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City Of Las Vegas Debuts ‘Wedding Row’ In Downtown Las Vegas
New Wedding Banners Join Restaurant Row @ Carson Ave. and Brewery Row To Attract More Visitors To Downtown Las Vegas
The city of Las Vegas has unveiled a new set of banners downtown to celebrate the city’s wedding industry on “Wedding Row.” Wedding Row encompasses several chapels as well as the Clark County Marriage License Bureau, located at 201 E. Clark Ave. Wedding Row follows the previous launch of the Restaurant Row @ Carson Ave. and Brewery Row in downtown Las Vegas.
The 12 colorful banners in Wedding Row feature happy couples tying the knot in Las Vegas and are located downtown where there are multiple chapels offering a plethora of ways to get hitched.
“We are beyond excited to present Wedding Row as a charming addition to downtown Las Vegas,” said Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn G. Goodman. “It honors our city’s history and the wedding industry in every way. I can’t wait to see all that Wedding Row has in store as we celebrate being the ‘Wedding Capital of the World.’”
The banners can be seen hanging from downtown light posts along Third Street between Bridger and Bonneville avenues, on Lewis Avenue between Casino Center Boulevard and Third, on Bridger between Casino Center and Third, and other locations downtown.
Tourists make up about 80 percent of marriage licenses issued in Southern Nevada, according to the Marriage License Bureau. In February 2022, the county issued its 5-millionth marriage license.
“We are very excited to see Wedding Row come to fruition,” said Carl Bates, Assistant Clark County Clerk. “This project has been a successful collaborative effort with the city of Las Vegas and will go a long way to help recognize how instrumental the wedding chapel industry has been in establishing Las Vegas as the Wedding Capital of the World.”
In 2021, the city launched a new project to identify key districts with banners and signage in downtown Las Vegas to help encourage visitors to the area.
“Wedding Row will bring new opportunities to downtown Las Vegas by recognizing the significant economic impact that weddings have on our city,” said Ward 3 Councilwoman Olivia Diaz. “Las Vegas has hundreds of weddings every week and we hope this project will help support our chapels and surrounding businesses as they celebrate true love.”
The district banners were outlined and approved by the Las Vegas City Council as part of the Downtown Master Plan – Vision 2045, adopted in June 2016. Districts included in this project are the Resort & Casino District, Civic & Business District, 18b Arts District, Gateway District, Symphony Park District, Market District, Fremont East District, Design District, Cashman District, Historic Westside District, Founders District and the Las Vegas Medical District. There are banners for Restaurant Row @ Carson Ave., Brewery Row, and now Wedding Row. For more information, go online.
About the Marriage License Bureau
The Marriage License Bureau, a division of the Clark County Clerk’s Office, issued more than 77,000 marriage licenses in 2021. It is the most popular wedding destination in the world. Couples can find a directory of wedding services and vendors at www.WeddingChamber.vegas. The wedding industry accounts for four percent of all visitors coming to Clark County, including couples and guests. Annually, wedding tourism in Clark County generates $2.5 billion in economic activity, including lodging, entertainment, dining and other non-gaming activities. For more information or to apply for a marriage license, go to https://weddings.vegas.
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Editor's Note: Photos are available to download at https://cityoflasvegas.smugmug.com/Downtown/Weddings/Wedding-Row-Banners/. Video is available at
https://vimeo.com/725348886/37c61f6750.
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