Hello everyone,
I feel like I am going crazy. Me and my fiancé are trying to get married in a very small ceremony(10ppl) in the Valley of Fire. We have been running into some issues with this venue. The park requires you to have a permit to get married on the land, and they only allow a few select companies to do this. We are on a budget and priorities are a sunset wedding, good photos and the FH wants transportation. All of the inclusive options are lacking in some areas, most when it comes to photography, and some are just our of our budget. We do not want to spend more than $2000 for the ceremony in total, including transportation, officiant, photos and any extras(flowers/sparkling wine). We found a photographer who has an amazing photography style and is within budget. But with a photographer that we love we would have to get just an officiant, of which there is only one permitted by the valley of fire. So we reached out to that officiant, and are looking to book them. However upon further emails we discovered that the permit is only good for 15-20 minutes of the ceremony and would not cover us taking photos past that point. Am I being like a crazy person to feel like so upset by this info? I'm really a t a kiss on what to do. I asked the photographer for some advice, and my fiancé, but because I got this news late last night no one has responded. I'm just scouring the list of approved companies and looking at the photography options that they offer, and I'm getting so upset and desperate. The things I prioritized most for our wedding was a beautiful location and photography, and I feel like I am going to have to downgrade because there isn't very many options.