There can be no doubt that Las Vegas is the Wedding Capital of the World and these marriages are recognized in every country. More than 100 thousand couples tie the knot in Sin City every year. Getting married in Las Vegas is incredibly easy. It takes about 10 minutes to get a marriage license. Both parties (a man and a woman, man and a man or woman and a woman ...same sex marriages are allowed as of October 7 ) must appear in person at the Clark County Court House and fill out a short form.
The Requirements
Acording to NRS-122 You need to be either unmarried individual or hold finalzed divorce decree in hand.
The requirements to get married in NV is the same for US or NON-US couples regarless of their gender. US citizens are required to provide their SSN, no need to bring your SSN card. As for the foreigners, Apostilles may be required to register and finalize a marriage in a foreign country and can be found here .
Both parties must appear in person at the marriage bureau located at 201 E Clark Ave, Las Vegas, NV 89101.
You have to be at least 18 years of age and your partner is no nearer than second cousins or cousins of half-blood.
You must possess and present an acceptable idetifation to prove your age and name, this list of the acceptable ID are: Driver’s License, Driver’s Instruction Permit, ID Card issued by U. S. state or territory, Foreign government issued ID Card, including Driver’s License (must include birth date), Passport, Matricula Consular Card, Military ID Card or Military Dependent ID Card issued by branch of U. S. Armed Forces, Certificate of Citizenship or Certificate of Naturalization or Permanent Resident Card (Greencard) issued by INS, Voter Identification Card,
blood test is NOT required
Remember, marriage license is required to marry in NV, its not proof of marriage. Ones the marriage is executed, the chapel has 10 days to inform marriage bureau, after that you can order your marriage certificate online or pick up in person.
Fees
To apply for a marriage license: $77
Proof of marriage: $15
Amended marriage certificate: $74.50
Order a copy of the marriage certificate: $10
Marriage License Pre-Application
You can fill our pre-application marriage license online, be aware that completed forms stay in clark county's system for 60 days. Do not fill this form out more than 60 days before the marriage.
Ones submited this pre-application form online you will obtain a reference number which you should save it. When both parties show up marriage bureau at 201 E, Clark Avenue along with your required IDs and reference number your license will be ready to print.
To access online pre-application go to https://clerk.clarkcountynv.gov/ClerkPreApp/
Once you get your marriage license and how to order copies of your marriage records after you are married can be found HERE
Where is the Marriage License Bureau
Vegas weddings are popular!
The Marriage License Bureau recently moved and is now located in the Justice Center at 201 Clark Avenue in Downtown Las Vegas. (At the corner of S. Casino Center Blvd. and Clark Avenue ...3 blocks south of the Golden Nugget Hotel-Casino.) Tel. (702) 671-0600.
If you chose to not have a formal wedding, you can bemarried by a Commissioner in the Office of Civil Marriages -- open every day from 8 a.m.until 10 p.m. It is located at 309 S. Third Street, First Floor - about a block away fromthe Marriage License Bureau. There is a $50 ceremony fee for this service.
Clark County issues more than 82,000 marriage licenses annually. ...that’s about 290 weddings a day!. Not only you can get married in Sin City but also refresh your marriage!.
You must show proof of identification by bringing a driver's license, birth certificate, passport or military ID. If you are between 16 to 18 years old, consent must be given in person or by a notarized affidavit of either parent or legal guardian. (Parental consent andcourt order is required if under the age of16.) Both partners must provide their social security number. If you were previously married, your divorce must be final in the state where granted. The date of the final decree and the city and state where granted are required. All marriages must be witnessed by an individual other than the person performing the ceremony. (This is usually provided without cost.)
To obtain a copy of a marriage license visit http://www.clarkcountynv.gov/clerk/Pages/ObtainProofofMarriage.aspx you will find info about ordering online as well as the request form pdf file.
The Marriage Ceremony
Las Vegas drive-thru weddings!
The ceremony at one of the many chapels on the Strip can be as cheap as $40 and as short as 20 minutes. That’s if you use the quickie drive-through window ...like the one they have at The Little White Chapel. All you need to do is show identification and fill out a form.
Most couples, however, opt for more elaborate weddings costing from $150 to "a lot more." (A wedding aboard a yacht costs $3,000.) Be aware that most quoted prices do not include a Limousine chauffeur’s gratuity ($25-35), minister’s fee ($50), marriage license fee ($77) or sales tax (8.5%.) Las Vegas drive-thru weddings! The Little White Chapel has six rooms and can handle up to seven weddings at a time if one takes place at its outdoor chapel. They even offer Internet broadcasts of your ceremony. It is also where Britney Spears married childhood friend, Jason Alexander. (The marriage lasted only 55 hours.)
The Las Vegas Review Journal newspaper says Graceland Chapel is the "Best Place To Get Married In Las Vegas" in their Best of Las Vegas listings.
Las Vegas has the reputation of being the divorce capital of the world. But actually divorces account for only a small percentage of the marriage/divorce business. Its marriages that are unbelievably popular ...there are ten weddings in Las Vegas for every divorce. There are all sorts of marriage ceremonies. Check out the following websites to see what we are talking about. You have to see it to believe it.
Wedding Chapels
There are about 50 places where you can get married in Las Vegas. Most of the larger Las Vegas hotel-casinos have wedding chapels. But there are more than 30 stand-alone chapels also. Most are located on Wedding Chapel Row, just north of the Strip. Here is a partial list.
A Hollywood Wedding Chapel - (702) 731-0678 or (800) 704-0478
A Special Memory Wedding Chapel - (702) 384-2211 or (800) 962-7798
Chapels of Las Vegas - (800) 545-4106
Chapel of the Bells - (702) 735-6803 or (800)-233-2391
Cupid's Wedding Chapel & Reception - (702) 598-4444 or (800) 543-2933
Elvis Wedding Chapel - (702) 384-0771 or (800) 574-4450
Graceland Wedding Chapel - (702) 382-0091 or (800) 824-5732
Las Vegas Wedding Bureau & Chapel - (702) 933-3464 or (800) 823-4095
Las Vegas Wedding Chapel - (702) 383-5909 or (800) 452-6081
Little Chapel of the Flowers - 702-735-4331 or 800-843-2410
Little Church of the West - Not Recommended!!
Little White Wedding Chapel - (702) 382-5943 or (800) 545-8111
Vegas Weddings 4 U - (702) 914-0198 or (877) 914-4490
Victoria's Wedding Chapel - (702) 252-4565 or (800) 344-5683
Viva Las Vegas Themed Wedding - (702) 384-0771 or (800) 574-4450
Wedding Bells Chapel - (702) 731-2355 or (800) 305-9040
Wee Kirk O'the Heather Wedding Chapel - (702) 382-9830 or (800) 843-5266
Same Sex Marriage
same sex (aka gay marriage) is legal acording to federal government with all aspects of the marriage entails to including prison visit right on other states where the same sex marriage is still illegal.
How Does the Process is Different than Heterogamy Sex Marriage?
No difference at all! Show up together at the CC marriage bureau as explained above (exact the same steps) along with your IDs to obtain your license than go get married on a gay friendly chapel.
Las Vegas Divorces
Nevada legalized gambling and liberalized divorce laws in 1931. After only six weeks of residency, a "quickie" divorce could be granted. It paved the way for Las Vegas to become the nation's divorce capital. The travelers that came for divorces stayed at dude ranches.
Today, Nevada divorce laws still require one of the divorcing parties to establish six weeks residency in the state and a Resident Witness (who has been a Nevada resident for at least twelve months) must attest that you were in the state for all of the six-week period. The divorcing party must also have the intent to permanently reside in the State of Nevada at the time the divorce action is filed. Both divorcing parties must sign the Joint Petition for Divorce.
This process is relatively inexpensive for those parties that can agree to an amicable divorce. The cost of filing a divorce petition in Clark County is $152, payable in cash, money order, or local check with valid photo ID.
An annulment dissolves the marriage as though it never occurred in the first place and both spouses are returned to their prior marital status. There must be extenuating circumstances for a marriage to be annulled, such as lack of consent being caused by intoxication or substance abuse, close blood relationship, fraud, underage, married but not divorced, etc.
Domestic Partnership
Domestic Partnership information is provided by the office of the Carson City Secretary of State and can be reached at 800-992-0900 or at www.nvsos.gov
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