being a grown up. 😉
OMG pleeeease do this. I’d love for you to have your dream dress, wedding and finally get some awesome photos to have forever. Have you considered Vegas? Maybe I’ll see you there.
Thank you! I look forward to MAKING more plans. Haha.
I was supposed to marry my ex-fiance in Vegas by Elvis last year…does that count? I’m super excited (and a little jealous!) for you! You’re going to have an absolute blast!
Yup. Let’s count it! Haha. And yes, it’s a long way to go yet but I CANNOT WAIT. It’s going to be awesome. Afterall, it’s Vegas baby.
This is beautiful. When you get this enthusiastic, it’s contagious. Now >I< want a rewedding in Vegas. Double Save the Date? (Hahah, WOW that was creepy).
Thanks Alex. And a double save the date, no PROBLEM. The more the merrier. Liv has already claimed the spot of my Vegas maid-of-honour. See you there. 😉
I went to Vegas when I was 12, so I think I missed out on a lot haha. I SO VERY MUCH want to go on the rollercoaster that’s on top of one of the buildings. I would be so scared but I also love rollercoasters…
We weren’t very much into the wedding thing, so we got married in the local courthouse (me in jeans, my husband wearing a jesters hat – after all, it was april fools day), went out for sushi at the place we met, and because my husbands boss wouldn’t give him the day off, my new husband went to work. Romantic, right?!
All I can say is embrace the cheese that is Las Vegas! (And now I kinda wanna come too lol).
Me too but I was 16! I think I missed A LOT. Haha. Come too, why not?! You might as well. But for goodness sake, make sure Hubby puts in his leave application. 😉