[1] It has held the title because of the ease of acquiring a marriage license and the minimal costs involved in having a wedding in Las Vegas.
A local law in the 1970s made it impossible to build a free standing wedding chapel on the Las Vegas Strip.
The Tropicana has offered a "rock star" wedding officiated by former Quiet Riot frontman Paul Shortino.
[8] Every year an electronic dance festival called Electric Daisy Carnival held at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway offers couples to marry during the festival with varied themes, these packages are an option when purchasing entry, prices range from a couple hundred dollars to under a thousand dollars.
Second in popularity to the wedding chapel option is to have a ceremony performed outdoors somewhere in the surrounding Las Vegas area.