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With ‘flat’ wedding rates, Vegas officials and chapels want more couples to say ‘I do’

By: Kelsea Frobes | The Nevada Independent Las Vegas is working to maintain its standing as the “Wedding Capital of the World” as it faces economic and cultural challenges after the pandemic and an increasingly competitive market for would-be couples. Clark County saw just over 72,000 marriages in 2023, but, according to Clark County Clerk […]

How Elvis Became the King of Las Vegas Weddings

Overcoming threats to cease-and-desist, Las Vegas’s iconic Elvis weddings live on. By: Shoshi Sparks | Atlas Obscura “Ladies and gentlemen we are coming to you live from the world-famous Little Vegas Chapel,” Chad Collins drawls into the camera. Even if he weren’t dressed in a black jumpsuit studded with gold sunbursts, even if his thick […]

Their mission: Bringing more destination weddings to Las Vegas

By: McKenna Ross | Las Vegas Review-Journal As destination weddings become more popular globally, Las Vegas industry members are considering ways to capture the growing market. The Vegas-area received 1.6 million wedding visitors in 2023, according to new industry trends released by the Vegas Wedding Chamber. The industry generated $2.2 billion in economic activity. The […]

What It’s Like to Be a Celebrity Elopement Planner in Vegas

We spoke with the woman behind the Vegas weddings of Bennifer, Usher, and more. By: Vanita Salisbury | Thrillist If you were to elope tomorrow, where would you go? Chances are high that it’s Vegas. They don’t call it the Wedding Capital of the World for nothing—dubbed so in 1953 by the London Daily Herald, […]

Our Vegas wedding only cost $10,000. It didn’t feel cheap and our guests had a blast.

By: Courtney Kocak I’d never dreamed of my wedding day — I wasn’t even sure if I was going to get married — until I met Wade seven and a half years ago. We had a great first date, but I’d finally gotten the hang of online dating, and I thought I should keep exploring. […]

‘Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas’ sign celebrates 65th anniversary with wedding photo contest

By: Kim Passoth | Fox5 LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) – It is one of the most recognized signs in the world and has become perhaps the most iconic imagine of Las Vegas. This week, the “Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas” sign is celebrating its 65th anniversary. Back in in May 1959, Clark County approved construction […]

Jesse Bongiovi Marries Jesse Light at the Same Vegas Chapel Where Jon Bon Jovi Wed Dorothea Bongiovi in 1989!

By Charna Flam, Emily Strohm, and Jeff Nelson | People Jon Bon Jovi’s eldest son, Jesse Bongiovi and longtime girlfriend Jesse Light are married!The Hampton Water co-founder, 29, and the reality TV producer said “I do” in Las Vegas on May 7 at the same chapel where his parents, Jon Bon Jovi and Dorothea Bongiovi […]

Couple holding up wedding rings in front of Welcome to Las Vegas Sign

New Jersey Ranks 5th Worst in the Country for Marriage

By: Big Joe Henry | New Jersey 101.5 I was amazed when I read the research from GRWN Diamonds with information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that showed New Jersey 5th worst in the country for marriage. Marriage on a whole has made a rebound since the pandemic put a hold on […]

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How did Vegas become the wedding capital of the world?

By: McKenna Ross | Las Vegas Review Journal Long before social media posts and email announcements, Las Vegas put its wedding industry on the map the old-fashioned way: the local newspaper. When traveling couples got hitched at one of the mid-century resort’s on-site chapels, publicists picked up an easy way to freely advertise their property. […]