Las Vegas is known for a great many things, not the least of
which are Elvis Presley and weddings. Elvis is literally
everywhere in Vegas. There’s a museum full of Elvis memorabilia
and most of the hotels have some kind of Elvis presence.
Weddings are as much a part of Vegas as Elvis is. About 100,000
wedding ceremonies are performed each year in Las Vegas and
there are wedding chapels all over town. With so many weddings
and so much Elvis it seems only natural that the denizens of
Las Vegas came up with a way to merge the two into a bizarre
yet popular hybrid known as the Elvis Wedding.
Elvis Weddings have been available at a number of Vegas chapels
for quite some time. The concept that seems like a bad sitcom
joke is actually quite popular in Vegas and couples show up
every day to be married by Elvis, serenaded by Elvis, picked up
in a limousine driven by Elvis, or accompanied on a tandem
bicycle by Elvis. One chapel offers the option of having Elvis
give away the Bride. The Elvis wedding is nothing short of a
unique experience. And that experience is offered at just under
a dozen chapels on and off the Strip. Some of the chapels
themselves seem designed around the Elvis Wedding. If you’re
getting married at the Viva Las Vegas Wedding Chapel or the
Graceland Wedding Chapel, you pretty much have to expect an
appearance by The King. The Viva Las Vegas chapel offers a
“Blue Hawaii” Elvis Wedding that includes a Priscilla
impersonator.
It may go without saying that the Aladdin Wedding Chapel is
proudest of their Elvis Weddings and they are quick to point
out that they were host to the original Elvis Wedding – the
eight minute wedding of Elvis and Priscilla Presley took place
in one of their rooms (at the original Aladdin) in 1967. The
Elvis Weddings at the Aladdin Wedding Chapel may be the most
low key of the bunch. Here you can be married by Elvis and have
the option of having him serenade you.
Other locations that offer Elvis Weddings in Vegas include the
Silver Bell Wedding Chapel, A Las Vegas Wedding Chapel, Cupid\'s
Wedding Chapel, A Hollywood Wedding Chapel, and the Shalimar
Wedding Chapel. Each chapel has different features included in
their Elvis weddings and your choice of a site may be
determined by just how much or how little Elvis you’d actually
like in your Elvis wedding.
The prices for an Elvis Wedding vary by location and the
different options included. Most are priced similarly to what
you’d pay for a regular (i.e. non-Elvis) wedding at a Vegas
chapel. So, if you’re going to choose to marry in Las Vegas,
why not go all out with the wackiness and fun of the Elvis
Wedding? You’ll definitely be left with interesting stories to
relate to your friends, family, and any little Lisa Maries that
may be in your future.
About The Author: Kirsten Hawkins is an event planner from
Nashville, TN. Visit http://www.wedding411.net/ for more event
planning tips, strategies, and resources.
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