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History of Las Vegas Weddings
Las Vegas hosts more than 1 in 20 marriages in the United States. Clark County issued 91,890 marriage licenses in 2010 alone. The city is also the entertainment capital of the world and with all the glitz and glamour that Las Vegas has to offer, it is a hotspot for weddings. It has gained the reputation as the “it” spot to “tie the knot!”
Even though Vegas is known for it’s last minute, cheesy chapel weddings and midnight drive through weddings, this city is also home to destination weddings that require plenty of planning for in preparation of vows that last a lifetime. This amazing city has couples from around the world planning their perfect destination wedding.
Since the 1930s, Nevada’s lure of fast, easy marriages has attracted countless couples looking to tie the knot. Although, the Wedding Chapel is still a popular option, Las Vegas now offers many more elegant, classy, and scenic option that more and more couples are choosing. Most of the Vegas Wedding Chapels have seen better days and are now many decades past their “heyday.”
Just like neighborhoods change over time, the “Chapel Row” on South Las Vegas Boulevard has dramatically changed as well. The area is now full of strip clubs, tattoo parlors, adult bookstores, pawn shops, and has a “ghetto-type” atmosphere. It is not a neighborhood that one should walk around in after dark. You may also come out of your chapel wedding to see prostitutes lingering in the area.
Modern Wedding Venues
Vegas may be best known for popularizing the wedding chapel ceremony. With opportunities for drive-through vows, Elvis impersonators to officiate, and intimate settings for elopement, Vegas wedding chapels provide some of the biggest business to Las Vegas’ wedding industry. But these chapels are far from the only place to be wed in this city.
The “mega” Strip Resorts also offer luxury weddings. Often organized by a hired wedding coordinator, these luxury weddings involve destination brides in intricate details and wedding day decisions. A luxury resort wedding offers all the commodities of a traditional wedding. This is a great option for couples where cost is not a consideration. Unfortunately, for most couples in today’s economy, cost is often the number one consideration.
The current US unemployment rate is 9.1% with an unemployment rate also topping 8% in the UK. While weddings still take place in a down economy, brides and grooms are scaling back and trimming the excess from their celebrations. The numbers show this dramatic shift: The average cost of a wedding dropped $10,000 a year after the recession began.
For destination brides or Las Vegas locals who prefer an elegant, affordable, and scenic wedding outside of the Las Vegas chapels, there are many options. Alternative venues include: Gazebo weddings, golf course weddings, Valley of Fire State Park, Lake Mead, Red Rock Canyon, The Grand Canyon, Lake Las Vegas, Mt. Charleston, Pahrump Valley Winery, Nelson Ghost Town, and others.
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Source by Melissa C Tomsik
