I'm Lauren and I am the newest member of the Chapel of the Flowers family. I was born and raised in Texarkana, Texas. In May, I graduated from the University of Arkansas with a major in Marketing and a minor in Management. I wanted to move somewhere with hot weather and fun things to do, and what better place than Las Vegas. In my spare time, I love to read, bake, go to the pool and do anything outside.

Having never worked at a chapel before, I am so excited to learn about the wedding industry and to help every bride have a perfect day!

Julia Perez with red bikini

Geri looks happy and relaxed as she performs a series of gymnastic moves

Sharon Stone relaxes on the yacht of Giorgio Damiani off the coast of Sardinia

Shauna Sand enjoys the beach

Shauna Sand in the Miami sun

Kelly Brook on the beach

Lindsay Lohan, Beach Bodies 2008-2009

Your Perfect Ceremony!!!

After all the planning has happened and your special day is finally here the one component that can make or break your wedding is the ceremony and who officiates it. At Chapel of The Flowers our ministers are incomprable to any chapel! Each minister puts their heart and soul into their ceremonies and even though the timing of the ceremony is short and sweet, the words that are said are memorable and will last a lifetime. Chapel of The Flowers hand picked our ministers so we could give our couples a quality over quantity ceremony and we take pride in our weddings. You can watch a wedding online at littlechapel.com to view our ceremonies and ministers but heres a little biography about each one.

Van Dunson
Van Dunson grew up in Texas, where he attended Texas Wesleyan University. He served in the North Texas Conference of the United Methodist Church before moving to Las Vegas in 1991. He has officiated thousands of ceremonies for couples from all over the world since becoming a Chapel Minister in 2001. He has also served as Minister of Music and Minister of Youth, and enjoys playing piano and singing for his family and friends. He has two beautiful children, an 18 year old son and a 16 year old daughter, who like to keep him busy, and young! Van truly enjoys performing weddings for the Chapel, and loves the fact that no two couples are alike!

Jerry Stephens
Jerry Stephens has been a senior pastor of four churches in California and Texas. He has been a minister for over 40 years, been married for 33 years, and has lived in Las Vegas for 10 years. Jerry likes classic cars and trucks but he loves spending time with his wife and family and serving people on their wedding day.

Doug Gilbert
Doug was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, but moved to Las Vegas over 25 years ago. He has been married to a beautiful woman for over 23 years, and has two amazing sons. He likes dogs, and has an immense respect for those serving in our armed forces (his son is currently serving in the Navy). He loves to travel all over the world, and he recently made a missionary trip to South Africa to help mission to those suffering with AIDS, which was a really memorable experience. He has been a minister for 15 years, and loves to make every couple have a truly special ceremony!

Al Hansen
Al has pastured churches in New Jersey & Nevada. He spent many years ministering on the PGA golf tour and in the process caddied for professionals on tour. He caddied for 8 Masters, 17 US Opens, and hundreds of Tournaments. His goal is that each couple he marries will know his desire to make their day a very personal experience for them. He has raised 9 step-children and has 1 daughter.

For more information on how to creat your perfect wedding visit our website at http://www.littlechapel.com/ or call 800-843-2410

Geri Halliwell pulls a sexy pose for boyfriend Henry Beckwith's

HISTORY OF THE WEDDING DRESS

Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue........


The wearing of a white gown to get married in is an old tradition dating back to the nineteenth century but probably influenced by Queen Victoria and her family. Victoria wore a gown of white satin with Honiton lace which she then wore to subsequent royal weddings and the dress was also worn by her daughter on her own wedding day. Previous to this, white and silver were strongly associated with royal weddings and that of nobility, infact at this time it was considered unlucky for the bride to wear anything other than white!


Royal weddings in the past were of great political significance so the bride would need to look especially magnificent. In 1761 Princess Charlotte married King George III wearing a spectacular dress of silver decorated with pearls and lined with ermine. Although Princess Charlotte's dress was white and silver, colors of the gowns of such high status weddings would be rich too with purples and reds often being used as they represented wealth. The train too,was a symbol of status but this has lost its meaning through the passage of time and the length of train is purely a personal choice in the 21st century.


Through the centuries however, several other colors have been associated with weddings. Infact white weddings were reserved only for the richest of families as many less well off girls had to choose a dress they could wear again and again. White and silver were the predominant colors, but there were dresses of pink and blue also. Blue was associated with young people, infact older ladies who wore blue in the 16th century were frowned upon as blue was a color symbolizing youth. And so blue became another color chosen for wedding gowns, often embroidered with silver. Blue (and white of course) were also symbols of purity. In addition to this, if a bride chose to wear blue it was believed that her husband would be faithful to her, hence the 'something blue' that most brides still traditionally include somewhere on their gown.


In the 1840s the crinoline became very popular and brides were seen in much fuller skirts -our equivalent gowns today being the ball gown 'cinderella -style ' dresses. As the century moved on, crinolines were replaced with half crinolines, with what are commonly known as bustles becoming popular by the 1870s. Some of today's designers use such styles to influence their 21st century wedding gown designs. If you are keen on a particular style of dress, or want your dress to have a certain feature such as a bustle, it is worth spending some time looking into the designs of different wedding dress makers, as each designer often has their own distinctive style. Although dresses at this time appeared to be one piece, they were often in 3 pieces; bodice, skirt and then an overskirt which was called a tablier.


1920s -By the 1920s the revolution in ladies clothing was underway leading to rising hemlines to above ankle length and the advent of the flapper style dresses. Wedding dresses, however remained full length as it was considered unsuitable for church. The tradition of using the wedding veil as part of the christening gown is still familiar today, but this dated back to the same era.


1930s -By this time waists became more fashionable with the introduction of bias cut gowns that really flattered the figure.


1960s - Weddings of the 1960s were influenced by the styles of Grace Kelly,with many dresses made of duchesse satins and lace and fitted to the figure. Shorter bridal gowns also appeared for the first time around this time. Which brings us to the present day where brides have so much choice, and even though wedding gowns still seem to be predominantly white, ivory or cream, there are so many other color combinations so it it now down to you to decide which color you would like to wear on your special day!

Dream Flowers

The last ingredient to making a perfect wedding is the flower choices. The right flowers not only look beautiful but tie in the colors you have chosen wheter its matching brides maid dresses or displaying your favorite color in floral. The ribbons you choose can also tie in small charms as in something borrowed that can be connected to the hand wrap around your bouquet. The Chapel of The Flowers helps you create your perfect wedding by coordinating the exact bouquet for your dream wedding.

The Thirty Six Rose Hand-tied Bouquet is an incredibly beautiful accent to your dress. If your wearin a large, fluffy dress, or a taller individual, this type of bouquet is a perfect compliment to your shape.Filler flowers and greenery will be coordinated witht the color of your roses and ribbon. Specialty fillers and greenery can be requested for an additional fee.

The Three Romantic Posey bouquet is a more intimate bouquet that adds a touch of class and lighter to carry. The darling bouquet is probably best with more of a fitted gown and and not to many flowers to hold but adds just a touch of floral. Three roses hand tied with a mix of filler flowers and your choice of ribbon. Filler flowers and greenery will be coordinated witht the color of your roses and ribbon.

Alter sprays come in small, medium and large and compliment the chapel of your choice. With fresh flower alter sprays, flowers such as Lilies not only look beautiful and add to your pictures, but usually are very fragrant and gives the chapel a wonderful smell.
No wedding party is complete without the men's touch of floral. Usually the groom, brides escort, groomsmen, brides father and sometimes grandfathers sport their contribution to the coordiantion of flowers. Normally the men's boutonnieres match the brides and bridal party and add the finishing touches to the wedding.

Corsages are an excellent alternative to bridesmaids bouquets or usually the grandmas and mothers look elegant in them. Corsages are available in pin on or wrist, and one or two roses or any flower.

A great present to any family memeber or friend who you want to give a thank you to or honor, Hawaiian Orchid Leis are a beautiful way to say so. Our Leis come in white, light green, orange, pink, purple and yellow.

Elegant knotted hand-tie wraps with pearl pins are a unique way to display your colors or add that "something blue". These hand-tie wraps can be added to the brides bouquet and bridal party if you so desire.

For that finishing touch, add a classic bouquet accent! A brides bouquet and bridal party can have clear gem pins or pearl pins added into the roses for a sparkling look to your beautiful bouquet! All of these arrangements and flowers are designed and hand tied by our skillful florists who do an amazing job! Our onsite floral department has so many choices to pick from they can design whatever your hearts desire.Chapel of The Flowers Florists are the best in Las Vegas and can truely make your dream day spectacular! Just call 800-843-2410 or littlechapel.com to start planning your dream day!

Hear what our couples have to say!

Here are just a few of our couples. Read about their experiences and how Chapel of the Flowers made their wedding day!


Dirk & Mary Johnson
Chicopee, MA
6-19-09
We really liked being able to view the actual ceremonies of other couples. It made me less nervous about what to expect. Everyone was so helpful and professional. We could tell that the staff, everyone from the minister to the limo driver, loved what they do. The grounds were beautiful...we love the "new grass". Your slogan is right on! INTIMATE, ELEGANT, LEGENDARY!





Joseph & Corinne Montecalvo
Johnston, RI
6/16/2009
Everything was as expected. Our minister, Doug, was wonderful. So was Megan, our photographer, as well as Tom, our limo driver. We absolutely do recommend Chapel of the Flowers. In fact, our friends, who were married here 10 years ago, want to know about our experience as they are deciding whether or not to renew their vows here. We highly recommend that they do.

Mark & Angela Banks
Durham, England
6/1/2009
All of our questions were answered quickly and effectively as we were coming from England, were were worried about booking online but all the staff were so great! Fantastic service by all the staff especially the brillant photographer who put us at ease! I really liked the choices available thru the website, even after the wedding where we could add to our packages later. The grounds were perfect, our wedding was fantastic all of our friends commented on how great it was! We expected everything to be cheesy from a Vegas wedding but it was no where close to that, perfect! We'll tell everyone we know to get married here!

Martin & Amanda McCabe
North Lanarkshire, Scotland
5/19/2009
Hi Melody I just wanted to pass on my thanks to you all for allowing us to have an amazing wedding :) It was totally over what we expected (and a lot of my family too). I think a lot of people automatically think Vegas wedding = tacky elvis but thanks to the LCOTF you are changing that misconception and making Vegas weddings out of this world!!!! A big thanks to you personaly for putting up with my near constant e-mails, and making what could have been a stressful and hard job seem so simple and hassle free THANK YOU :) All my family and me & martin had an amazing day and one we will never forget Thanks Again!


Steve & Brittany Johnson
Hutto, TX
8/14/2009
Dear Rebecca, Alas, honeymoon is over and we have fled Vegas for the comfort of home. I wanted to drop you a note and tell you that EVERYTHING was as perfect as I could have ever imagined. The facility was beautiful, the staff was elegant, knowledgeable, courteous and efficient. Sam captured some great moments and the filming was flawless. I have never had a better customer service experience in my life and Brittany feels the same way. The entire flight home we talked about how wonderful a job Chapel of the Flowers did. I would recommend your services to anyone anywhere. In a town where chapels are literally a dime a dozen, you stand head and shoulders above the rest. I am so happy that we began our journey through life together with all of you because I am sure that it is a sign of good things to come. Thank you so much for the time, dedication and effort you put into making sure that our big day was an unqualified, smashing success.


Johnnie & Donna Welch
Suffolk, VA
7/1/2009
I just wanted to say THANK YOU for making our 20th Anniversary one we will always remember. The whole staff was courteous, and so professional, and did all they could to make our day so very special. Doug Gilbert, we could never thank you enough for the special touch you gave to our ceremony. Even Sam our photographer, he was awesome. Everyone there made us feel like nothing else was more important than us, right then and there. Thank you all so much for the memories.

Amber Rose in Miami Beach