For the upcoming 70th anniversary of first being declared the “Wedding Capital of the World” on Sept. 23, 1953, Clark County is planning a mass vow renewal ceremony at Caesars Palace.
Las Vegas’ proud title as the “Wedding Capital of the World” has been fortified by a rich history — and more than five million nuptials.
“With more than five million ‘I do’s’ and counting, each year Las Vegas conducts more destination weddings than any other place on the planet,” according to Clark County’s marriage bureau. “For well over 70 years a ‘Vegas wedding’ has captured the public imagination as the ultimate quick, stress-free, fun, glamourous wedding destination.”
Here’s a fun fact: The July 1909 wedding of Grace McGee and William C. Bright was the first recorded marriage there, just shy of two years before the city was incorporated. She originally named it “Gretna Green” after a Scottish town where “marriage by declaration” was popular in the previous century, according to a Clark County report on the wedding industry.
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It’s been featured in blockbusters such as"Honeymoon in Vegas" — starring local celebrity Nicolas Cage — “Indecent Proposal,” “Mars Attacks!” and “Vegas Vacation.”
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