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{{short description|Las Vegas wedding chapel}}
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|address = 619 Las Vegas Blvd. South Las Vegas NV 89101
|address = 619 Las Vegas Blvd. South Las Vegas NV 89101
|former_names = Gretna Green
|former_names = McKee's Gretna Green Wedding Chapel
|website = {{official|https://www.gracelandchapel.com}}
|website = {{official|https://www.gracelandchapel.com}}
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'''Graceland Wedding Chapel''' is an [[wedding chapel]] located in [[Las Vegas, Nevada]] that has been the site of many celebrity weddings. Opened in 1947, it is one of the oldest wedding chapels in Las Vegas,<ref name=frommers>{{cite web |title=Graceland Wedding Chapel |url= http://www.frommers.com/destinations/las-vegas/attractions/graceland-wedding-chapel|author=Rick Garman |publisher=[[John Wiley & Sons]] |work=[[Frommer's]] |year=2009 |accessdate=October 5, 2009}}</ref> and is recognized as the world’s first chapel to conduct weddings performed by [[Elvis impersonator]]s.
'''Graceland Wedding Chapel''' is a [[wedding chapel]] located in [[Las Vegas, Nevada]] that has been the site of many celebrity weddings. It is one of the oldest wedding chapels in Las Vegas<ref name=frommers>{{cite web |title=Graceland Wedding Chapel |url= http://www.frommers.com/destinations/las-vegas/attractions/graceland-wedding-chapel|author=Rick Garman |publisher=[[John Wiley & Sons]] |work=[[Frommer's]] |year=2009 |access-date=October 5, 2009}}</ref> and claims to be the first chapel ever to conduct weddings performed by [[Elvis impersonator]]s.<ref name=History>{{cite web |title=Our History |url=https://www.gracelandchapel.com/our-history.html |website=Graceland Wedding Chapel |access-date=2 May 2019}}</ref>


== History and description ==
Presley himself gave the owners of the chapel permission to use the [[Graceland]] name.<ref name=frommers/><ref>{{cite web |title=Graceland Wedding Chapel |url=http://travel.latimes.com/destinations/las-vegas/attractions/graceland-wedding-chapel |publisher=[[Eddy Hartenstein]] |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |accessdate= October 5, 2009}}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}
Built as a private residence in 1927,<ref name=History/> it has been operating as a wedding chapel since at least 1939 when owner Ollie McKee began performing ceremonies.<ref name=VLV>{{cite web |title=Gretna Green Wedding Chapel |url=https://vintagelasvegas.com/post/186291517849/gretna-green |website=Vintage Las Vegas |access-date=26 March 2020}}</ref> By the early 1940s it was called Gretna Green Wedding Chapel, named after the Scottish wedding destination of [[Gretna Green]].<ref name=History/> [[Elvis Presley]] visited the chapel in 1967, while planning his wedding to [[Priscilla Presley|Priscilla Beaulieu]].<ref name=History/> According to [[Frommer's]], Presley himself gave the owners of the chapel permission to use the [[Graceland]] name,<ref name=frommers/> but in fact it was not renamed until after the singer's death, the same year that Elvis-themed weddings began there.<ref name=History/>
</ref>{{Failed verification|date=February 2013}}


The chapel is a small building, in the New England style, with a white picket fence. It holds 30 people.<ref name=frommers/>
== Film history ==

== In film ==
*''[[Fools Rush In (1997 film)|Fools Rush In]]'' (1997)
*''[[Fools Rush In (1997 film)|Fools Rush In]]'' (1997)
*''[[Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (film)|Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas]]'' (1998)
*''[[Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (film)|Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas]]'' (1998)
*''[[The Amazing Race 15]]'' (2009)
*''[[The Amazing Race 15]]'' (2009)
*''[[The Hangover (film)|The Hangover]]'' (2009)


== Notable marriages ==
== Notable marriages ==
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*[[Lou Bega]]
*[[Billy Ray Cyrus]] & [[Tish Cyrus|Leticia Jean Finley]] (1993)
*[[Billy Ray Cyrus]] & [[Tish Cyrus|Leticia Jean Finley]], following the birth of [[Miley Cyrus]] (1993)<ref name="Vegas.com">{{cite web |title=Celebrity Weddings in Vegas |url=https://www.vegas.com/weddings/las-vegas-famous-weddings/ |website=Vegas.com |access-date=2 May 2019}}</ref>
*[[Jon Bon Jovi]] (1989)<ref name="Vegas.com"/>
*[[Nicholas Graham]]
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*[[Shawn Michaels]], four-time world champion in [[Professional wrestling|wrestling]] (1999)
*[[Jon Bon Jovi]]
*[[Aaron Neville]] (1959) <ref name="LV Weekly">{{cite news |last1=Carter |first1=Geoff |last2=Reid |first2=C. Moon |title=A first visit to new Downtown wedding chapel Sure Thing |url=https://lasvegasweekly.com/news/2019/feb/14/a-first-visit-downtown-wedding-chapel-sure-thing/ |access-date=2 May 2019 |work=Las Vegas Weekly |date=February 14, 2019}}</ref>
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*[[Shawn Michaels]], four-time world champion in [[Professional wrestling|wrestling]].
*[[Lawrence S. Phillips]]<ref>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= Weddings; Roxane Frechie, Lawrence Phillips |work=[[The New York Times]]|date=October 24, 1993 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/10/24/style/weddings-roxane-frechie-lawrence-phillips.html }}</ref> (1993)
*[[Aaron Neville]]
*[[Mark Scott Ricketts]]
*[[Mark Scott Ricketts]] (1991)
*[[Rob Zombie]] & [[Sheri Moon|Sheri Moon-Zombie]]
*[[Rob Zombie]] & [[Sheri Moon|Sheri Moon-Zombie]]<ref name="LV Weekly"/> (2002)
*[[Lorenzo Lamas]] & [[Kathleen Kinmont]] (1989)
*[[Lorenzo Lamas]] & [[Kathleen Kinmont]] (1989)<ref name="Vegas.com"/>
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*[[Tom Bailey (musician)|Tom Bailey]] & [[Alannah Currie]] (1991)<ref name="Vegas.com"/>
*[[Pat Martin (Broadcaster)|Pat Martin]] & Monica Lowe, radio broadcasters, 1989
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*[[Tom Bailey (musician)|Tom Bailey]] & [[Alannah Currie]] (1991)
*[[Catherine Oxenberg]] & [[Casper Van Dien]] (1999)
*[[Catherine Oxenberg]] & [[Casper Van Dien]] (1999)
*[[Danny Green (boxer)|Danny Green]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Going Green |url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/lifestyle/sunday-magazine/going-green/story-e6frf039-1111116035520 |publisher=[[News Limited]] |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|The Daily Telegraph]] |last=Lee |first=Sandra |date=April 13, 2008 |accessdate=February 24, 2013}}</ref> four-time world-champion in [[Professional boxing|boxing]].
*[[Danny Green (boxer)|Danny Green]], (2002) <ref>{{cite news |title=Going Green |url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/lifestyle/sunday-magazine/going-green/story-e6frf039-1111116035520 |publisher=[[News Limited]] |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|The Daily Telegraph]] |last=Lee |first=Sandra |date=April 13, 2008 |access-date=February 24, 2013}}</ref> four-time world-champion in [[Professional boxing|boxing]]
*[[David Harbour]] & [[Lily Allen]] (2020)
}}


== See also ==
== See also ==
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Graceland Wedding Chapel
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Address619 Las Vegas Blvd. South Las Vegas NV 89101
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Graceland Wedding Chapel is a wedding chapel located in Las Vegas, Nevada that has been the site of many celebrity weddings. It is one of the oldest wedding chapels in Las Vegas[1] and claims to be the first chapel ever to conduct weddings performed by Elvis impersonators.[2]

History and description

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Built as a private residence in 1927,[2] it has been operating as a wedding chapel since at least 1939 when owner Ollie McKee began performing ceremonies.[3] By the early 1940s it was called Gretna Green Wedding Chapel, named after the Scottish wedding destination of Gretna Green.[2] Elvis Presley visited the chapel in 1967, while planning his wedding to Priscilla Beaulieu.[2] According to Frommer's, Presley himself gave the owners of the chapel permission to use the Graceland name,[1] but in fact it was not renamed until after the singer's death, the same year that Elvis-themed weddings began there.[2]

The chapel is a small building, in the New England style, with a white picket fence. It holds 30 people.[1]

In film

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Notable marriages

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Rick Garman (2009). "Graceland Wedding Chapel". Frommer's. John Wiley & Sons. Retrieved October 5, 2009.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Our History". Graceland Wedding Chapel. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
  3. ^ "Gretna Green Wedding Chapel". Vintage Las Vegas. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d "Celebrity Weddings in Vegas". Vegas.com. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
  5. ^ a b Carter, Geoff; Reid, C. Moon (February 14, 2019). "A first visit to new Downtown wedding chapel Sure Thing". Las Vegas Weekly. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
  6. ^ "Weddings; Roxane Frechie, Lawrence Phillips". The New York Times. October 24, 1993.
  7. ^ Lee, Sandra (April 13, 2008). "Going Green". The Daily Telegraph. News Limited. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
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