The Little Church of the West: A Historical Las Vegas Wedding Chapel

Posted by Nick Niesen on October 27th, 2010

The Little Church of the West is probably one of the most historical wedding chapels in Las Vegas. Around since 1942 this chapel, which is located on the South end of Las Vegas Strip, has married thousands of couples over the years including many celebrities. It is listed on the National Registry of Historical Places and is the oldest existing structure on the Las Vegas Strip.

The charming chapel seats up to fifty and is made of California redwood on the exterior and cedar on it?s interior. It offers four wedding packages which range from about $200 to around $500. The beginning package, which goes for $200, includes a chapel wedding, photos, music, and flowers for the bride and groom. The most expensive package, the luxury package, comes with a larger photography package, a video of the ceremony, and flowers for not only the bride and groom, but for the maid of honor and best man as well. This package also comes with an organist instead of recorded music.

Other services offered by the chapel include Spanish and German speaking ministers, vow renewals, and transportation including a limousine that seats six. The chapel also offers web cam broadcasting of your wedding ceremony.

As I mentioned earlier, many notable celebrities have chosen this wedding chapel to say their vows at. Richard Gere and Cindy Crawford were married there in the early 1990s and Mickey Rooney said I do there eight times to eight different women. Other celebrities who have said nuptials there include Red Foxx, Judy Garland, David Cassidy, Robert Goulet, and Dudley Moore.

The Little Church of the West is a beautiful chapel and it?s rich history makes it even more appealing to couples wanting to get married in Las Vegas. In a city that is quick to implode anything and everything, the Little Church of the West has survived and is sure to be around to marry many more couples in the years to come.