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One of the most popular wedding destinations in the world, Fabulous Las Vegas, Nevada, is a great option for South Floridians who want to ditch the east coast tropics for the mythical desert setting of the southwest. Before you start thinking about the Las Vegas strip, drive-thru chapels, and Elvis impersonators, we're talking about Las Vegas' picturesque surrounding mountains, desert, and canyon terrain and all of their breathtaking beauty as the backdrop to a more affordable destination wedding celebration. Some of these natural locations around Las Vegas allow couples to take their wedding vows surrounded by million-dollar views in intimate settings, and for nominal rates that will be more fitting to the economy we will all be facing going into the autumn months and beyond. "With the toll that this coronavirus pandemic is taking on our economy, once this crisis passes, many couples will simply not be in a position to spend tens of thousands of dollars on their weddings. They'll be looking for alternatives that are just as special, but for more modest rates," says Las Vegas destination wedding and elopement expert, McKenzi Taylor. McKenzi's company, Cactus Collective Weddings, is in the unique position of offering all-inclusive micro-wedding and elopement packages around Las Vegas' iconic natural outdoor settings that range in price from $1,870 to $3,300. The company has access to these remote locations at some of Las Vegas' most famous outdoor natural wonders through exclusive arrangements with the city of Las Vegas which allows them to obtain permits for these wedding locations. To help couples who will be reeling financially in the coming months, but who wish to marry at the end of 2020 and into the beginning of 2021, McKenzi and her team are making wedding packages that much sweeter by offering couples credits towards their transportation and bridal hair and makeup. McKenzi adds that "getting married in an outdoor, natural setting is kinder to the environment, and we can all use a bit more of that right now. If nothing else, I hope what we are collectively going through will make us all want to be better stewards of our planet." Natural outdoor settings mean less need for artificial decorations that get thrown away after a wedding, and less use of energy, from lighting design to air conditioning and heating. It reduces waste down to almost nothing. With locations like, Valley of Fire, Red Rock Canyon, Cactus Joe's Blue Diamond Nursery and Floyd Lamb Park, to name a few, this unique experience offers a seductive combination of earthy, adventure-filled, romantic serenity. According to McKenzi, "It's bringing things back to nature, and the focus is 100% on the two people who are getting married. What's more romantic than that?"