All the stuff you need to know when travelling
to Las Vegas
Las Vegas General Facts and Figures
- 15 of the world’s largest hotels are in Vegas
- Most of them have at least 3 wedding chapels within their grounds
- There are over 10 free standing wooden chapels off the Strip
- An average of 120,000 weddings are performed in Vegas each year
- Average cost of a wedding in Vegas is $500 - from $40 drive through wedding up to the skies the limit in one of the casinos depending on the size of your party
- Getting married in Vegas is easy. There is no blood test or required waiting period. Once a short form is completed and submitted to the Bureau along with $60 cash and a government issued photo ID, a marriage license may be obtained within minutes until midnight every night
- Themed weddings are popular with common ones including Hawaiian, fairy tale, Star Trek, gothic and weddings with an Elvis impersonator
- Vegas also popular for outdoor weddings in locations such as the Grand Canyon, Red Rock Canyon and lakeside weddings
- 3% of visitors go to Vegas for a wedding
- 15% of visitors are from outside the US
- 6 in 10 visitors use the internet to plan their visit to Vegas