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 location 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, complete a $69-and-up ceremony, then dinner.
Ceremony partner
For the ceremony itself we work alongside The Little Neon Chapel on Fremont Street: $69 weddings, themed Elvis and Prince ceremonies, walk-in Wednesdays. They handle the chapel; we handle the rest of the weekend. 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.
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