Nevada
Destination wedding · Las Vegas
In short
Destination wedding in Las Vegas starts at $4,800: 10 hours on location with a photographer who works in Las Vegas, and 700 edited photos delivered to a private gallery within 6 weeks.
Why choose Destination wedding in Las Vegas?
A destination wedding in Las Vegas is ten hours of coverage, on one day or split across two, with a second photographer throughout and the welcome party or rehearsal dinner included, delivering 700 or more retouched photographs, priced from $4,800. Las Vegas is an unusually easy destination for a guest list: one airport, hotels concentrated along a single boulevard, and a ceremony that can be a desert overlook, a chapel or a ballroom. The two-day split fits here particularly well, because the paperwork a couple has to collect in person can be folded into the first day.
Worth knowing about Las Vegas
A Nevada marriage license from the Clark County Clerk costs $102, and both partners must appear in person at the same time with an original, non-digital photo ID; photocopies and digital copies are refused. The license stays valid for one year, the ceremony must take place in Nevada with a Nevada-licensed officiant and at least one witness besides that officiant, and certified copies of the recorded certificate cost $20 each.
What does the session in Las Vegas look like?
- The Clark County Marriage License Bureau
- A candid frame of the two of you collecting the license together, a moment most destination couples later want on record.
- Red Rock Canyon or Calico Basin
- A sunrise portrait block on day two for the couple alone, twenty minutes from the hotel where the guests are still asleep.
- The welcome-party venue
- A restaurant terrace or private room on day one, cleared with the property in advance like every other casino space.
What does destination wedding in Las Vegas include?
- 700+ retouched photographs
- Ten hours of coverage, or split across two days
- Welcome-party or rehearsal-dinner coverage included
- Second photographer throughout
- Venue liaison, and guidance on any permit the location needs
- Private online gallery within 6 weeks
FAQ — Destination wedding in Las Vegas
What do destination couples need for a Las Vegas marriage license?
Both partners in person together at the Clark County Clerk, each with an original government photo ID such as a passport or driver license, and the $102 fee. A Las Vegas marriage license has no waiting period, is valid for one year, and the ceremony must be in Nevada with at least one witness who is not the officiant.
Should a Las Vegas destination wedding be covered over one day or two?
Two works well in Las Vegas: day one covers the license pickup and the welcome party, and day two the ceremony and reception, inside the same ten hours of destination wedding coverage. A summer couple can also put a sunrise desert portrait session on the morning of day two, before the heat arrives.