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Welcome to ‘Wedding Row’ in downtown Las Vegas

By: Emerson Drewes Las Vegas Review-Journal Colorful banners now hang along several downtown Las Vegas streets, celebrating the wedding industry’s importance to the city. The city of Las Vegas launched a project last year to identify key districts with banners and signage in downtown as a way to encourage visitation. The banners, unveiled this week, […]

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Marriage bureau expects ‘biggest numbers in years’

By: Ricardo Torres-Cortez Las Vegas Review Journal Love was in the lukewarm air Sunday afternoon outside the Clark County Marriage License Bureau as couples lined up to get the certificate needed before they can say “I do” in a wedding ceremony. Some lovers arrived in limos, and others hauled luggage. They stood close, hugged, held […]
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The Wedding Capital of the World has a new website

By: McKenna Ross Las Vegas Review-Journal A new website now shows brides and grooms how to tie the knot in Las Vegas. Clark County Clerk Lynn Goya launched the website Weddings.Vegas, which showcases couples, locations and venues in the now-trademarked label Wedding Capital of the World, according to a Tuesday news release. The mobile-friendly site […]

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2021 Crown Communities Award winner: Clark County Clerk Customer Service Website Redesign

By: Michelle M. Havich Clark County, Nevada, is the “Wedding Capital of the World,” with approximately 129,000 marriage licenses issued over the past two years, 80 percent for out-of-towners. “We do more destination weddings than any other place on the planet that we can find,” said Clark County Clerk Lynn Marie Goya. The county issue […]
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Las Vegas wedding industry roaring back to life

By: Subrina Hudson Las Vegas Review-Journal The wedding industry is roaring back in Las Vegas. Clark County officials are anticipating a strong uptick in the number of couples saying “I do,” while preparing to issue the county’s 5 millionth marriage license. County Clerk Lynn Goya and the Las Vegas Wedding Chamber of Commerce shared details […]
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The Vegas Chapels Are Open, and Waiting

By: David Degner and Stacy Cowley For couples seeking a quickie wedding, or a whimsical one, Las Vegas is ready. On some days, the line at the city’s famed Marriage License Bureau — where the engaged need nothing more than photo IDs and a $77 fee — wraps around the block. The bureau closed for […]
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‘Righting a wrong’: Nevada becomes first state to protect same-sex marriage

By: Associated Press CARSON CITY, Nev. — Las Vegas has been known for decades as the place for exuberant nuptials blessed by the swirl of Elvis’ white capes. But for years, legal marriages were barred for same-sex couples. Now, the state that’s home to the “wedding capital of the world” is also the first in […]

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Madam Clerk Lynn Goya discuss the Clark County Clerk’s Office

By: Steve Sanson Veterans In Politics interviewed Lynn Goya elected as the Clark County Clerk in 2015. Madam Clerk Goya oversees the Marriage License Bureau, Fictitious Firm Names, Notary Public, Passport acceptance, and the clerk oversees the minutes for; Board of County Commissioners, Board of Equalization, Stadium Authority Board, Liquor and Gaming Board, Mt. Charleston […]