How much do weddings cost? This one in Las Vegas is just $15
They say love doesn't cost a thing.
But that certainly isn't true of weddings.
In 2022,couples in the United States spent, on average, nearly $30,000 to get married, according to a report from the wedding website The Knot.
But it wasn't always this way. In the 1950s, the «Complete Guide to Wedding Etiquette» advised couples to earmark £30 ($38, or $482 when adjusted for inflation) for a reception that included the price of alcohol, according to the BBC.
In fact, it's possible to tie the knot for even less today.
A Las Vegas venue, called the Chapel of the Flowers, is charging just $15 for awedding package that includes:
The package price — which is normally $500 — is what couples paid to get married in the chapel in 1953, said Cynthia Sharpe, the venue's director of storytelling.
«Chapel of the Flowers wants to give back and thank all of the amazing couples who have been a part of making Las Vegas the Wedding Capital of the World,» she said, referencing the city's trademarked name.
The discounted wedding package is part of a celebration commemorating 70 years since Las Vegas was first given that moniker, according to a campaign promoting Las Vegas as the «Wedding Capital of the World.»
The package is available to 70 couples on a first-come-first-serve basis, and does not include the minister's fee, which is $70. As of today, all packages are still available, Sharpe told CNBC.
According to the U.S. News & World Report, Nevada had the highest marriage rate in the U.S. in 2021. Couples can obtain a license and get married in the same day.
Other venues in Las Vegas are also discounting wedding packages, according to the campaign.
Couples can have an Elvis-themed wedding at The Little Neon Chapel for $470 until Sept. 30,
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