Las Vegas weddings - wikipedia Las Vegas weddings This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( July 2009 ) Las Vegas, Nevada came to be known as the Marriage Capital of the World as a result of the ease of acquiring a marriage license and the minimal costs involved. The city continues to be known as a popular wedding destination for the same reasons, but also as a result of the various types of weddings available. Contents 1 Marriage license 2 Wedding venues 2.1 Wedding chapels 3 Themed weddings 4 Outside Las Vegas 5 See also 6 References Marriage license Nevada marriage licenses are notoriously easy to get ; there is no blood test or required waiting period. Las Vegas has streamlined the process further. Once a short form is completed and submitted to the marriage license bureau along with $77.00 cash or money order and a government issued photographic identification, a marriage license may be obtained within minutes until midnight every night. Within one year of receipt of the marriage license a wedding ceremony must be performed in order to have a legal union, and marriages are legal and binding throughout the United States under the Full Faith and Credit Clause, as well as most other countries. Wedding licenses issued Year Clark County United States Clark County % 104,789 2,344,000 4.5 109,378 2,384,000 4.6 1998 108,717 2,244,000 4.8 1999 114,465 2,251,000 5.1 2000 120,629 2,376,000 5.1 121,547 2,345,000 5.2 2002 119,759 2,254,000 5.3 2003 114,544 2,187,000 5.2 125,967 2,224,000 5.7 2005 121,282 2,230,000 5.4 2006 112,531 2,160,000 5.2 Wedding Venues Chapel of the Flowers, one of the many wedding chapels in Las Vegas There are numerous options for wedding ceremonies in Las Vegas. The least expensive option, costing $75.00, is to marry at the Office of Civil Marriages. Most weddings performed in Las Vegas may be a civil or religious service depending upon the wedding venue selected. With an average of 115,000 weddings a year, the Las Vegas wedding industry is competitive and ceremony locations are plentiful. Most of the city 's major hotels have wedding chapels and many of the local restaurants offer wedding ceremonies. Weddings may also be performed in the local churches, at one of the many golf courses, or at a free standing wedding chapel. Drive - thru weddings are also available. Wedding chapels Main article : List of wedding chapels in Las Vegas The majority of the newer wedding chapels are located on the Las Vegas Strip. A local law in the 1970s made it impossible to build a free standing wedding chapel on the Las Vegas Strip. The older wedding chapels will be found downtown. Themed weddings Many chapels also offer themed weddings. Common themes include Hawaiian, fairy tale, Star Trek, goth, and weddings with an Elvis or Michael Jackson impersonator. The Tropicana has offered a `` rock star '' wedding officiated by former Quiet Riot frontman Paul Shortino. Outside Las Vegas Second in popularity to the wedding chapel option, is to have a ceremony performed outdoors somewhere in the surrounding Las Vegas area. See also Gretna Green, a border town in Scotland famous for marriages between eloping couples from England. Elkton, Maryland References Jump up ^ `` County Clerk -- Marriage Licenses ''. Clark County, Nevada. Retrieved May 30, 2012. Jump up ^ `` County Clerk -- Marriage Licenses ''. Clark County, Nevada. Retrieved May 30, 2012. Jump up ^ Choate, Alan ( January 10, 2008 ). `` Fewer going to the chapel ''. Las Vegas Review - Journal. Retrieved March 8, 2008. Jump up ^ `` County Clerk -- Civil Marriages ''. Clark County, Nevada. Retrieved November 27, 2012. Jump up ^ `` DC Wedding Venues - Wedding Photojournalism by Rodney Bailey ''. 2016 - 04 - 22. Retrieved 2017 - 03 - 26. Jump up ^ Susan Stapleton ( February 2, 2015 ). `` Only in Vegas : Get married by rock star Paul Shortino ''. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2015 - 03 - 30. 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Answer: marriages are legal and binding throughout the United States under the Full Faith and Credit Clause, as well as most other countries