{"id":37300,"date":"2017-07-29T05:21:20","date_gmt":"2017-07-29T05:21:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=37300"},"modified":"2017-07-29T05:21:20","modified_gmt":"2017-07-29T05:21:20","slug":"niagara-falls-wedding-chapel-offers-drive-thru-for-canadians-in-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/lifestyle\/relationships\/niagara-falls-wedding-chapel-offers-drive-thru-for-canadians-in-love.html","title":{"rendered":"Niagara Falls wedding chapel offers drive-thru for Canadians in love"},"content":{"rendered":"

Niagara Falls wedding chapel offers drive-thru for Canadians in love<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Niagara Falls wedding chapel offers drive-thru for Canadians in love:- There\u2019s a typical version of chapel weddings we\u2019ve all seen in pop culture: the couple is often drunk, the officiant is dressed like Elvis and the newlyweds usually wake up with regret.<\/span><\/p>\n

There\u2019s also the assumption that all chapel weddings are \u201cin the moment,\u201d but the owners of Elope Niagara\u2019s Little Log Wedding Chapel will tell you this is not the case.<\/span><\/p>\n

The chapel, which now offers the Niagara Falls region\u2019s only drive-thru wedding service, is designed to service a range of couples. Crystal Wedding Chapel & Drive-Thru in London, Ont., was Canada\u2019s first chapel to offer a similar service.<\/span><\/p>\n

Little Log co-owner Kim Cartmell says the idea originally started when couples who visited the chapel asked if they could do their paperwork from their cars.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe started the service in March as an express package, no ceremony and just the legalities,\u201d she tells Global News. \u201cIt was designed for couples going to [destination weddings] who wanted to get married here first.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The package<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

The wedding package itself costs $295 and allows couples to get legally married in the comfort of their cars. The package doesn\u2019t include a ceremony, it allows one car (or two motorcycles) on site, and a guest list of two additional people as witnesses. The experience takes about 10 minutes.<\/span><\/p>\n

And while it is a drive-thru, couples still have to book appointments ahead of time.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cYou can\u2019t just pull in,\u201d she says. \u201cYou have to give other couples their privacy,\u201d Cartmell said. She adds there have already been 15 drive-thru ceremonies with 10 additional ones booked for fall. On Thursday, the chapel hosted their first-ever double drive-thru wedding with two cars.<\/span><\/p>\n

Couples using the service<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Cartmell says all kinds of couples use the drive-thru service. With budget on their minds (an Ipsos poll on wedding expenses conducted exclusively for Global News found that Canadians thought a realistic budget was under $9,000), most people want inexpensive experiences, she says.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cSome people are shy and private and they don\u2019t want to say their vows in front of others,\u201d she explains. \u201cAnd sometimes there is family drama.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Some couples have large families scattered across the world and getting them together in one space would be difficult. Others simply don\u2019t want to stand in a courthouse. Some, she adds, just want to get married on lucky numbers \u2014 like on the 7th, 17th or 27th \u2014 without a lot of pre-planning.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe just did a wedding [on Thursday] and [the couple] had been together for 25 years,\u201d she says. \u201cThe groom burst into tears\u2026 someone asked me before if these weddings were cold and unemotional, but it is equally emotional.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

How to plan an eloped marriage<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

And while an elopement is not exactly like planning a wedding ceremony, there are still things to consider, In Style reports.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cCreate a space that is uniquely yours. For a truly intimate and unique celebration, choose to elope in a space that may have had a special and significant impact on your relationship such as the location of your first date like this couple who hiked in the woods,\u201d the site notes.<\/span><\/p>\n

Splurge some of your savings on dinner, keep the guest list small and consider hiring a photographer, even if it is for a short period of time.<\/span><\/p>\n

And with so many diverse couples using the chapel in Niagara, Cartmell says love is still the common factor.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt doesn\u2019t matter where or how you do it. You are pledging your love to someone forever.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Source:-\u00a0http:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/3628860\/niagara-falls-wedding-drive-thru\/<\/span><\/p>\n

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