{"id":256922,"date":"2023-01-31T18:04:21","date_gmt":"2023-02-01T00:04:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=256922"},"modified":"2023-02-01T15:44:25","modified_gmt":"2023-02-01T21:44:25","slug":"las-vegas-airport-installs-pop-up-valentines-day-marriage-license-bureau","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/las-vegas-airport-installs-pop-up-valentines-day-marriage-license-bureau\/","title":{"rendered":"Las Vegas Airport Opens Pop-Up Marriage License Bureau Ahead of Valentine\u2019s Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

Quickie Las Vegas weddings are a little slower around Valentine\u2019s Day. More than 1,500 marriage licenses are issued during the days leading up to and including Feb. 14. That\u2019s double the number of licenses issued during an average non-holiday period.<\/p>\n

\"Pop-Up
A couple applies for a marriage license in 2018 at the Pop-up Valentine’s Day Marriage License Bureau at Las Vegas Airport, an annual attempt to make the process faster and more fun during the busiest wedding season of the year. (Image: AFP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

So why not pick up your marriage license in the same place you pick up your baggage and your Starbucks chai latte \u2013 in Baggage Claim 5 next to the Southwest carousel at Harry Reid International Airport\u2019s Terminal 1?<\/p>\n

Normally, hopeful husbands and wives must wait in line at the main Marriage License Bureau office at 201 E. Clark St. \u2013 the one closest to most of the chapels. But that line will likely be twice as long around Valentine\u2019s Day.<\/p>\n

The idea for the pop-up bureau came from Rosemary Vassiliadis, the airport\u2019s director of aviation, during a brainstorming session she had with Clark County Clerk Lynn Marie Goya six years ago.<\/p>\n

I immediately recognized how great the idea was,\u201d<\/strong> Goya told Casino.org.<\/em> \u201cWeddings are an important part of Las Vegas history, and a big reason why people come to Las Vegas and bring their family and friends. Since they\u2019re coming through the airport anyway, it’s a great synergy.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

According to the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, about 4% of all visitors to the region come primarily for a wedding \u2013 theirs or someone else\u2019s. Since 1909, more than 5 million marriage licenses have been issued by Clark County, which markets itself as the Wedding Capital of the World.<\/p>\n

America’s Wedding Capital<\/h2>\n

In 2022, there 77,574 weddings were performed in Las Vegas. That\u2019s up nearly 2,000 from 2021 but still down 40% from 2004\u2019s record of 128,000. This reflects the national trend of younger generations rejecting the institution. According to a recent survey for the charity Relate, Gen Z was the least likely to say marriage was important to them (27%), compared to 38% of millennials, 41.9% of baby boomers, and 60% of over-75s.<\/p>\n

Since the Pop-Up Valentine\u2019s Day Bureau first appeared six years ago \u2013 it took Valentine\u2019s Day 2021 off for COVID \u2013 Goya said couples regularly call the airport, and the Marriage License Bureau, asking if it will be there.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cEveryone loves it,\u201d she said, \u201cand I’m not aware of any other place doing anything like this. So we\u2019ve made it a regular Valentine\u2019s Day thing. As long as they want us there, we will be there.\u201d<\/p>\n

Goin’ to the Chapel<\/h2>\n

Getting hitched is easy in Las Vegas. For an application to be approved, each person must be at least 18 years old and unmarried, and the couple must not be nearer to kin than second cousins or cousins of half-blood. Also, Goya added, neither person must be visibly inebriated. The application fee is $102.<\/p>\n

Marriage licenses in Nevada are valid for one year. They expire if not followed by a ceremony performed in Nevada by a Nevada-licensed officiant and witnessed by someone other than the officiant.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fees vary by the chapel, but a basic package at the historic \u201cA Little White Wedding Chapel\u201d begins at just $50.<\/p>\n

The pop-up bureau will be open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. It will only issue marriage licenses and vow renewal certificates. Couples are also encouraged to complete a marriage license pre-application to expedite the process even more. It can be found on the County Clerk’s\u00a0website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Marriage licenses will also remain available at the Marriage License Bureau main office at 201 E. Clark St. in downtown Las Vegas, which is open from 8 a.m. to midnight every day, including holidays.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Quickie Las Vegas weddings are a little slower around Valentine\u2019s Day. More than 1,500 marriage licenses are issued during the days leading up to and including Feb. 14. That\u2019s double the number of licenses issued during an average non-holiday period. So why not pick up your marriage license in the same place you pick up […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":78,"featured_media":256935,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[81886,60],"tags":[84820,23,84819,84818,84817],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nLas Vegas Airport Opens Pop-Up Marriage License Bureau Ahead of Valentine\u2019s Day - Casino.org<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Quickie Las Vegas weddings are a little slower around Valentine\u2019s Day. 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