Love, Las Vegas-style ... in the Bay State Jun 17, 2009
It's no surprise that someone has decided to duplicate Vegas wedding services in the Bay State. More couples are doing their nuptials on the cheap. (Boston Globe)
'The Hangover': About Last Night, By Kurt Loder Jun 6, 2009
The hospital visit leads the boys to a Vegas wedding chapel, where one of them discovers that he apparently got married the night before. (The chapel owner graciously agrees to file an annulment, but he'll need the bride to sign off on it, and she whoever she is is nowhere in evidence. (VHI.com -- Music News)
'HANGOVER' INTERVIEW: Even after filming's done, the fun continues for the stars Jun 4, 2009
By Donna Freydkin, USA TODAY The stars of The Hangover gather in Eastern Bloc, a bar in New York's East Village, for a Sunday group chat to hype their latest flick, in which they party so hard before a buddy's Vegas wedding that they lose their groom and must set out to find him. The players. (USA Today)
'Desperate Housewives' Ends With A Crash, A Kiss May 19, 2009
An indirect victim: Katherine (Dana Delany), who was en route with Mike to their Las Vegas wedding when the crisis hit. She ends up abandoned at the airport, her plans for marital bliss looking shaky. (KIRO TV, WA)
A 'Spring' sing May 15, 2009
About a month and a half ago, she saw an ad for a Y&R "Wedding in Las Vegas Contest," which had soap actors Daniel Goddard and Christel Khalil (that's Cane and Lily, for those of you who care) choosing couples to compete for a free Vegas wedding. Rosse, 31, a graphic designer, entered herself and her fianc. (Boston Globe)
View From Abroad- The test of government Apr 28, 2009
The only option we have is that we must come to the JPN three days before the wedding, wearing our wedding clothes, and sign some paperwork in an office that looks like Las Vegas wedding chapel (without Elvis). Of course, nothing ignites that romantic flame like a government office full of miserable bureaucrats in cheap suits. (Billerica Minuteman, MA)
Allison rocks the Idol judges Apr 1, 2009
Picking Wild Cherrys Play that Funky Music could have made him sound like a Las Vegas wedding singer, but it left Paula Abdul with some different comparisons in mind. Mick Jagger, Steven Tyler and Adam Lambert, Paula said. (MSNBC -- News)
Wanted: Rabbi-impersonating Elvis impersonator Apr 1, 2009
Agent Paul Gilbert of Linden Travel in New York City was asked to find an Elvis impersonator impersonating a rabbi for a Las Vegas wedding. . (MSNBC -- Travel)
Octuplets Get Biblical Names Mar 12, 2009
Mom, Natalie Denise Suleman also known as Nadya Suleman and Natalie Doud was the only child of Iraqi dad Edward Suleman and Lithuanian Angela Doud, who had a 1974 Las Vegas wedding and divorced in 1999. SOURCES: Scruby, Airan, Octuplets mom chooses names, Whittier Daily News, Feb. 10, 2009; Hedley, Caroline, and Sherwell, Philip, All I wanted was children, Telegraph. (Suite101.com)
Motorsports calendar for the week of March 9, 2009 Mar 9, 2009
(SC) FRIDAY 6 a.m. Bullrun One team gets lost; cars must break into" prison. (SC) 7 a.m. KIT - An Autobody Experience final body work, paint and reassembly. (SC) 9 a.m. Bullrun The teams set off from Los Angeles bound for Vegas. (SC) 10 a.m. Bullrun Rival team members visit a Vegas wedding chapel; Team Evo becomes Team Evil. (SC) 11 a.m. Bullrun A shortcut proves costly; explosive slalom course. (SC) 12:00 p.m. Bullrun One team gets lost; cars must break into" prison ... (SC) 10 p.m. Bullrun... (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Peaches' marriage wrecked by Virgin Feb 8, 2009
They married in a five-minute Las Vegas wedding weeks after getting together, as we told in August. Peaches parents Sir Bob and the late PAULA YATES also married in the US city. (The Sun)
Love, Money Collide in Vegas 'Wedding Pit' Feb 21, 2008
ABC News: Love, Money Collide in Vegas 'Wedding Pit. Labor of Love in Las Vegas 'Wedding Pit. (ABC News)
ABOVE: Britney and her Brummie lover Adnan Feb 17, 2008
Pal Jason Alexander, 27, who married Britney in a short-lived Vegas wedding, claims she now believes she can have another family. He also told how fragile Britney isnt well enough to know what she wants. (Daily Star)
Who's Politically Correct? Jan 23, 2008
Moment on how the Greek half of Cyprus has become "the Mediterranean's answer to the Las Vegas wedding scene."Elizabeth Gumportposted Jan. 8, 2008. featured advertiser links. (Slate)
Pucko's Perspectives Jan 4, 2008
A MOUNTAINEERS' LAS VEGAS WEDDING ... Sometimes those Las Vegas weddings work out just fine. (R News)
Piper weds actor Laurence Fox Jan 3, 2008
The pair tied the knot in 2001 in a quickie Las Vegas wedding following a whirlwind romance. The couple finalized their divorce last May. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Is Britney Spears about to elope again? Dec 20, 2007
But elopement is never out of the question for Spears, who married childhood sweetheart Jason Alexander in a Las Vegas wedding that was annulled 55 hours later. Federline is reported to be furious about his ex-wife's plans. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Britney Spears elopes again? Dec 19, 2007
Britney Spears elopes again. - People - Entertainment - theage. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Brit plans to marry assistant Dec 19, 2007
The 'Gimme More' singer - whose 2004 Vegas wedding to childhood friend Jason Alexander was annulled after 55 hours - is reportedly infatuated with assistant Sam Lufti and has already told ex-husband Kevin Federline and her lawyers she is planning to tie the knot. A source said: "Britney is completely under Sam's spell. Everyone sees through him, except her. I hear that he stays with her most of the time, and she pays for his food, his bar and restaurant tabs and his clothing. She takes care of... (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
3 friends on the road, urging America to jump on green bandwagon Nov 29, 2007
" In Las Vegas, they met an environmentally conscious Elvis Presley impersonator and marriage officiator with impressive knowledge of local water issues. After he gave them a tour of the Viva Las Vegas Wedding Chapel, the roadies were treated to a giant flashing dedication on the chapel's JumboTron "and an impromptu Elvis jingle imploring people to 'uh-reduce, uh-reuse, uh-recycle,' " remembered Evans. In Seattle, they chatted with city Councilman Richard Conlin, "who told us that 30 percent of... (San Francisco Chronicle)
The Bachelors choice? Nobody! Nov 21, 2007
Rumors swirled over a request to date both, an instant Vegas wedding, an actually, Im gay. Not many expected that Brad would stone-cold drop the final two. (MSNBC -- News)
Sheen wants Vegas wedding Nov 21, 2007
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MARKAZI: Poker player searching for the Vegas dream Nov 21, 2007
He is dressed as an ordained minister the moment after being pre-ordained online the night before so he could wed a couple of Virgin employees mid-air with all the tackiness of a Vegas wedding chapel, sans the Elvis impersonator serving as a witness. "There's a hell of a difference between being an amateur poker player and a professional poker player," Branson says. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Trash the Dress -- Former brides turn treasured dresses into artistic new photos Nov 4, 2007
"I don't think my daughter would really be interested in this dress, so it seemed like a fun thing to do." The concept of Trashing The Dress photo sessions was conceived by John Michael Cooper, a Las Vegas wedding photographer bored with traditional wedding photos. He wanted to create a unique and unusual counterpoint to standard wedding imagery. (Conroe Courier, TX)
Carrie Underwood's 'Carnival Ride' a bunch of air Oct 24, 2007
So while Carnival Ride fiddles with a handful of traditional country instruments such as banjo, mandolin and steel guitar, her roots remain in radio-ready pop. Tellingly, the CD's best cut, "Last Name," is a rocked-up little corker about too much booze and a surprise Vegas wedding. It's a catchy guilty pleasure. (Dallas Morning News)
SCRIPPS HOWARD NEWS SERVICE CONSOLIDATED BUDGET Oct 22, 2007
VEGASCHAPELS (Schoenmann, Las Vegas Sun) --LAS VEGAS: City Hall accusations fly as competitors and even former customers say the Garden of Love chapel stained the rose-petaled and faux-Elvis world of the Las Vegas wedding industry. 400. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
Chapel saga: Who's married, who's legit, who knows Oct 19, 2007
That's when the Garden of Love, 1431 Las Vegas Blvd. South, came into being, and the battle for customers, according to its competitors, began to stain the rose-petaled and faux-Elvis world of the Las Vegas wedding industry. Competitors have alleged that Garden of Love handbillers have gone far beyond the pale in trying to muscle aside other chapels' representatives in seeking to snare couples walking out of the Clark County Marriage Bureau to use their chapel. (Las Vegas Sun)
UPDATED: No Decision in Las Vegas Wedding Chapel Fight Oct 18, 2007
17) Evening -- After hours of testimony from several people Wednesday, the city council still has not decided whether to return the business license to a Las Vegas wedding chapel. The Garden of Love recently had its license revoked because the city said it was aggressively trying to recruit customers. (KLAS-TV.com, NV)
Little love left for Vegas wedding chapel Oct 10, 2007
According to a police report, 30-year-old Marquise Vance, working for a chapel named the Las Vegas Wedding Bureau, was sitting on a bench outside the Regional Justice Center when Ross attacked and injured him with a knife. About a week later, Vance told police, he was approached by another Garden of Love employee who threatened to "finish the job by taking me to a nearby alley, where he wouldn't be observed.". (Las Vegas Sun)
Vegas wedding for Pamela Anderson, Rick Salomon Oct 8, 2007
Pamela Anderson has said "I do" for the third time to longtime pal Rick Salomon. The pair tied the knot Saturday night in Las Vegas at the Mirage Hotel before Anderson's children and members of her family, sources confirm to People magazine. (Newsday -- Entertainment)
Vegas wedding chapels seek tougher rules on handbillers Sep 24, 2007
Latest Local Headlines. Associated Press - September 23, 2007 6:04 PM ET. (KRNV.com, NV)
Britney's battle Sep 22, 2007
A furious row with her mother led to her notorious 55-hour Las Vegas wedding in 2004 to childhood friend, Jason Alexander. Nine months later she married Federline, becoming a mother of two in just two years. (Mirror.co.uk)
VIDEO: OJ Whistling 'If I Only Had a Brain?' Sep 17, 2007
Does O.J. Leave Vegas Wedding Whistling If I Only Had a Brain ... Does O.J. Leave Vegas Wedding Whistling If I Only Had a Brain. (The Drudge Report)
Mel B's mum: 'My girl's big mistake" Aug 16, 2007
"Belafonte's ex-wife Nancy told how he left her an emotional wreck. She married the producer - who also uses the surname Stansbury - in 1997 in a quickie Las Vegas wedding. It collapsed in under 12 weeks and she returned broken-hearted to her home town of Honolulu, Hawaii.Sobbing, she spoke exclusively to the Sunday Mirror yesterday, saying: "I have regretted that marriage ever since. I just want to forget Stephen. (Sunday Mirror)
Mel B Marries Boyfriend in Secret Vegas Ceremony Aug 10, 2007
Spice Girl Melanie Brown has married her boyfriend Stephen Belafonte, in a secret Las Vegas wedding ceremony. Her rep confirms a marriage license filed in Clark County, Nevada, is genuine and that Brown married her movie producer beau more than two months ago, on June 6. (FOX23.com, OK)
Scary Spice ties the knot Aug 9, 2007
Spice Girls singer Melanie Brown tied the knot in a secret Las Vegas wedding two months ago, marriage records in Nevada show. The 32-year-old British pop star, known as 'Scary Spice', married boyfriend and music producer Stephen Belafonte, in a ceremony on June 6, according to the Clark Country public records office. (Sydney Morning Herald)
LinuxWorld: Partnership Love Is In The Air Aug 8, 2007
Moscone Center, home of the LinuxWorld conference, felt like a Las Vegas wedding chapel this week as vendors rushed into each others' arms, throwing proclamations of joyful unions around like confetti. Red Hat struck a bundling deal with Dell, while Novell hooked up with everyone in sight, striking SUSE alliances with IBM, Dell and Lenovo. (CRN)
Jodie Sweetin: 'I Married My Best Friend' Jul 26, 2007
She considers the Vegas wedding simply a first step. "In a year or so we're going to have bigger ceremony for family and friends," she says. (People Magazine)
Bride on aisle 7: The perfect, lucky wedding Jul 14, 2007
Movie star Eva Longoira and San Antonio Spurs basketball player Tony Parker married in Paris, thousands tied the knot in Las Vegas wedding chapels and many vows were repeated in Shelby County. Kim Victoria and Alan Plummer married where they met and fell in love: at the Shelbyville Wal-Mart on Taylorsville Road. (Shelbyille Sentinel-News, KY)
Lucky date spurs weddings Jul 8, 2007
LAS VEGAS (AP) - With numerology on their side, hundreds of couples are heading to Las Vegas wedding chapels this day -- 7-7-2007 -- hoping that they'll be lucky in love. Chapels have been banking on their customers' superstitions. (WREG.com, TN)
Seventh Heaven For Wedding Couples Jul 8, 2007
Niagara Falls is bracing for hundreds of nuptials, and appointments at Las Vegas wedding chapels are as scarce as hen's teeth. The Ritz-Carlton in Lake Las Vegas created a special Lucky 7 package: a two-day "Seven Ways of Wonderment" package, at $7,707, offers guests a room on the seventh floor, a seven-course dinner, a $777 shopping spree and a 7 a.m. golf tee-time. (CBS News)
Seven brides and seven grooms pick Saturday's lucky date - 7/7/07 - to wed at Sycamore's Chapel in the Pines Jul 8, 2007
Miller had always wanted the date 7/7/07 to be her wedding day, but after plans for a Las Vegas wedding fell through, she decided to continue with her wedding dreams anyway a decision that came just two days before the nuptuals. just wanted the date triple sevens and we have been dating seven years, Miller said. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
More of this story Jul 7, 2007
She said she has heard of numerous couples who are making the trip to Las Vegas wedding chapels today to cash in on some 7-7-7 luck. Believing that couples married on 7/7/07 will have a more fortunate marriage depends on how superstitious you are. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Thousands Flock to Las Vegas to Wed on Lucky 7-7-7 Jul 7, 2007
Daniel Cassels is a minister at a Las Vegas wedding chapel. "This day is huge," he said. (KLAS-TV.com, NV)
Will Spamalot Win Big in Vegas? Apr 6, 2007
In Spamalot, the quest for the holy grail stops at a Vegas wedding chapel. In another scene, a character shouts out, "What happens in Camelot, stays in Camelot," a reference to the popular Las Vegas tourism slogan. (BusinessWeek)
RUDY JUDI'S BOMBSHELL... Mar 24, 2007
They tied the knot when she was just shy of 20 years old in a Las Vegas wedding chapel. Ross could not be reached for comment last night. (The Drudge Report)
X17online.com Feb 22, 2007
Another Vegas wedding. She'll check into a more private treatment facility. (Newsday -- Entertainment)
Helyar: NBA town? Feb 16, 2007
"Furthermore, Stern said in a speech Wednesday to the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce that he has asked Goodman to find a compromise that would satisfy both the NBA and the Las Vegas sports books, one of the clearest signs yet that the NBA is paving the road to Vegas.Still, the question remains: Is Sin City really on the verge of being a major-league city? Or is it the new millennium's St. Petersburg -- a sports-hungry city to be used and abused by team owners? For years, the lords of Major League... (ESPN -- Basketball)
Las Vegas Chapels Gear up For Valentine's Day Feb 14, 2007
Valentine's Day is Wednesday, which means Las Vegas wedding chapels will have more couples walking down the aisle than usual. Since Friday, more than 1,000 marriage licenses have been issued. (KLAS-TV.com, NV)
NORM: Anna Nicole Smith magical in Vegas Feb 11, 2007
"I was taken aback. After every illusion, she was talking to Howard K. Stern or her dog, Sugar Pie. Advertisement The illusionist played along, commenting back, and after a few minutes invited the former Playmate of the Year onstage for the levitation. The show was one of his best, said Wyrick, because of Smith's charisma and playful personality. Wyrick recalled something else: Seated with Smith and Stern was her son, Daniel, who died from a drug concoction in September. Smith's party included... (Las Vegas Review-Journal -- Nevada News)
