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Photo Essay: Las Vegas Weddings

TIME : 2016/2/25 15:58:05

Tens of thousands of people travel to Las Vegas each year, and many of those people choose to have the ultimate experience: Getting married in Las Vegas! According to the Clark County, Nevada Recorder’s Office, 93,504 were married in Las Vegas in 2009. This number has declined since 2004 when a record 125,967 people tied the knot in Sin City. Nonetheless, countless couples continue to say  “I do” in classy ceremonies, humorous hook-ups and down-and-dirty drive-thru services.

Prev|NextA couple at one of Las Vegas' many stand-alone chapels

A couple at one of Las Vegas' many stand-alone chapels

Wedding outside Treasure Island

Wedding outside Treasure Island

A wedding at the Little White Chapel

A wedding at the Little White Chapel

Wedding photo at the Neon Boneyard

Wedding photo at the Neon Boneyard

Kissing in front of the Las Vegas sign

Kissing in front of the Las Vegas sign

Getting ready to ride Big Shot at Stratosphere

Getting ready to ride Big Shot at Stratosphere

Married in the backseat of a taxi at the drive-thru chapel

Married in the backseat of a taxi at the drive-thru chapel

The run-thru chapel at the Las Vegas Marathon

The run-thru chapel at the Las Vegas Marathon

A very Vegas wedding ... Elvis style!

A very Vegas wedding ... Elvis style!

A casino kiss

A casino kiss

A romantic shot in front of Caesars Palace

A romantic shot in front of Caesars Palace

Photo credit: gadgetgirl, gadgetgirl, Chris Nixon, Laura Burlton, joellevand, Stratosphere Hotel & Casino, atomicjeep, hirondellecanada, razzlefrazzle, Dave Malkoff, Dave Malkoff