Show ftflfe3ig The Salt Lake Tribune Las Vegas TRAVEL Sunday March 15 1998 H3 (Quickie) Wedding Capital of the World some never close Even the countys Marriage License Bureau is open until midnight on weekdays and 24 hours a day weekends and holidays No blood test or waiting period is required Most chapels offer various BY NAEDINE JOY HAZELL THE HARTFORD COURANT o Its not the booming tourist trade or the lure of easy money that makes Las Vegas the wedding capital of the world It's the one-sto- p shopping 50 chapels no waiting If youve got a drivers license pnd $35 youve got a wedding just about any time any way - And where better to take one of lifes biggest gambles than a place where you can put a wedding together in the time it takes to play a dozen games of roulette? At the Graceland Wedding Chapel which is about the size of a large convenience store manager Kathy Carlson says she can get a bridal party outfitted in an hour Gracelands wedding packages range from $50 for a basic ceremony that includes use of the chapel a witness and music to the $200 DeLuxe Wedding package that includes use of the chapel witness and music bridal bouquet and boutonniere for groom 12 LAS VEGAS v was o Jim 4f: O Faux Elvis croons as Ann and Chet tie bord of chapels and wedding styles If the yellow pages and the rumors are to be believed the options range from a traditional white wedding to a hot-ai- r balloon wedding a ceremony at a drive-u- p window vows taken while hovering in a helicopter or a themed wedding in one of the chapels or hotels anything from Medieval to Renaissance to Space Futuristic or S&M (leather costumes thoughtfully provided) And the weddings can be as expensive or as elaborate as youd like The chapel names evoke country music or prom songs The Little White Wedding Chapel Chapel of Love the Chapel by the Courthouse the Candlelight Cha at standing-room-onl- y jjftf The wedding business in Las Vegas would be hysterically funso ny if it werent so whats the word? Sweet? Pathetic? Unusual? More than 200000 people exchanged vows in Las Vegas last year choosing from a smorgas- the wedding of Anne and Chet a pair of twentysometh-ing- s from Southern California The bride wore a spaghetti-strappe- d the gold mini-dres- s groom a sequined tuxedo As she walked down the chapels aisle Elvis crooned Love me tender love me sweet After the vows Elvis wowed the crowd During Viva Las Vegas and All Shook Up the long trim on his bright blue jumpsuit swayed then settled into a gentler rhythm when he warbled that romantic number The Wonder of 12-fo- ot You" i To enthusiastic applause Elvis (peally Norm Jones) boomed Thank you Thank you very much And then he left the stage Um altar Graceland falls into the category of sweet and small chapels Others are larger busier places that can look like an airport on the night before Thanksgiving the knot at the Graceland Chapel pel the Little White Chapel in the Sky the Weve Only Just Begun Chapel The ads vary some with promotions mention this ad for senior or military discounts and others trying other enticements The Las Vegas Wedding Gardens boasts the citys only garden wedding chapel with an actual running waterfall The Flamingo Hilton Garden Chapel offers couples an opportunity to get married in elegance and splendor overlooking a quiet waterfalls and an lagoon island of live flamingos! 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