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Getting
Married Without a Hitch in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS - Whatever
your preferred method of matrimony, Las Vegas offers you the
freedom to choose from a quickie ceremony at a 24-hour drive-through
chapel, or rituals aboard a Colorado River champagne cruise,
or a service atop a 171-foot-high bungee jumping platform, or
even a traditional formal wedding with a church full of guests.
With more than 110,000 marriage licenses purchased annually,
Las Vegas is recognized the world over as the wedding destination
that offers freedom of choice.
Las Vegas Weddings
* Marriage licenses
purchased yearly in Clark County (includes Las Vegas, Laughlin,
Mesquite): 115,000-plus
* Average weddings per month in Las Vegas: 9,583
* Average weddings per day: 315
* Most popular wedding date in Las Vegas: February 14 (Valentine's
Day)
* Second-most popular wedding date in Las Vegas: December 31
(New Year's Eve)
Requirements:
* Proof of age (passport or birth certificate)
* Parental consent (if a person is under 18 years of age)
* Non-citizens who exchange wedding vows in the U.S. may need
additional or special documentation to guarantee that the marriage
is recognized in their country.
* No blood test
* No waiting period
Fees:
* Marriage License/Clark County License Bureau: $50
* Civil ceremonies performed at the Marriage Commissioner's
Office (309 South Third Street): $50
* Lowest priced wedding chapel: $100
Clark County
Marriage License Bureau
200 South Third Street
(702)455-4416
Hours: 8 a.m. to midnight, Monday through Thursday, open 24
hours a day on weekends
and holidays. For recorded information, call (702)455-4415.
Laughlin
A Colorado River resort community approximately 90 miles southeast
of Las Vegas.
Justice Court Clerk's Office
Regional Government Center
101 Civic Drive
(702)298-4622
Mesquite
A resort community near the Southern Nevada-Utah border.
Mesquite Marriage License Bureau
(702) 455-4415
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Famous
People Married in Las Vegas
Elvis
and Priscilla Presley; Frank Sinatra and Mia Farrow; Jane
Fonda and Roger Vadim; Bruce Willis and Demi Moore; Cindy
Crawford and Richard Gere; Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward,
who are still married; Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme,
still married; and Ann-Margret and Roger Smith, still
married. Additionally,Brigitte Bardot, Billy Martin, Joan
Collins, Judy Garland, Vic Damone,Tony Curtis, Mickey
Rooney (several times), Mary Tyler Moore, Sammy Davis
Jr.,Bing Crosby, Joan Crawford, Michael Jordan, Dennis
Rodman.
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