Weddings in Las Vegas: fact file

One wedding venue that never goes out of style is Las Vegas.

With a chapel on every corner and endless Elvis impersonators waiting in the wings to be witnesses, Vegas does weddings in a big way.

Not only do you not have to be a resident to get hitched, there are no waiting periods or red tape either – you can even get married in your hire car at a drive-through.

Vegas wedding facts

• Las Vegas plays host to more than 100,000 ceremonies a year.


• On Valentine’s Day in 2006, 1,228 marriages were performed.


• On July 7 2007, more than 3,000 couples said “I do” – 07/07/07 is the ultimate jackpot, and the date landed on a Saturday.


• Wedding themes range from pirates to Tom Jones.


• Couples can get married on a helicopter, a boat or even on the bridge of the Starship Enterprise at the Star Trek Experience.


• The most popular wedding days in Las Vegas are Valentine’s Day and New Year’s Eve.