Sometimes it’s the little things that put a smile on your face. Case in point: Last week I was emailing with a friend of a friend about his upcoming trip to Las Vegas. He’s planning to pop the question and get married all within twenty-four hours, assuming his girlfriend agrees, and he had a few questions for me.
“Do you know a place in Vegas to get married?” he asked. “Nothing fancy, though if you can find me an Elvis wedding I’ll name our first-born child after you. And what about a trip to the Grand Canyon? I think that would be an awesome post-vows celebration.”
Now, asking these questions of me is a little like asking the Pope if he knows anything about funny hats. Or asking Paris Hilton what she knows about driving with a suspended license. Do I know anything about Las Vegas weddings and tours to the Grand Canyon? Um, yes, as a matter of fact I do.
Let me start with the wedding. If you’re going to get married in Las Vegas, you have a few options:
An “I just met you, let’s get married for a lark” wedding must always include Elvis. And you have a few options. There’s the “Loving You” Elvis Wedding and the “Can’t Help Falling in Love” Elvis Wedding and let’s not forget about the “Hunk of Burning Love” Elvis Wedding. What’s the cost? Anywhere from $125 to $350, depending on the ‘extras’ you want (limo transfer, flowers, Elvis CD, photos, marriage certificate, you get the idea). You’ll also need to buy a marriage license on the spot for about $55, no waiting required. It’s just that easy to say, “I do.”
If Elvis isn’t your thing, you can always opt for the other quintessential wedding option: a drive-up wedding. Limo service from the hotel, a swing by the courthouse for your license (pre-paid, as it should be), then off to the world-famous Drive Thru window at A Special Memory Wedding Chapel, where a real and totally legitimate minister will perform your nuptials. You can almost hear somebody asking you, “Do you want fries with that?” Total cost, a budget-friendly $300.
At the high-end of the scale, there’s a Grand Canyon Helicopter Wedding (cost: a cool $3,550) or you can super-size it with an Ultimate Grand Canyon Helicopter Wedding (cost: $3,900). What do you get for all that cash? Besides your own private helicopter tour of the Grand Canyon and Hoover Dam, you get a sunset wedding at the Valley of Fire. And don’t worry, for a little extra you can even hire an Elvis or Johnny Cash impersonator to accompany you. I am not joking.
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