What Happens in Vegas

We've all heard the saying, "what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas". It alludes that Los Vegas is somehow outside of the real world, or that a quick trip to the Nevada Desert will transport you to a place where time and space are just laws, and laws are no matter. But aside from this otherworldly idea that is the Strip, Vegas is also home to a considerably questionable practice.



Vegas is the place of Bachelor and Bachelorette parties, where the happy couple goes to stay separated for one fantastic weekend, never to be spoken of again.

Aside from the more traditional practice of living out ones last days single in Vegas, many people find it the perfect local for the wedding itself. The faster, and the cheaper, the better. And with some of the loosest marriage laws in the country, these weddings are some of the easiest as well.

But these commercialized strip weddings, usually short lived, take the marriage out of a wedding ceremony. Sure, all you need is love, but when love is pulling up to the equivalent of a McDonald's drive through, standing out the roof of your white limo in a sweater and slacks, and repeating your vows as told to you from the guy behind the counter, is love really what you have? Go elope if a quick and easy wedding is what you want, at least you'll leave the courthouse with your dignity firmly intact.

If you love someone, how, when, and where you get married shouldn't matter, but it should reflect your love and commitment for that person. "What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas". So have fun. Spend your dress money on slots, lounge by the hotel pool, leave every silly, stupid, amazing memory behind, but you shouldn't have to leave your wedding behind there too.