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Sinatra Was My Best Man
Everybody knows about Elvis weddings, but fellows in white pantsuits and
pompadours are only one breed of faux guest. Most wedding chapels will
also be able to arrange the following impersonators (and others) to either
officiate or perform:
Austin Powers
Rodney Dangerfield
Marilyn Monroe
Tom Jones
The Blues Brothers
Liberace
Elvira
Cher
Grandpa Munster
Garth Brooks
Tina Turner
Frank Sinatra
Madonna
Elton John
Dean Martin
Neil Diamond
Jerry Garcia
Johnny Cash
wedding, this place is one you should consider. A word of warning: Don't book
the gazebo. It's right off Las Vegas Boulevard, and you won't be able to smell the
flowers for the exhaust fumes or hear the minister over the sound of cars rushing
past.
Its opposite in nearly every way,
Cupid's Wedding Chapel
5
(827 Las Vegas
Blvd. S;
%
800/543
-
2933 or 702/598
-
4444; www.cupidswedding.com; basic
ceremony
$
75; Sun-Thurs 10am-10pm, Fri-Sat 10am-1am)
is small, relatively
unknown, and takes pride in never rushing its couples. Unlike all of the other
chapels on the Strip, the standard ceremony here is allotted a full hour, rather than
the 15 minutes to half-an-hour you'll get elsewhere. So while it isn't the fanciest
or most fancifully decorated chapel in town—think standard pews, some fake
flowers, and an industrial stained-glass window of doves and roses—the motherly
staff here takes the time to make sure everything is going well and really seem to
care about the couples. In the back is a reception hall that can hold 50 (the same
as the chapel), which looks like a nice diner, though candlelight, flowers and dim
lighting do a lot to pep it up.
Carmen Electra and Dennis Rodman, and their short-lived marriage, gave the
Little Chapel of the Flowers
5
(1717 Las Vegas Blvd. S.;
%
800/843
-
2410 or
702/735
-
4331; www.littlechapel.com; basic wedding
$
75 weekday,
$
150 weekend;
Mon-Thurs 9am-9pm, Fri-Sat 9am-10pm)
a notoriety it doesn't deserve. Yup, they
tied the knot here, and yup, they both now claim that they were out of their
minds drunk . . . but really, I promise, you're not going to run into blasted NBA
Stars and
Baywatch
babes on your special day. Instead, you'll be ministered to by
a gracious staff of 45, from the onsite florists and staff photographers, to a cadre
of bright, attractive young women who serve as wedding planners (all great
bridesmaid material, should yours get waylaid by slot machines). So the service is
topnotch (they'll even allow you to customize the ceremony by faxing short read-
ings in advance, a rare amenity). But because this small complex of chapels has so
many people on the payroll, its prices are a tad higher than you'll find at most of
