Wedding chapel
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Awedding chapelis a building or room, other than a legalcourt,where marriages are regularly performed. Usually wedding chapels are for-profit venues to host weddings in resort areas to encourage hotel room stays, catering and gambling by the guests. The buildings are generally religiously themed and imitatechurch architecture.In some cases, religious institutions have chapels that are used specifically for marriages or closed churches are converted into wedding chapels.
Las Vegas[edit]
Las Vegas, Nevada,particularly, is famous for itslarge number of wedding chapelsbecause Nevada has no waiting period to file formarriage licenses.Some of the wedding chapels in Las Vegas feature anElvis impersonator.[1]
Couples who wantElvis PresleyWeddingscan choose either theGraceland Wedding Chapelor The Elvis Chapel.
Requirements[edit]
Wedding chapels across the world must perform their ceremonies under specific laws, depending on the region in which they are located. In theUnited States,for example, wedding chapels usually require:marriage licensesandidentity documents.Requirements for minors to marry vary from state to state.
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References[edit]
- ^J O'shea, Ronan (February 14, 2018)."Las Vegas airport launches 'pop-up' wedding service".The Independent.RetrievedJuly 8,2018.