List of wedding chapels in Las Vegas

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This is a list of notable wedding chapels located in Las Vegas, with the area defined broadly as the Las Vegas Valley.

According to a travel magazine source in 2023, these chapels have "iconic appeal" and there are about 50 on or near the Las Vegas strip alone. [1]

Wedding chapels in Las Vegas
NameImageLocationEstablishedOther information
A Little White Wedding Chapel Little white chapel drive thru 2007.jpg 1301 S. Las Vegas Blvd
36°09′19″N115°08′59″W / 36.15517°N 115.14973°W / 36.15517; -115.14973 (A Little White Wedding Chapel)
1951
Chapel of the Flowers COF Landscape.jpg 1717 Las Vegas Boulevard South
36°09′02″N115°09′09″W / 36.15066°N 115.15256°W / 36.15066; -115.15256 (Chapel of the Flowers)
1955
Graceland Wedding Chapel Graceland Wedding Chapel - Las Vegas.jpg 619 Las Vegas Blvd. South
36°09′46″N115°08′41″W / 36.16266°N 115.14470°W / 36.16266; -115.14470 (Graceland)
1939Formerly known as Gretna Green Wedding Chapel; the name was changed after the death of Elvis Presley
Mon Bel Ami Wedding Chapel 607 S Las Vegas Blvd
36°09′47″N115°08′39″W / 36.16298°N 115.14428°W / 36.16298; -115.14428 (Mon Bel Ami Wedding Chapel)
1950s; renovated and renamed in 2003Formerly known as the Silver Bell Wedding Chapel
Little Church of the West Las Vegas (Nevada, USA), The Strip -- 2012 -- 6286.jpg 4617 S Las Vegas Blvd., Paradise, Nevada
36°05′10″N115°10′19″W / 36.08611°N 115.17194°W / 36.08611; -115.17194 (Little Church of the West)
1943The oldest building on Las Vegas Strip; it is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Wee Kirk o' the Heather Founded in 1940, the Wee Kirk o'the Heather is the longest-running among dozens of marriage chapels in Las Vegas, Nevada LCCN2011634601.tif 36°10′01″N115°08′31″W / 36.16696°N 115.14183°W / 36.16696; -115.14183 (Wee Kirk o' the Heather (former location)) 1940One of the first wedding chapels in Las Vegas; it was demolished on October 3, 2020
Map all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap

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References

  1. Shannon McMahon (February 15, 2023). "The Iconic Appeal of Las Vegas's Wedding Chapels". Condé Nast Traveller .