Olga Bondarenco

Hired as administrative assistant to Owner, has enthusiastically joined the team.
Moved to Las Vegas in August 2005 and loves the Southwest climate for its awesome extremes.
Past experience includes international banking in Romania, sales assistant in a New York-based French steel import conglomerate. 
Presently assisting Chapel's management in all endeavors for making customer service top-notch and company's status raised to worldwide recognition as the no. 1 wedding chapel in Las Vegas.

David Foote

Dave has been happily married to Christina, the greatest wife ever, for 28 years. Together they have six children, three daughter-in-laws, one grand daughter... and more on the way! He loves working with couples after their ceremony to assure that all went well with customer satisfaction and that they received more than they expected when they came and allowed us to be a part of their special day. He enjoys outdoor sports including skiing, racquetball and rode biking. "Life is great and it is wonderful to be a part of the staff at Chapel of the Flowers. Life is truly very good and I am very grateful and blessed for all that I have received."

Tyler Foote

Tyler was born and raised in Reno, Nevada. He's been married to a wonderful woman named Katie for over 4 years, and they have a beautiful little girl named Sarah. Tyler loves spending time with his family, above all else. He graduated with a degree in Business Management from BYU, with a focus in entrepreneurship. He also studied Spanish, which has proven very helpful with our couples, too! Tyler is also the head of photography at the chapel. Tyler has been a professional photographer for over 10 years and is thrilled to be able to use that skill on a regular basis, as well as to train the photographic staff here at the chapel. In the few spare moments he has, he loves all activities that involve being outdoors -- everything from snow skiing to wakeboarding.

Holly Myers

Holly has been with Chapel of the Flowers since 2005. She has enjoyed using her degree in Business Management to implement ideas that can help give the bride's an incredible experience. In her time at Chapel of the Flowers she has served as General Manager, Marketing Manager, and now Human Resource Manager.

Prior to working at Chapel of the Flowers, Holly worked for some other major corporations in Management and Human Resources, including: Target Corporation, Bellagio, and Caesar's Palace. Although gaming and retail offer excellent job opportunities, there is nothing as satisfying as ensuring that a bride's day is perfect.

Holly recently had a baby and is now working very part time.

Jason Myers

Born 10/20/78 in Dugway UT. at an army hospital, cost $20 bucks.
Grew up in Provo UT.  After high school served an LDS mission in Taiwan for two years from 1997-1999.  In 2000 moved to Las Vegas. Began work at Chapel of the Flowers and simultaneously got a Bachelors degree in business from UNLV with a minor in Marketing and a minor in Management. 
Married Holly Sonners Myers Aug. 2004.(who also works at Chapel of the Flowers) had our first of 12 babies on 05/06/07. Her name is Sydney June Myers
Hobbies: Before marriage... paragliding, wakeboarding, motorcycles (dirt and street), snowboarding, lighting things on fire, throwing things at cars, traveling the world (mostly Asia)... After marriage... making cookies, watching girly movies, having long sensative discussions, listening to musicals on cd, shopping, babysitting, diaper changing, watching baby einstein etc. Goals: Work at Chapel of the Flowers forever, raise a happy family, contribute time and talents to my church (www.mormon.org), enjoy life and live happily ever after!  Thee end.

Nicole Robertson

Before working for Chapel of the Flowers, Nicole was an Entertainment Project Coordinator for Princess Cruises, where she had a hand in setting up the production shows for the cruise industry.   Weddings are much like a production show, so her talents became invaluable to the wedding chapel and now she enjoys making every bride's dream come true.  Nicole became the manager of the Wedding planners and Coordinators here at the chapel in November of 2006.  Nicole is a retired dancer and in her down time enjoys Latin ballroom dancing.

Whitney Lloyd

Whitney Lloyd was born and raised in Illinois, but moved to Las Vegas eight years ago. She now lives with her wonderful husband and beautiful brand new baby girl. Her background and schooling are in financial marketing, and she excelled in marketing and sales for four years. She soon fell in love with the wedding business, and became an intern for marketing here at Chapel of the Flowers. Before long, she became the Director of Marketing and Sales in 2006, and hasn't looked back! She loves to hang out with her family, be active with lake activities, and watch her adorable daughter grow.

Beverly Embree

Beverly Embree is a wedding planner/coordinator, who helps couples make their special wedding day dreams come true. Beverly started in the wedding business in 1990 to help other women deal with the sometimes overwhelming prospect of planning their own weddings.
Relocating from Portland, Oregon to Las Vegas seven years ago, Beverly and her husband, Gary, have been married for 33 years and have one son and two young grandchildren.
Prior to joining the Chapel of the Flowers family, Beverly spent over 30 years as a hairdresser, consultant, and instructor in the hair and beauty industry, and as a wedding/event coordinator where she used her experience creating beautiful and lasting memories with a personal touch.

Rebecca Girard

Rebecca Girard has 5 years experience in the event industry. Originally from Portland Oregon she has been in Las Vegas since 2006. Her experience in weddings started in 2000 after planning and coordinating both of her older sister's weddings, she has also worked independently helping couples make their wedding day dreams come true. Having worked both in Market Research and corporate event planning, Rebecca understands the importance of communication and customer service. Before joining the Chapel of the Flowers family she was General Manager / Facility Coordinator for a leading market research firm.  In her spare time Rebecca enjoys scrapbooking, boating at Lake Mead, camping and spending time with her friends and family.

Heidi Hess

Heidi Hess has been working in the field of planning events for the last couple of years.  The basis of her experience comes from putting on large social events.  She has been living in Las Vegas for the past four years, and is originally from Portland, OR.  She obtained her Bachelor's degree from UNLV in 2005.  Working in the wedding planning & coordinating field allows her to use her planning and organization skills, while at the same time she can do what she loves, making people happy!  In Heidi's spare time she enjoys spending time with her family & friends.

Ferlayna Hunt

Ferlayna was born in Logan, Utah and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada. A "native" to the area, she enjoys Las Vegas' warm sunshine and cool winters. Ferlayna studied at the University of Nevada Las Vegas with an emphasis in Meetings & Events Management. Ferlayna enjoys spending time with her family (including spoiling her adorable nieces and nephews!) and her friends, reading, photography, swimming, craft projects, and especially travelling; she loves seeing new places!

Kate Wilson

Hometown: Beatty, NV

Interests / Hobbies: Volunteering at father's machine shop, Welding, Horseback Riding, Off-Roading

Education: Pahrump, Las Vegas, & Elko, NV

Andria Nelson

Interests / Hobbies: Reading, Outdoors, Movies Hometown: Coventry, RI

Melody Williams

Melody was born and raised in the South side of Chicago, and even though she's been living in Las Vegas for a year, still has HUGE Chicago pride and loyalty ("Go Bears! White Sox Rule!"). She relocated here to Las Vegas with her husband. She studied Business Administration at Moraine Valley College outside Chicago, and has a corporate background in HR and Staffing. She has been a wedding planner for over 10 years. She has been singing with her family in her dad's gospel choir since she was a kid, and is an avid mystery novel reader in her spare time.

Rondee Fehrs

When not working here at the chapel as a wedding planner, Rondee is a full time mommy. She have 2 kids; her little angel and her little drama queen. Their smiles keep her going! She has an amazing husband who is absolutely her best friend in the entire world, he is her rock. She enjoys spending family days at the lake, watching movies, having bbq's, taking her kids to the park, going out dancing, and family vacations.

Cynthia Higgerson

Cynthia is originally from Redding, CA. She studied sociology at the University of the Pacific Stoctson, CA and has a Bachelor of Arts Degree. Cynthia enjoys bicycling, reading, golf, baton twirling, and watchign football games. She is married and has one cat named "Munch".

Katelyn DeGraw

Katelyn was born and raised in Las Vegas, NV. She attended the College of Southern Nevada where she majored in small business. She also attended Pennfoster Career School where she received her Wedding Consulting Certificate. She enjoys singing, dancing, reading, sewing, and vacationing and was recently married on March 14, 2009!

Holly Dunn

Holly Dunn is originally from Las Vegas but also lived in Minnesota for several years. She loves meeting new people and enjoys making life events memorable. She has a beautiful daughter named Allison and she enjoys photography, scrapbooking, cooking (she loves Top Chef!), rollerblading, and snowboarding.

Lydia Harris

Lydia was born in Newport Beach, CA but has lived several places such as Japan, Utah, Oregon, Scotland, and Nevada just for fun! She graduated from Oregon State University in Photography and Japanese which actually got put to use living in Hawaii as a Japanese wedding photographer and professional singer at ceremonies. Lydia has participated in several musical theater productions, jazz lounges, Flamingo piano bar lounge, choirs and singing at friends weddings. Any outdoor sports she is seen doing, but very water bound, scuba diving, kayaking, canoeing, water polo other then that she is seen clubbing in Vegas, training for triathlons and in the outdoors, hiking or camping. Lydia has worked as an event coordinator with several thousand participants such as the half time show for the Alamo Bowl, bands and choir competitions in New York and wedding coordinating.

LaKisha Richardson

Courtney Perna

Since moving to Vegas in 2001, Courtney has worked in the entertainment industry as a TV host / producer, special events planner, and even a Las Vegas showgirl / aerial-acrobat! (Ask her anything about Las Vegas shows - she's seen them all!!) After earning a B.A. in Broadcast Journalism from Michigan State University, she studied overseas at Reuters in London as a foreign correspondent. When she's not working, you can find Courtney cheering on her favorite Spartan sports teams or at the nearest shoe sale!

Melissa Roclevitch

Lyndsay Bailey

Lyndsay is from New Jersey and moved to Vegas 7 years ago. She is currently attending CSN for a degree is Psycology and Nutrition. She is a big believer in animal rights. She loves to paint along with many other crafts like poetry and scrapbooking. Two of her favorite things to do are going camping and shopping.

Renee Lewis

Hometown: San Diego, CA Education: LVSFD Floral School, Cayamaca College Interests: Floral Art, Working Art, Traveling, Dancing, Movies

Kimberly Jeffords

Interests / Hobbies: Listening to music, spending time with family and friends Hometown: Thousand Oaks

Lachelle Turner

Lachelle Turner is from Highland, Utah. She has lived in Washington State and is now currently living here in Las Vegas. She has worked at Chapel of the Flowers since May of 2007. Before working at the Chapel, she worked at a Furniture store located in Provo, UT called I.M. Home Furniture where she used her education in interior design to help customers select the perfect style and color furnishings for their homes. Another passion that Lachelle has enjoyed was working as a teacher's aide and substitute teacher for the 1st and 3rd grades at West Kearns Elementary in Kearns, UT. Lachelle has been happily married for 2 1/2 years. She enjoyed planning her own wedding which led to a desire to help others plan for their special day.

Vanessa Dunson

Mark Caplinger

Mark was originally born in Missouri, but has lived all in many states before settling here in Las Vegas, Nevada (including New Mexico, Georgia, Tennessee, and California). He has been working with the Chapel of the Flowers ever since moving here back in 2001, and has moved up being the Limo Supervisor. He knows the ins and outs of all the Strip hotels, and can get you around a traffic jam in two minutes flat! He loves to hear the unique stories that all of his couples share with him on the drive to and from their ceremonies!

Thomas White

Tom was born and raised back East. There he raised 5 beautiful children, which are now all fully grown. He moved to Las Vegas in 1989, where he met and married a wonderful woman, Judy. Around the chapel, he's known as Mr. Vegas! In his spare time, he loves to play piano for his family and friends.

Johnathan Wright

Hometown: Las Vegas, NV Education: University of Nevada Las Vegas Interests / Hobbies: Skipping & Smiling

Douglas Stewart

David Burruss

Ernie Domanico

Van Dunson

Van Dunson grew up in Texas, where he attended Texas Wesleyan University. He served in the North Texas Conference of the United Methodist Church before moving to Las Vegas in 1991. He has officiated thousands of ceremonies for couples from all over the world since becoming a Chapel Minister in 2001. He has also served as Minister of Music and Minister of Youth, and enjoys playing piano and singing for his family and friends. He has two beautiful children, an 18 year old son and a 16 year old daughter, who like to keep him busy, and young! Van truly enjoys performing weddings for the Chapel, and loves the fact that no two couples are alike!

Doug Gilbert

Doug was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, but moved to Las Vegas over 25 years ago. He has been married to a beautiful woman for over 23 years, and has two amazing sons. He likes dogs, and has an immense respect for those serving in our armed forces (his son is currently serving in the Navy). He loves to travel all over the world, and he recently made a missionary trip to South Africa to help mission to those suffering with AIDS, which was a really memorable experience. He has been a minister for 15 years, and loves to make every couple have a truly special ceremony!

Al Hansen

Al has pastured churches in New Jersey & Nevada. He spent many years ministering on the PGA golf tour and in the process caddied for professionals on tour. He caddied for 8 Masters, 17 US Opens, and hundreds of Tournaments. His goal is that each couple he marries will know his desire to make their day a very personal experience for them. He has raised 9 step-children and has 1 daughter.

Jerry Stephens  

Jerry Stephens has been a senior pastor of four churches in California and Texas. He has been a minister for over 40 years, been married for 33 years, and has lived in Las Vegas for 10 years. Jerry likes classic cars and trucks but he loves spending time with his wife and family and serving people on their wedding day.

J.C.

J.C. is originally from Houston, Texas and has lived in Las Vegas for almost two years. His interest in photography originated from his time serving in the Navy.

Vanessa Fulcher

Vanessa is originally from Hartsville, South Carolina.  After graduating from Winthrop University in Rock Hill, she taught at Northwestern High School for 4 years as an Art teacher.  After owning a home, being married for 5 years, and living in South Carolina for her entire life, she and her husband decided that they needed an adventure. She has now lived in Las Vegas for over 2 years and has found her dream job!  Her hobbies include traveling, snowboarding, hiking...and of course taking pictures along the way!

Megan Keadle

Megan is originally from Kansas City, Missouri. She studied at Missouri State University where she received a Bachelor of Fine Arts with an emphasis in photographer and Master of Arts in writing. She moved to Las Vegas to be nearer to her family and friends and for a change in scenery. Megan enjoys photography, writing, teaching writing, gymnastics, and piano.

Timothy Moranville

A student and professional videographer for almost 12 years, Timothy has spent countless hours behind lenses and in editing rooms. He has a passion for lighting design and cinematography and has served as a Director of Photography for several projects- notably Charity (a black and white short); and Red Moon (a full-length suspense film). Outside of videography, Timothy has several interests including writing, auto racing, and cooking. He also enjoys teaching adult Catechism classes at his parish and spending time with his wife.

Steven Oldebeken Jr.

Hometown: California

Interests / Hobbies: Graphic Design, Motion Graphics, Gaming

Education: Advanced Technologies Academy
Focus: Graphic Design & Computer Science

Joe Peterson

Joe is originally from Los Angeles, California. He studied at LACC in film, theater (performing arts), photography, and acting and has had a passion and love for visual arts since childhood. He enjoys photography, graphic design, film, theater and has a beatuiful pomoranian named "Rainy."

Samuel Zelaya

Samuel was born in Los Angeles, CA. He graduated from USC with a BA of Science of music recording. He has been shooting weddings for eight years and is a jazz fan.

Briana Byndom

Briana Byndom was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. She moved to Las Vegas one year ago to start a new life and new job at the Chapel. Filming is her life and she is glad to share that love with other couples on their wedding day. She went to Northern Michigan University and came out with a double major in Marketing and Film also with a minor in Advertsing. She has 4 dogs, 1 gecko, and 1 a turtle.

Tai Howard

Adam Shane

Alyssa Mayhew  

Hometown: Las Vegas, NV ~ Interests / Hobbies: Photography, Hoopdance, Bellydance, Music, Sewing, Art ~ Education: College of Southern Nevada

Heather Jones

Heather is originally from a small town in Oregon, but has been in Las Vegas, primarily, since '87. She's lived outside of Seattle Washington and in Orange County California for a few years, but always returns home to Las Vegas! Heather really enjoys working with our couples! She says she feels especially lucky to be able to share in their special days and loves working with such an awesome staff. When she's not at the Chapel she's making memories with her family & friends, and her three furry kids (Chihuahuas).

Eric Bumpus

Eric is originally from Karkakee, IL. He studied at Indiana Wesleyan University with a focus in communication. He earned his Bachelor's Degree in 2003, focusing on TV, film, and radio production. Eric became interested in video technology in 1998 and immediately fell in love with telling stories through visual imagery. He has been a freeland video / audio editor ongoing for six years. His interests include piano, writing, reading, and he is also a published author.

Elise Rosenbush

Elise’s full name is Elise Maile Lau Li'i O' Kihei Lum Rosenbush and she was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii. She was always interested in traveling thanks to her aunt and uncle who took her along to their business meetings overseas. She loves to travel and have already been to parts of Europe and Australia. She decided to pursue a career in travel and received her Bachelor’s Degree in Travel Industry Management at the University of Hawaii at Manoa in the fall of 2006. After living in paradise, she decided to further her knowledge in special events management and se moved to the exciting city of Las Vegas. Currently she intends to apply for the Masters Degree program in Hospitality Management at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. She was recently promoted to the Head of Department in the Photo Gallery and acts as a part time wedding planner. She is learning new things everyday and she wouldn't have it any other way.

Stella Morales

Stella has been in the Wedding Business around 5 years now because she LOVES love! She enjoys planning parties, banquets and receptions any chance she can get. She really likes being the Hostess! When she is not planning weddings she spends most of her time with her family and her dogs.

Lauren Irvine

Lauren Irvine has lived in Las Vegas for six years and thoroughly enjoys it here. She enjoys being with her family and friends, keeping busy, and traveling. She is currently working mostly full time and going to college at University of Nevada Las Vegas full time. She is majoring in Sociology and really enjoys learning new things each day. She says she is thankful she has the opportunity to work at Chapel of the Flowers because of what a great experience it is coming to work everyday! She also says it is really uplifting working somewhere that she can and does take pride in. She loves seeing the newlyweds come in for their photo appointments and watching their happiness and smiles when they look at their photos. She is proud to say that the photos that come out of the Chapel of the Flowers experience are AMAZING and she is happy to be working in the Photo Gallery!