How to get married in Las Vegas.

Love and Marriage in Las Vegas

Everybody loves Las Vegas and everybody loves the idea of falling in love in Las Vegas.  That's not a fact... that's a warning.  You see, Marriage is the second biggest business in Vegas, and only gambling is bigger.  So they want you to fall in love and marry and they make it so easy, too.

How to Get Married in Las Vegas

So, let's assume that this is the real thing, and that person peeking at your laptop in bed right now is the one you want to spend the rest of your life with.  Well, it's easy to get married in Las Vegas.  In fact, it's so easy that when you show up to get your marriage license in Clark County (where Las Vegas is) you will see on the application a suggestion that you seriously consider what you're doing.  It's about as easy to get hitched in Vegas as it is to place a $5 bet on black or red in roulette... and your chances of getting divorced later are about the same as betting on black or red.

Okay, here's what you need:

Get a license at the Clark County Marriage Bureau.  You'll have to answer some basic questions like you're at least 18 years old and you're not already married, and show proof of identity and your driver license with a photo will do.  If you were previously married, you have to write down when the marriage ended.  It's OK to bring a cheat sheet with multiple fomer marriages.  It's against the law to lie so don't start your marriage by fibbing about that wedding of yours that you were too drunk to remember.

No blood test is required, so a needle won't give you an excuse to say no.  There is no waiting period, so following the pilot rule of not drinking before flying is appropriate here as well.  Then pay $60 by cash or credit card.  Yep, leave some of your credit line open when you're at the casino so you can pay for your marriage license.  Oh, there is a $5 fee for a credit card payment.

Then comes the ceremony.  You can get married anywhere.  And as you walk out of the offce clutching your new marriage license you will be greeted by recruiters for local wedding chapels and they'll have their limos right there.

You can have a civil ceremony courtesy of the taxpayers plus a $50 fee seven days a week.  But you do have to call 702-671-0577 to make an appointment.  The Marriage License Bureau is in downtown Las Vegas at 201 Clark Avenue and it's open seven days a week from 8-AM till midnight.  Between midnight and 8 in the morning you can think about it... play some craps because marriage is also a roll of the dice... but remember to keep $65 ($60 for the license, $5 for the fee) available on your credit card.

For more ideas before your wedding and after your wedding, including ideas for your bridal registry and gift hints to give to your friends and relatives visit www.AlanBestBuys.com and check out the information about furniture and clothing discounters, deals on real estate, tips about liquidation stores and outlets, and information that will help the two of you put money away for your golden years of retirement.  And there is also some information that might help you from blowing it all while gambling in the casinos, and at the airport, and at the gas stations, and at the supermarket and just about every place you might be at in Las Vegas.

Oh, and congratulations, and as they say at the tables when you exchange your cash for chips... good luck!

And you can get married in exotic, different and strange ways in Vegas.  There are drive-thru wedding chapels and marriages in gardens, and marriages in limos, and at least one marriage that we know about took place at a craps table with a Rabbi at Caesars Palace.   Anybody can get married in Vegas and getting married in Vegas doesn't surprise anybody anymore.  But getting married during the limo ride from the airport to a hotel on the Strip not everybody does.

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Got Rings?

If you didn't plan your Vegas wedding in advance then you most likely don't have the necessary hardware for your ceremony -- the rings.  It's OK not to exchange rings at a Vegas wedding.  I'm sure there are people who met at bars, had a few too many, and decided to tie the knot without the ceremonial bands of gold.  But just in case you want those symbols of eternal love you have three choices.

First choice is the assortment of jewelry stores at the casinos and in the shopping centers attached to the casinos.  Some of the finest jewelers in the world are in the shopping areas attached to Bellagio and Caesars Palace including Tiffany & Company.  There are others too that are able to accommodate even a billionaire's budget.

Second choice is the assortment of local jewelry stores in the communities that make up the Vegas metropolitan area.  You'll find family owned jewelry stores as well as the national retailers.

Third choice is the assortment of Vegas pawn shops which are loaded with classic rings for him and her from divorced couples who decided to celebrate their new freedom with a bash in Vegas and pawned or sold their marriage hardware for some loot to play the slots or the tables.  There is nothing wrong with wearing a classic ring that you can buy at a discount.  And don't believe any of that nonsense about rings from other marriages carrying a curse.  Because the only one who was cursed was the original buyer who paid retail.

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