How does an Australian get married in Las Vegas?
November 26th, 2009
I was wondering how and Australian on holiday in Las Vegas gets married? Do you need to apply for a marriage licence the same as a us citizen?
I got married in Las Vegas, I’m a British citizen and live in the UK but I’m sure it will be the same for you.
You need to register at Clark County Court office to get a licence, we needed ID (passports) and my husband took his divorce papers just in case he needed them but he wasn’t asked to show them. We paid $35 (in 2000 so it might be a bit more now) and we were given the licence. Once we had the licence, we booked The Little White Chapel on the Strip and got married 2 days later.
Once you have the licence, you can pretty much get married anywhere. We didn’t plan anything in advance of arriving in Las Vegas, it was all done once we got there.
The Court Office is open from 8am to midnight but from Friday to Monday it was open 24 hours – just turn up and join the queue.
We are legally married (although I think sometimes my husband would like to think he’ll be able to get off on a technicality!)
It was very easy and there was no fuss but I’m sure if you want the fuss, you can have it. We were married by a minister in the Chapel, the limo picked us up from the hotel and delivered us back after it was done – if I had to do it all again, I wouldn’t change a thing!
November 27th, 2009 at 2:09 am
The same way everyone else in Vegas does it…just go into one of those cheesy drive-thru chapels, and they’ll tell ya what to do! (look for Elvis. he’s usually willing to do it for you.)
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November 27th, 2009 at 2:27 am
depends, are you marrying a US citizen, or another foreigner? do you want to just have the ceremony in Vegas, or do you want it to be a legal marriage? If you are going to live in Australia, you may need to re-marry once you return home to keep the validity of your marriage in your home country. check your local laws on marriage.
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November 27th, 2009 at 2:41 am
You have to bring your own kangaroo.
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November 27th, 2009 at 3:22 am
I got married in Las Vegas, I’m a British citizen and live in the UK but I’m sure it will be the same for you.
You need to register at Clark County Court office to get a licence, we needed ID (passports) and my husband took his divorce papers just in case he needed them but he wasn’t asked to show them. We paid $35 (in 2000 so it might be a bit more now) and we were given the licence. Once we had the licence, we booked The Little White Chapel on the Strip and got married 2 days later.
Once you have the licence, you can pretty much get married anywhere. We didn’t plan anything in advance of arriving in Las Vegas, it was all done once we got there.
The Court Office is open from 8am to midnight but from Friday to Monday it was open 24 hours – just turn up and join the queue.
We are legally married (although I think sometimes my husband would like to think he’ll be able to get off on a technicality!)
It was very easy and there was no fuss but I’m sure if you want the fuss, you can have it. We were married by a minister in the Chapel, the limo picked us up from the hotel and delivered us back after it was done – if I had to do it all again, I wouldn’t change a thing!
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November 27th, 2009 at 4:00 am
just turn up at the Marriage Licence Bureau with your passports and $55 cash – there’s no minimum residency period (you can turn up at the airport and go to pick up your licence straigh away) and no bloodtest. Once you’ve got your licence, you can get married at any of the chapels.
You can browse every chapel in Las Vegas using the website below, and search every wedding package by cost.
Good luck!
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http://www.las-vegas-weddings.co.uk/