How to get married in Las Vegas: the planning checklist
Getting married in Las Vegas takes three concrete steps: get a $102 Clark County marriage license in person at the downtown bureau, hold the ceremony at a chapel of your choice or with any officiant the chapel certifies, and confirm the rest of the weekend. The legal piece can happen same-day. Total planning runway for a polished weekend is 8-12 weeks; an expeditious wedding can happen in 24 hours.
12 weeks out
Decide on guest count and budget tier. Pick the weekend; Friday and Saturday peak windows lock in 8-10 weeks out at most Strip restaurants. Confirm date with The Little Neon Chapel or your chosen chapel.
8 weeks out
Submit a concierge form with your dates, guest count, ceremony time and what you want quoted. We come back with venue options across the right categories: private dining rooms for the rehearsal, restaurants or rooftop bars for the reception, nightclubs for the after-party, pool clubs for the morning-after.
6 weeks out
Confirm your reception venue and lock the rehearsal-dinner room. Reserve room blocks. Book transportation. Send invitations.
4 weeks out
Confirm the menu at the rehearsal dinner and reception, finalize the bar package, confirm the after-party nightclub table.
Wedding day
Morning: pick up the marriage license at the downtown bureau. Afternoon: rehearsal lunch or pre-ceremony cocktail. Late afternoon: ceremony. Evening: reception. Late evening: after-party.
Expeditious / same-day weddings
If you need to be legally married within 24 hours: land at LAS, drive to the downtown Marriage License Bureau, get the $102 license, drive to The Little Neon Chapel on Fremont Street or the chapel of your choice, complete the ceremony, then dinner. Book the chapel slot directly with the chapel; they control that calendar. If you want the dinner and the night handled around it, submit the concierge form with the ceremony time.
Ceremony partner
For the ceremony itself, we point couples to The Little Neon Chapel on Fremont Street: $69 weddings at their published rate, themed Elvis and Prince ceremonies, walk-in Wednesdays. You book the chapel with them directly. thelittleneonchapel.com.
FAQ
How long does it take to plan a Vegas wedding?
8-12 weeks for a polished full-weekend wedding with 30-200 guests. 24 hours for a legal same-day elopement.
What order do you do the marriage license, chapel, and dinner?
License first (downtown bureau, 20-45 minutes), then chapel for the ceremony, then dinner and the rest of the evening.
Related guides
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