The first things that come to mind when you mention a Las Vegas wedding are these: quickie weddings, Elvis impersonators, tacky chapels and even wedding bouquets playing a taped version of the wedding march.

But what if you live in Las Vegas or a nearby city and you have no other option but to get married in the Sin City?

Here’s a quick list of the pros and cons of getting hitched in Vegas:

Pros:

• Vegas weddings are affordable - you can have a complete ceremony for a few hundred bucks. (Find more affordable wedding ideas here!)
• You can get married in a whim, a.k.a short notice.
• It’s convenient, fun and you don’t need to fly off for your honeymoon!

Cons:

• You can’t have your dream of a fairy-tale wedding with color-coordinated everythings. (Find your own fairy-tale, fab wedding gown no matter your style or I-do destination!)
• You can’t hold the reception on the wedding chapel – it needs a separate arrangement.
• Finally, there’s still that tacky image associated to quickie Vegas weddings.

However, if you’re not into image-building and you just want to get hitched with the love of your life – there’s absolutely no reason for you to ditch the idea of a Vegas wedding. At least for one day, you can shed all pretense and not care a damn about what other people think!

Some more tips for the couple who wants to wed responsibly. It seems that more and more couples are into ‘helping save the earth’. New York Times reports:

KATE Harrison’s idea of a fairy tale wedding goes something like this:
Gather more than 150 friends and relatives at an organic farm for a prewedding day of hikes and environmental tours.

Calculate the mileage guests will travel and offset their carbon dioxide emissions by donating to programs that plant trees or preserve rain forests.

Use hydrangeas, berries and other local and seasonal flowers for her bouquet and the decorations, instead of burning up fuel transporting flowers from faraway farms. Design an organic autumnal menu (same reason). Find a vintage dress to avoid the waste of a wedding gown that will never be worn again.

I found more green wedding ideas HERE and HERE.

Photo credit: Manolobrides