Las Vegas is a city of experiencing life differently. Spa treatments, nightlife, restaurants, shopping, all these activities in Vegas can be an adventure, an over-the-top escapade, something out of the ordinary. So, it only makes sense that getting married in Sin City can be unconventional, too. If you and your sweetheart are looking for a different way to say your “I Do’s,” here’s some ideas that are certain to make the special day unforgettable.
Not only has A Little White Wedding Chapel been helping couples get hitched since the 1950s, in 1991 it added the Tunnel of Love (1301 Las Vegas Blvd. S., 702.382.5943) to its chapel grounds. Yes, it’s a drive-through, as in sitting in the car, pulling up to a window and instead of ordering a Big Mac, promising to love your significant other in sickness and in health. Couples have the option of exchanging vows in their own car or in the chapel’s provided pink Cadillac; even bikers can ride their hog through the Tunnel of Love.
Instead of a car, how about hopping on the world’s largest observation wheel to wed? Guests can do so with the High Roller wedding (The Linq Promenade, 702.733.3492). Make it official 550 feet in the air in your own private pod as the wheel goes through one 30-minute rotation. You can invite up to 40 guests or spring for the VIP bar cabin and invite 25 friends and enjoy your very own bar and bartender.
Another option that’ll get hearts soaring is booking a wedding with Maverick Helicopters (6075 Las Vegas Blvd. S., 702.948.1325). The company offers different packages including a helicopter ride to breathtaking locations like the Grand Canyon and Valley of Fire, where Maverick has exclusive landing spots that allow for amazing backdrops. You can also commit up in the air, flying over the Strip at night, while the neon lights sparkle all around.
If the neon lights of the Strip are a must when you marry, couples can also book a wedding 460 feet in the air at Paris hotel’s Eiffel Tower Experience (877.650.5021). Once at the top of the half-scale replica of the original, enjoy 360-degree views of the city, particularly the Bellagio fountains, which help up the romance factor for the matrimonial moment.
For those couples looking to take the plunge, do it literally and figuratively at New York-New York. Hop aboard the Big Apple Coaster (702.740.6616) and commit to life’s ups and downs as you travel up, down and around at 67 mph through high-speed dives, two inversions and a heartline twist and dive. You can even invite friends and family to take the ride of a lifetime along with you and your sweetheart.
For the couple looking to really Vegas-size their wedding, one place in particular just made it possible: Madame Tussauds Las Vegas (The Venetian, 702.862.7805). Couples can say their vows in the wax museum’s newest room, The Hangover Experience, inspired by the No. 1 hit comedy trilogy The Hangover. Inside the replica of the movie’s chapel, up to 30 guests, and Phil and Alan wax figures, can witness the nuptials. Throw in some Jägermeister shots, Elvis as the minister, a former Las Vegas police department vehicle and special set designs such as the infamous hotel suite, and this is one wedding that’ll make you drunk in love.
