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Getting married in Vegas! I wonder why I never had this on my bucket list? Maybe because it seemed far too impossible? Well I guess some dreams you never knew you had until they actually come true.
Chris popped the question a year back in the most incredible setting in Iceland, so a wedding was about to follow...and it had to live up to the proposal, right?


Contrary to popular belief, we did not go to Vegas to get married, we got married because we went to Vegas. Makes sense?

Long story short: a few weeks before our trip, while we were still sorting out our itinerary, Chris (this man with great ideas...aka my new hubby) said the "what if" out loud: What if we got married in Las Vegas? It took just that...a thought, an idea ...and we made it happen. Here's how:

1. Go to the city council in Las Vegas to get registered for marriage (Clark County Marriage License Bureau). No appointment needed. All you need are your passports and 77$. Take the certificate with you as you will need it at the chapel.

2. Pick a chapel. You can search online or you can just walk around the city to explore. We did both. We selected a few options online and then went to see them in real life. What can I say... I am a picky bride! Some chapels require an appointment, yet at others you can just walk in and get married.

We got married at The Little White Chapel, the oldest and most famous one in Vegas. Bonus: they have a cute garden gazebo where we actually had our ceremony.
The price depends on the wedding package that you will choose: for example just the ceremony with nothing else included is around 200$ (at this chapel, some chapels might be cheaper and some are definitely more expensive). A flower bouquet starts at 40$...if you want photos (a limited number of them) add an additional 100 bucks. And of course, because you are in the US, tipping is a must! A realistic case, between 40-100$ for the minister and a minimum of 20$ for the photographer.

3. Wedding attire. There are several places where you can rent a wedding dress and a tux, but they are pretty expensive. The easy way... just buy a white dress from anywhere and keep it simple. We brought out attire from home, nothing fancy yet pretty.

4. Say "I do". You thought there will be more steps? Neah! It doesn't get easier than this. Now...here comes the mushy part. You see all the movies where people get married in Vegas and it does not seem like a big deal, well do you know what is a big deal? Marrying the one, your soulmate, your best friend...your everything! Making a commitment for life to someone who makes it complete!

I have never imagined that a wedding in Vegas could be this emotional and yet it was one of the most beautiful moments in our lives. Not to mention we got the say the classic vows you see in all the romantic movies. You know? For as long as we both shall live...?

5. Legalize the marriage in your country as well. At this point the marriage is only legal in the state of Nevada, therefore you need to fill in some paperwork in order to make it legal in your country, if not...leave it like that and you just had a cool experience in Vegas without any actual commitment.

This cannot be legalized in any country as it requires a special agreement between the USA and your country to be able to do that, like the Hague convention. For Romania, I mentioned all the details in the Romanian version above, for other countries please check with your city hall about the possibilities for this.

Note: The prices mentioned above were valid in June 2018, so please consider all of them as an approximation as they might have changed in the meantime. This way you can avoid unnecessary inconveniences.

Hope this will be of help for the future crazy bride and groom!

xoxo,
O

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Casatoria in Las Vegas! Aparent unele vise si dorinte nici nu stii ca le ai pana nu se indeplinesc.
Ne-am logodit anul trecut intr-un decor si scenariu de poveste in Islanda, iar nunta trebuia sa urmeze...si bineinteles trebuia sa se ridice la acelasi nivel cu cererea in casatorie, nu?
Ideea de a ne casatori in Las Vegas i-a venit lui Chris...si a fost nevoie doar de atat, un gand... o idee... si zis si facut...ne-am casatorit in Las Vegas.

Am decis sa scriu acest articol si in limba romana deoarece foarte multa lume ne-a intrebat detalii legate despre casatorie, si stim si noi ca nu prea am gasit informatii despre acest lucru pe vremea cand cautam ce si cum se poate face. Cea mai frecventa intrebare a fost daca te poti casatori legal in Las Vegas, iar raspunsul este un raspicat DA. Iata cum:

1. Ai nevoie de un "permis de casatorie", pe care il poti obtine foarte usor de la primaria din Las Vegas (Clark County Marriage License Bureau). Nu e nevoie de programare doar de pasapoartele viitorilor soti si 77$. Dureaza 5 minute! Cu acel permis trebuie sa mergeti ulterior la capela selectata de voi.

2. Alege o capela! Sunt sute de optiuni si nu exagerez! Le poti cauta pe net sau poti merge sa le vezi personal prin oras. Noi am facut o selectie de pe internet dupa care am fost sa le si vedem live. La unele capele e necesare o rezervare in prealabil, dar la altele te poti casatori pe loc.
Ne-am casatorit la The Little White Chapel, cea mai veche si renumita capela din Las Vegas, intr-un foisor frumos din gradina. Costul unei nunti depinde de pachetul pe care il veti alege. De exemplu doar ceremonia e undeva in jur de 200$ (bineinteles la aceasta capela; sunt altele mai ieftine si altele cu mult mai scumpe). Un buchet de flori mic incepe de la 40$, iar daca vreti sa imortalizati momentul cu cateva poze, costa incepand de la 100$. Iar pentru ca suntem in SUA, bacsisul este necesar si destul de consistent. Un exemplu realist, intre 40 - 100$ pentru pastor si de la 20$ in sus pentru fotograf.

3. Gasesti o gramada de locuri de unde iti poti inchiria o rochie si eventual un costum, dar de obicei au preturi foarte piperate. Cel mai simplu e sa iti iei de acasa o rochie alba si draguta si sa nu te complici sa probezi acolo sute de rochii.

4. Ceremonia. Cu totii am vazut nenumarate filme americane in care un cuplu se casatoreste in Las Vegas. Ce am invatat din experienta asta este ca poate fi un moment de neuitat in viata atata timp cat te casatoresti cu persoana care te face cea mai fericita/cel mai fericit. Mai mult de atat, am avut ocazia sa rostim celebrele juraminte din toate filmele romantice.

5. Prin conventia de la Haga din 5 octombrie 1961, casatoria efectuata in SUA se poate legaliza usor si in Romania, bineinteles daca iti doresti asta. Daca nu, nu trebuie sa urmezi niciun demers si ai avut pur si simplu o experienta de neuitat in Las Vegas.

Pentru a o legaliza totusi trebuie urmati urmatorii pasi:

- Permisul de casatorie il vei da pastorului de la capela. El va completa cele necesare si il va preda la primaria din Las Vegas. Procesarea actelor dureaza cam 7-10 zile, deci daca stai mai putin in Las Vegas le vrei primi acasa prin posta (asta trebuie sa declari de la inceput in momentul in care soliciti permisul).

- Certificatul primit prin posta il vei trimite ulterior la primaria din Carson City pentru a cere o apostila. Toate detaliile procedurii se gasesc AICI. Costa 20$ si taxele postale.

- Apoi cu certificatul de casatorie din Las Vegas si apostila primita ulterior vei crea un dosar pe care il vei depune la Casa Casatoriilor din orasul tau. Aici se va realiza transcrierea catre actul oficial romanesc. IMPORTANT: Dosarul trebuie predat la Casa Casatoriilor din Romania in termen de maxim 6 luni de la oficierea casatoriei.


Dosarul trebuie sa contina:

- cetificatul de casatorie + apostila (original + copie)

- certifical de casatorie tradus si legalizat (original + copie)

- carte de identitate soti (original + copie)

- certificate de nastere soti (original + copie)

- declaratie notariala din partea ambiilor soti asupra numelui de familie pe care il vor purta dupa casatorie (deoarece pe certificale din Romania se mentioneaza acest lucru, iar pe cele din SUA nu).

- formularul aferent transcrierii (il gasiti pe site-ul primeriei din fiecare localitate)

Nota: Preturile au fost valabile in iunie 2018 iar probabilitatea de a fi suferit modificari intre timp este foarte mare, deci considerati toate preturile de mai sus ca fiind aproximative pentru a evita viitoare incoveniente!

Speram ca acest articol sa fie de folos viitorilor miri indrazneti. Daca mai aveti intrebari, lasati un comentariu si va vom raspunde cu drag.

Pupici,
O