Once we made it to Las Vegas, we had a few  immediate to-do list items to manage.
My mom needed a dress to wear, so we planned to rent her dress from Rent the Runway, and I promised to go along with her. After that Brad and I had to get our marriage license! We arrived on Valentine?s Day, so Brad and I set aside some time for an evening date as well.
I?ll share the details of my mom?s rental experience in another post.
So, marriage license details!
Part of our wedding contract with the Cosmopolitan was a trip to and from the courthouse in a limo to obtain our marriage license. This was a really nice treat! It was simple to book the limo, and having the transportation available to us was really great. It?s about a 25 minute ride away from the strip. Not being stressed about the legal portion of the trip was a major bonus for us. Heads up—if you?re getting married in Las Vegas, you?ll save yourself some time if you fill out the info on the Clark County Clerk?s website. We bypassed several other couples in line because we filled out the online form. We were in the courthouse for no more than 10 minutes. 
Yes, this blurry pic is the best of the bunch. Brad tolerated my selfie insistence for about three seconds before he stopped cooperating. He obviously doesn?t read wedding blogs because he had no idea why I wanted to take a picture with our blank marriage license.

That night we went to dinner at Rao?s at Caesar?s Palace for our Valentine?s Day date. It was good, ...