The Wedding Chapel

As with everything in life, there are good and bad things to say about The Wedding Chapel which gives me mixed feelings but I’ll give my opinion about what I liked and didn’t like when I recently held my weding and reception here.
Pros: The cost– all day usage, bridal bouquet, flower girl pedals and groomsmen pens, set up, clean up and minister all for a little over 1k. What a steal. Parking is great, location is prime, The ladies that were at the flower shop pitched in and helped with the little things that were going wrong or that we were behind on and they were so nice. You dont have to have security even if you“re serving alcohol and they provide you with insurance. They have a bar area with an indoor and outdoor fridge/​freezer, stove and a seperate bathroom for the bride to get ready with a full size mirror. They are genorous with letting you see the chapel as many times as you want before hand and do not make you feel rushed.
Cons– The place needs some TLC. The chapel smells old and looks a little outdated, the rose bushes had dry dead roses, and the ‘garden area’ was all greenery and did not have any flowers. We instructed the minister that we did not want the ceremony to drag on and didnt want to introduce our family and friends or give out roses but he did it anyway, putting us on the spot and dragging out the ceremony slightly. Although I am sure his intentions were good, we asked not to have a religious ceremony bc we had several different religions attending and we are not religious people but he still said prayers and spoke often of Jesus Christ. He also told my groom that I wanted the rose ceremony when I did not say that so I think he is just set in his ways and will perform whatever ceremony he thinks is best. Also they don’t rehearse with you what they are going to say until several minutes before which I thought was unorganized and they do not have papers to send home with you about what the cost of the wedding includes or copies of anything you sign, it is almost like they play everything by ear and you have to either remember what they said or bring your own pen and paper to write everything down.
If I could make a suggestion, it would be to invest some money back into the place, remodel the inside, take better care of the landscaping, update the paperwork and make brochures and contracts and use a Minister that respects the wishes of the bride and groom.
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I have had many a cheerleader sleepover here, as well as a few ex-​boyfriends held parties here for graduation and stuff, my little sister had a birthday here and what not. Awesome place, yay for my parent’s owning it.

I had my wedding here on June 23^rd 2007 and it was perfect. It’s a small place with a guest cap of 65… and they mean it. I’m glad no more people showed up because it just would have been too cramped. The chapel itself is an old house with a large, well lit front room perfect for the wedding. We had our reception out in the ‘back yard’ which is more like a patio area. The cost of the event, flowers, etc was great.