Shalimar Wedding Chapel

My friend got married recently and she decided tacky Vegas wedding would be fun and hysterical.
This place lived up to that but I still think they could have put a little more effort into making her day more enjoyable. During the ceremony, the guy performing the wedding yelled across the room to ask them what type of ceremony they wanted and who was going to walk the bride down the aisle. All things that could have been figured out before we were all seated for the big moment. She was pissed about this she later told me.
He seemed to rush through everything with little feeling and I just wish the day could have been better for my friend since she was disappointed and we all felt for her since we felt he didn’t do his job to the best of his ability.

Attended a wedding here and really what can I say? It’s a wedding chapel off the strip. They don’t pretend to be anything more than that. Overall, the staff tried their best and I think they did a great job. True, the place is a little run down and sketchy, but they delivered. It’s pretty hard to find, so turn into the motel parking lot that it is connected to. also, to use the bathroom, ou ave to ask the restaurant tht it shares a lobby with very nicely…

Omg !!! I wished I saw these reviews before I booked. I just had my wedding on 7÷13÷12. I agree 110% with everyone else the staff is rude, the place is a dump. It’s located in a Howard Johnson’s Motel next door to The Little White Chapel. Only the minister was great. But after the ceremony I was handed an envelope for the donation of the minister with minimum $ 75.00
Whatever is in your email confirmation is wrong. They argued with me about the time stating I was told by phone to be there 1 hour before my wedding however my email confirmation say 30 minutes. I spoke with a woman who addressed herself as Nancy’s assistant she wanted to know why I didn’t like her wedding coordinator and why was I so rude. The flowers look like funeral flowers. The lighting is horrible on my photos. Do not book here you will regret it.

If only you could do zero stars!!! Nancy is quite possible the rudest person I have ever met in my life. They are liars there who tell you one thing over the phone and something else when you get there. And they also never mention that they are located in a Howard Johnsons across from a noisy Cuban restaurant.
To make a long story short, I am a minister. Not like a woman of the cloth, one look from me and you’re going to hell minister, but an Internet one. Nonetheless, I am ordained… My sister was getting married and after tons of phone calls we decided on Shalimar. I called to book them, told them I’d be marrying them and the person I talked to said that was SOOO CUTEEE. I paid the $ 80 deposit for my sister and wiped my hands of it. As it got closer I called to see how long the vows could be. Two weeks before the wedding they told me that it would be an additional $ 150 for me to perform the ceremony and the owners may not let me. I was FLOORED! I was told to call after 5 to speak to the woman I originally spoke to. I tried for two weeks, never got anyone to answer the phone. On the day of the wedding I called to follow up. Got Nancy’s rude butt o the phone who told me that it was my fault for waiting until the last minute to find out if it was okay. Not wanting my sister to have to get married in a crack den behind hooters or something I asked if I could come in and talk to them and show them my paperwork. She agreed after much hesitation and telling me no and that it was my fault for waiting. I went in and she took copies of my paperwork, told me that the owners probably wouldn’t let me and took my extra $ 150 payment and said she would refund me if it turned out that I couldn’t do the wedding. She then also said that the owners said what’s the point in me doing my sisters wedding in Vegas, we could have just done it in our backyard. Well, considering we live on opposite ends of the country… Whatever, I digress…
After much back on forth with Nancy which included her telling me that the evening person said that I lied and I never told them I was doing the ceremony. I have never, in my entire life, had someone flat out call me a liar from behind the counter. Again, I couldn’t haul off and slap the woman, my sister still needed to get married. SOOOO
I went across the street to the Little White Wedding Chapel where Rene saved the day. That woman was my little angel just as much as Nancy was a demon spawn from hell. She accommodated a SAME DAY wedding for me. LOVE Rene from Little White. (Shameless pitch)
Once things were set up across the street I went back next door and told her not to worry about what the owners would say, that I wanted my money back and nothing more to do with the place. She said she would refund me.
A few hours later I check my bank account and find that Shalimar charged me an additional $ 113.
Gloves. Off
I called Shalimar and once again got the hell-​spawn Nancy who told me that I was charged $ 113 because I didn’t cancel the wedding soon enough so they charged me the remainder of the balance. Now that my sister’s wedding was secure I let Nancy know exactly what I thought of her and her Ho-​Jo Shalimar Garden and let her know that I wanted every cent of my money back as I booked with them under the impression that I could do the ceremony. She promised to refund the money.
Flash forward to a few weeks later I just got off the phone with my bank to expedite the «pending» refund of some of the funds but I am STILL out the original $ 80 because they didn’t refund it. GRRR!
I plan to file a better business complaint because I really don’t think that it is a good business practice to call your customers liars when you don’t provide the service that you promised.
And to Nancy-​go to hell. Literally. I will use every ounce of power in my internet ordainment to help you get there.

Friend had a wedding there. It seems cheap to me but I don’t really know the prices of these things.
ADVICE — follow the camera man around and take your own photos because you’ll have to pay for them later.

Easy to book? Yes
Inexpensive? Yes
Fresh flowers that you get to keep (instead of borrowed fakes)? Yes.
Pictures? Yes (and live video streaming!)
Limo? Yes.
The staff were friendly. The waiting room was clean and spacious (I had almost my 30 guest limit). There was a bar area for those that were waiting. The Reverend George Cotton was funny.
I was greatly amused that the limo pulled into the motorlodge entrance of the HoJo by the Stratosphere. But the inside was lovely and the experience was really pleasant.
Remember to tip your driver and minister (as is customary in Vegas as their service is free or inclusive of the package but tip $ 50-​$ 100 as is the norm EACH). They do a great job communicating and asking preferences though and with the low cost of the packages, you really don’t mind.
Only thing that I did not like was the airbrushed pictures they gave you right away for an option to purchase. The chapel didnt bother asking if you wanted your imperfections covered up and looking cheesy and dissimilar to you. The pictures on CD came on time and perfect in the mail however.
Oh yeah. and you can see the webcam/​video cam in a lot of the pics. it’s not bad but if you are type A like me, you’ll see it immediately. :0)

I am a late to get married gal… 36 years old and married the love of my life. So I wanted my wedding day to be perfect and it was for the most part. We arrived at the chapel a day before the wedding to check it out. At first I was very frightened because we parked in the back parking lot. Having to walk through the hotel lot was a bit scary because you look at the hotel and not the actual lobby and gazebo area where the ceremonies take place. First impression was that we should run away.
When we finally came inside the lobby, my mind changed. Everything was bright and clean and nice. The indoor chapel was gorgeous to the point of almost wanting to move into that spot instead of having the ceremony where we purchased it… in the gazebo. We decided to go ahead and keep our original venue afterall… in the outdoor gazebo.
The staff (consisted of one girl) seemed pleasant enough and we started to get excited about the day to follow.
The limo picked us up on time and was very nice. The limo was white and very clean inside. We arrived by 6:15pm as we were advised several times that we needed to be there by 6:30pm sharp because our ceremony would start promptly at 7pm. This would give the staff time to take pictures, get our paperwork completed and get the ceremony started on time. Guests needed to be there by 6:30 as well.
So we went straight in, signed some forms, discussed a few items with the girl at the front and then took our own photos with friends and family as we waited. I ended up sitting on one of the nice white benches in front of the chapel office. When I stood up there was black, sticky goo all over my DRESS!!! I advised the girl who was running the office and when she came out and looked at where I had sat… she could clearly see that there was black sticky stuff on the edge (and proceeded to mark it with a note so others wouldn’t sit there) but proceeded to dismiss me by saying «oh, you must have gotten that from the limo». I almost lost it. I let it roll and we moved on.
We got our pictures taken at 6:55pm (which I thought was strange because the ceremony was going to start at 7). Our guests went out right after pictures and took their seats. Unfortunately my dad, my maid-​of-​honor and I stood around in the lobby and when we looked at the clock it was now 7:25pm and no one anywhere to tell us what was going to happen next. Keep in mind it was 95 degrees this day and was still considerably hot in the evening. So my hubby-​to-​be and my son waited patiently outside in the gazebo while our guests were melting. They kept motioning to me to get some answers.
By this time, my dad had enough, took me by the hand marched me into the office. No one to be found… so he raised his voice so that if someone was in the back, they could hear him. He said «hey, is anyone back there, we are trying to have a wedding out here»…the response was «be there shortly sir, we have paperwork and pictures to take care of»…to which I said «that was supposed to happen at 6:30!!!» Right afterward a frantic minister comes running out to meet us and explains that it wasn’t his fault… that he just works there… hired to do ceremonies. His name was George and he was fantastic.
So the wedding went smooth, they let my brother stand up and do a special ring ceremony for our kids and it was beautiful.
At the end of it all, my new hubby and I had to go back in the office to sign our marriage certificate and hand over gratuities. It was a tad cheesey that they ask for a gratuity but then tell you how much you have to give. So we did it… so we could get our stuff and get on with celebrating with friends and family.
I told the girl that I was sorry for getting bummed but that she should hopefully understand why… my dress got ruined and they were late. Her response «Sorry, I didn’t realize you were in such a rush» … ARE YOU FRIGGIN KIDDING ME??? It is my wedding day… UGH!!! So rude.
All in all the entire event was great… I am happy we were at that chapel. The staff on the other hand… or should I just say the girl in the office (didn’t catch her name, because I didn’t really want to know her) was horrible. She was so arrogant and condesending. Reminder to you… a wedding is a very special day in a girl’s life and should be treated as such… you should really treat your paying customers with consideration and sympathy when things are obviously wrong with your chapel or the service you provide.
That’s all… take it for what it is worth. Again, gorgeous chapel and great ceremony… just one bad egg in the situation is why I gave it my rating. It’s too bad… they would have had a higher rating from me.
Happily married newlywed!

My fiancé had looked on line at chapels in Vegas and decided on shalimar. We booked them thru Weiings of Las Vegas, who are a broker for many chapels, We’ve got nothing to say but good things about them but as far as Shalimar I’d be happy if the place just disappeared. The limo driver and minister were the best part of it. The package we got included guest taking pictures but when the gal who is manager/​customer service and photographer got in the chapel she asked my brother and sister in law to leave the chapel and proceeded to close the doors and lock the deadbolt. This woman is very rude, a terrible photographer and should go find another job since she seems to not like her current one at the chapel. When we arrived I asked her for change for a $ 20.00 so I could tip the limo and minister and her comment is she didn’t have any with an attitude (what business opens up and doesn’t start with some kind of bank), I told her fine, guess somebody isn’t going to get paid then. I just went to the front desk of the hotel since I didn’t think the limo and minister should get shorted due to this bitch! They do not tell you when they’re going to start the video/​web cast and you are just standing around together then the minister started. After the ceremony the woman (bitch) calls us in the «office» and shows us 7 pictures she took extra (they were better than the CD pics we got taken by her), I asked her if I could see the pics that were in our package first and she said she would show those afterwards. She wanted $ 350.00 for those in 8×10 and if we only wanted 1 it would be $ 100.00, we told her we didn’t want them. She was in a big rush to take pictures, and we got 24 pictures on a cd, a 8×10 and a larger pic. We had no input in what photo we would get as either and they look so shitty we will not use either. I did contact Chapels of Las Vegas and told them what happened and he said they’ve had complaints about her and he forwarded my e-​mail to the owner of Shalimar, I told him if I was him I would strongly consider dropping that chapel from the list of chapels the rep and they are thinking strongly about it. I also told him I did file a complaint with the BBB about Shalimar and all I want is them to not do this to other couples. I kept my mouth shut while there since I didn’t want to upset my wife, but I hope to hell that chapel gets no business and folds. they are terrible, and they advertise «on the strip», which might be correct by street name, but it’s closer to downtown in a seedy part of town across from a place that offers $ 10.00 lap dances! I recommend to avoid this chapel to all!!!

If possible, I would give this place zero stars.
The staff was UNFRIENDLY
The venue was cheap and looked not nearly as nice as the pictures on their website.
They sprung a series of tips (in the amount of $ 115) on me for the limo driver and minister.
They were unorganized and kept trying to rush things so the next couple could get in and out.
Fortunately I had my wedding here as a joke before the real ceremony later this year (just cuz we were in Vegas) but if this were the real deal, I woulda walked out and forfeited my deposit in favor of going somewhere else.

This place BLEW IT big time for my wedding on 7÷7÷07. First, I was very excited to have gotten the gazebo-​with-​everything-​included-​package on this «lucky» day. (I didn’t know it was 7−7 – 7!) When we were called up to go in, I noticed that a lot of other people had yellow roses, as they handed me a bouquet of red.
«Oh, couldn’t I get yellow, too?» I asked nicely, and the lady scowled as she said «Is that what you ordered?»
«No, I wasn’t given an option,» I said, and she ignored me. «Let it go,» I thought to myself, «I’m getting god-​damned married!!»
The photographer then came to bring us to the gazebo for some shots. He was quite nice, even taking a couple pictures with our own camera. Suddenly, the priest was there, ready for the ceremony to start. PRIEST!!! I had said I wanted the civil ceremony, not the religious one! Yet, again, I let this go, because, hey, they were swamped with couples, and well, maybe my Catholic mom would be happy about that…
I was a Mrs. before I realized it, and we were whisked back to the waiting room while our photographer prepared our pics. He brought us back to the office to pay our balance, and that same rude lady was sitting at the register. She showed us our two prints that came with the package, they were so-​so, but what do you expect for the gazebo package at the Howard Johnson? Then she showed us a third print, and rattled off that we could keep that one too, for three-​twenty…
«I like that one!» I said, and my friend Julie, who was also in it said «No! don’t do it! I look like a lard-​ass!»
«No, we all look cute!» I said, «How much is it?»
«Three-​twenty.» said the bitchy lady.
«I think I’ll take it.» I said, naively thinking that they were being nice and giving us that photo for $ 3.20, (I know, I know…)and she swiped my new husband’s card before we knew what was happening.
«Wait.» said he, «How much did you put for the deposit?»
«65 dollars. So, how much was just that photo?» I asked the lady, and she typed some bullshit into her calculator, and said
«65 dollars.»
«Well,» thinking to myself that I had the pics on the CD that the photographer had given me, «then I don’t want the picture.»
«I’m sorry,» said that bitch, as she pointed to a sign on her little desk, «No Refunds.»
Are you kidding me? I could not believe this shit! And she refused to give us a refund! I was stunned, and walked out. Just as we were leaving the lobby, another woman asked sweetly how everything went, and I explained my situation. She pushed me to go back to talk with the Bitch, and although I was hesitant, I finally went.
«I just can not believe what you did! I really feel ripped off here!» I said. Again, she scowled at me, took back the damn picture, and angrily demanded the credit card back. I handed it over, and then she had the NERVE to ask for an ID!!! After she just rang up our Wedding! And handed us our commemorative wedding certificate!
So, I gave her the ID, and without another word, she refunded me the stupid $ 65.
Thank GOD I’m (hopefully :)) only getting married once.
It would have been a decent experience, but that Bitch (who is a manager!) singlehandedly sabotaged my WEDDING!
Don’t worry, folks, I drank my troubles away that night… ;)