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Honolulu Wedding Chapel May Not Happen

Creating a wedding chapel in Honolulu seems to me a perfect fit. Like Las Vegas, Honolulu brings in thousands of wedding couples annually and not everyone wants to be married on the beach.

In consideration of this, Good Luck International Corp. is proposing a two-story wedding chapel surrounded in greenery with a turn-around for limos aimed at very small wedding parties ranging from 9 to 12 guests.

"I'm not really certain what a high-end wedding chapel is going to be doing on the corner of Kuhio Avenue and Kai'olu Street," said Bob Finley, chairman of the Waikiki Neighborhood Board. "Most of the people I've heard from are against it."

Two banquet rooms on the first floor of the chapel will seat no more than 28 people, and the chapel will accommodate up to 40. There also will be a warming kitchen on the first floor, where catered food will be brought in for weddings, Kim said.

He added that the project "pencils out financially." Right now, he said, Good Luck schedules its weddings in chapels elsewhere on the island.

"One of the reasons why a free-standing wedding facility is being built is because these wedding parties are so small," Kim said. "They really don't fit into any existing structure. You book a hotel banquet room, they're made for 100 people."

Link: Honolulu Advertiser

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Las Vegas Marriage License Changes

This may be the biggest news story in the wedding industry for some time. County officials approved new hours for the Las Vegas marriage bureau, which will only affect about 4% (4900 total licenses) per year but will likely have other consequences for the Las Vegas Wedding market.

Charlotte Richards, whose 24-hour Little White Wedding Chapel married Spears, said the new hours are contrary to Las Vegas' billing as a 24-hour town and would certainly take the love-struck by surprise

LA Daily News

There is a certain stigma about Las Vegas and the need to remain a 24-hour town is at debate, but I applaud County officials for cost cutting -- it's a welcome change.

Richards said she marries 10 to 20 couples after midnight on a typical weekend. She provides a stretch limo to shuttle the betrothed back and forth to the courthouse to obtain a license for the ceremony. She said pre-dawn weddings are popular among members of the military, lovers driving in from Southern California and celebrities.

"All the stars come out at night," Richards said. "People that are high profile, when they come down to Las Vegas to get married, they don't want to come in the middle of the day when people are around. They like the privacy."

ABC News

Be sure to plan ahead when getting married in Las Vegas.

Links: Chicago Sun Times, LA Daily News, ABC News, Canada.com, Irish Examiner

Less Stress: Destination Wedding

Destination weddings have become an increasingly popular way to avoid traditional ceremonies, cut down on the stress of planning a wedding, lower costs because the number of guests is usually less than otherwise, and combine the wedding and honeymoon into one.

"It turns the wedding into a longer celebration, one that's a little bit more intimate because you usually have fewer guests," said Donna Heiderstadt, travel editor for Modern Bride magazine.

Plus there are so many places you can plan a destination wedding such as Las Vegas, Hawaii, the Caribbean, Costa Rica, Europe, Italy, and any one of thousands of other places.

Link from CNN.

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Las Vegas Marriage License Requirements

Requirements to Marry in Las Vegas, Nevada

- No Blood Tests
- No Waiting Period
- CASH ONLY Marriage License Fees: $55.00

APPLICATION: A male and female of at least 18 years of age, can obtain a marriage license. Proof of age may be required.

Both parties must appear at:

Marriage License Bureau
201 Clark Avenue
Las Vegas, NV 89155
Phone: (702) 671-0600

- Open 7-days a week
- 24 hours on all Nevada legal holidays

The requirements for NON U.S. Citizens to obtain a license are the same as those for U. S. Citizens.

CONSENT: Adults 18 years of age and older need no consent. Proof of age will be required through age 21. Persons 16 and 17 years of age must have the consent of either a parent or legal guardian. Persons between the ages of 16 and 17 may marry if:

1. Consent is given by either parent in person at the time the license is applied for; or,

2. Consent is given through a notarized affidavit signed by either parent when not present. This notarized affidavit of consent must contain the birth date of the minor, state the relationship of the party giving consent and be written in English.

3. ORDER OF COURT REQUIRED FOR PERSONS UNDER AGE OF 16: A person less than 16 years of age may marry only if he or she has the consent of a parent or legal guardian and authorization from a Nevada District Court. The court may authorize the marriage of persons less than 16 years of age in extraordinary circumstances if the court finds that:
    - The marriage will serve the best interests of such person; and,
    - Such person has the consent required.

4. WITNESSES: At least one additional witness is necessary, other than the person performing the ceremony.

5. IF YOU'VE BEEN DIVORCED: 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.

For more information visit Clark County, Nevada web page.

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