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Viva Las Vegas Weddings

Our Formula for Nuptial Excellence and Las Vegas Wedding Chapels

A commentary by Ron Decar, owner of the Viva Las Vegas Weddings

Viva Las Vegas Weddings Themed Weddings

During my 20 years singing professionally in shows on the Las Vegas Strip, I began to moonlight as a wedding singer at many of Las Vegas' numerous wedding chapels . Though I strove to make each couple's day perfect by adding that special touch, I frequently saw a kind of disappointment in their eyes. So often they were rushed and herded like cattle at their own wedding!

After five years of noticing this trend, I decided to open my own chapel and to give brides and grooms the respect and dignity they deserve on the most important day of their lives. Most of all, I wanted to make the day fun and exciting, and give the couples the flexibility to express their own tastes and wishes on their wedding day.

Viva Las Vegas Wedding Chapels can offer the finest of traditional Las Vegas weddings because we take the time to care for our clients. Every wedding party receives a complete rehearsal so that everyone knows what is going to happen and what they will need to do.

Since I've been in show business all of my life, I know that every time I go on-stage it has to be a great performance, as flawless as I can make it. In essence, that's what your wedding is, a production! Everyone who attends wants to see how beautifully it comes together. And what we do is make it exquisite.

First and foremost, we provide the best in traditional Las Vegas weddings. Our professional wedding coordinators and staff put their hearts into making your Las Vegas wedding ceremony breathtaking to the last detail. Moreover, we are the only chapel in Las Vegas to provide truly theatrical themed weddings. We originated these spectacular themed nuptials here in Las Vegas. Though others have begun to copy our success, we believe our show business expertise definitely makes the competition pale by comparison.

Ron Decar owner of Viva Las Vegas Weddings and Chapels

We at Viva Las Vegas have won every major award in the city, from the Best of Las Vegas for 2000 and 2003, to the Best of Nevada Magazine four years in a row. We have received the Governor's Award for promoting tourism, and our Viva Las Vegas Weddings web site has even won the Top Ten Award out of 87,000 sites in Nevada. I believe we are doing something right!

All of my employees are friendly, outgoing people, many with show business backgrounds. We love to meet and entertain our customers, and we want to ensure that everyone has a wonderful, memorable time. Your Las Vegas wedding is a celebration, after all. You want it to be remembered forever.

If you compare what we have to offer with all of the other chapels, I feel certain you will see that we stand above them in every respect. Because if you dream of a wedding that your family and friends will remember and talk about for a lifetime, Viva Las Vegas Wedding Chapels is the only place for you! You will be my most welcomed guests, and I will do all I can to make your day unforgettable.

Count the Ways We Shine Brighter Than Any Other Chapel Weddings Las Vegas

Viva Las Vegas has been the go-to place for Chapel Weddings Las Vegas for more than a decade, ensuring that our couples have a great choice of venues and wedding themes, as well as an amazing staff to look after them. We want to provide you with the very best Chapel Weddings Las Vegas has to offer.

1. We customize your wedding so that it is uniquely YOU.

At Viva Las Vegas Weddings, our dedicated and helpful staff members understand that this is the most important day of your lives. We know you want every aspect of your ceremony to express who you are as a couple. That’s why we’re happy to work with you to create a wedding package that’s elegant or high-spirited or even a bit on the kitschy-Vegas side. Our packages range from classic traditional weddings to wild and crazy Elvis ceremonies. Plus, we offer a wide range of themed weddings. Can’t find one that’s just right for you? We’ll customize every element of your wedding, working with you to create a vow exchange that is like no one else’s. Ever.

2. We pride ourselves on the warmest, friendliest and most experienced staff of wedding planners and entertainers.

Our caring and talented wedding experts also boast professional backgrounds in music, entertainment and hospitality. We bring the expertise needed to make your wedding ceremony a truly theatrical production. And we do it seamlessly. We give the same loving care to weddings vow renewals as we do weddings, and we have performed same-sex ceremonies since the day we opened our doors. Our number one priority is to make you feel comfortable and carefree on the day of your big event! We do everything for you, so you can enjoy making memories with each other, and your guests. Your wedding day is your day to shine!

3. We have the largest freestanding chapel on the Las Vegas Strip.

Our Main Chapel reflects California mission style architecture, with soaring vaulted ceilings and stunning stained glass insets. It offers a touch of rustic flair amidst an invitingly elegant décor. The ambiance will put you (and up to 100 guests) at ease from the moment you walk inside. The Main Chapel is also the place where all of our elaborate Themed Weddings are held. The chapel features state-of-the-art theatrical lighting, with incredible set pieces and smoke effects that can make your wedding look like a professional stage production. Okay, we know you want to look great in your wedding photos, and you want your guests to feel chills when the music begins and smoke billows out around the pews. Our chapel is set up to make the most of the visual and musical aspects of your wedding. As always, though, you’re free to choose your effects, your music, and all the elements that will make your ceremony have the best “look” for you.

4. We feature the widest array of choices for Traditional Wedding Packages in Las Vegas.

Even our most basic indoor and outdoor weddings include flowers, photography and everything you need for a simple, intimate wedding starting from under $300. If you want more frills, choose from our exquisite upgraded packages, all the way up to our to-die-for Fairy Tale Themed Wedding. This incomparable package includes a Fairy Tale Coach Entrance with two coachmen as attendants, costumes for bride and groom (or wedding gown and tux rental), live musician (pianist or organist) or singer, all the lavish extras you could hope for, and even a cake and champagne reception! Need something more reserved? We have everything in between, or we can customize a-la-carte style from a basic traditional package.

5. Want a traditionally elegant wedding reception, too? We have a SPECTACULAR reception venue right next door!

Whether or not your Las Vegas wedding takes place at one of our wedding chapels, our stunning Ron DeCar’s Event Center is only footsteps away from any of them. Ron DeCar, owner of Viva Las Vegas Weddings, hosts thrilling receptions in a setting reminiscent of the nostalgia of Old Vegas. The Event Center features a vintage bar and lounge, a variety of delectable buffet or sit-down dinner options, live music, and a sizzling dance floor. So, if you want to include an exciting wedding reception with your memorable Viva Las Vegas wedding, nobody does it better, and nothing could be more convenient. Owner Ron also happily welcomes local couples who are looking for a unique venue after their more traditional church weddings elsewhere.

6. We offer a choice of FIVE gorgeous indoor and outdoor wedding chapels.

Besides our two beautifully appointed indoor chapels—our Main Chapel and our intimate Little Chapel, decorated in deep burgundy and ivory—you can choose from two picturesque outdoor venues, featuring lush landscaping and twinkling white lights for evening ceremonies. Or, how about tying the knot in an eye-popping retro (50’s-era) diner? It’s an amazing setting for weddings that include Elvis, Marilyn, or any other of our nostalgic icon “ministers.” After all, you should be able to choose the perfect setting for your vows! All of our chapels are located on one sprawling property, situated right on the Las Vegas Strip between the Stratosphere Hotel and Casino and fabulous Downtown Las Vegas.

7. We offer the widest variety of Traditional, Elvis, and Themed Wedding Ceremonies.

Chapel Weddings Las Vegas from a classic traditional wedding, one with Elvis, or a host of themed weddings from James Bond to James Brown, from Gangster to Gothic-themed. We’ve even got flying vampires, a cult favorite Rocky’s Horror wedding, and even an Egyptian-themed wedding ceremony---plus all the bells and whistles that create the necessary atmosphere . You won’t find a more diverse selection of wedding packages anywhere on the planet. And that’s not counting the ones that some couples dream up on their own. Let us know what you’re imagining, and we’ll do everything in our power to make it happen. We’re always delighted to work with you and your ideas.

8. We do on-location and adventure weddings, too!

We can marry you at the Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign, at a breathtaking desert and red rock overlook, or even at the Grand Canyon. These packages include all the extras and necessary transportation.

9. Elvis can drive you right down the aisle in a ’64 pink Cadillac convertible!

Need we say more? You simply can’t make a more dramatic wedding entrance than this. Only at Viva Las Vegas Wedding Chapel! This is one wedding you, and your guests, will never forget. What if Elvis is not your thing? Book a Harley Davidson wedding and drive your bike right through our doors to the altar at Viva Las Vegas Wedding Chapel. Our doors are literally open to your ideas for a grand wedding entrance.

10. We have the BEST Elvis impersonators in Las Vegas!

Every one of our fantastic Elvis tribute artists has an extensive singing and performance background. Just about anyone can put on the jumpsuit, sideburns and glasses. But our Elvis’s not only look the part, our couples often tell us that they’re astounded by what GREAT singers they are! Goosebumps guaranteed!

11. Your wedding can be streamed live online, plus you can view archived video and wedding photos online.

Even though family and friends would LOVE to come to Vegas for your ceremony, sometimes not everyone can be present in person. But, in any of our chapels it’s possible for your wedding to be streamed live and online around the world! In addition, you and your guests will be able to order wedding photos online on our website for a year or more after your wedding date. Our digital technologies help make friends and family feel included in your special Las Vegas wedding.

12. We have our own floral shop, digital photo lab, costume and tux rental shop, limousine fleet—and three beautiful reception halls.

We are a full-service wedding chapel. Want a simple reception or a full on sit down dinner after your ceremony? We can do that, too. We are able to customize your bouquet, provide you with costumes for any of our fun themed weddings, all the while our photographers are hard at work getting your wedding pictures processed for online viewing. We have every element of your wedding organized and compartmentalized, so that we can run like a well-oiled machine. That’s what makes your ceremony feel unhurried and relaxed, despite any wedding jitters you may be feeling otherwise. We try very hard to make you feel like yours is the only wedding we’re performing all day. You’ll even receive an online wedding invitation page where you can blog, post photos, and where your loved ones can view your wedding live online.

13. Your names will appear in lights on the Las Vegas Strip after your ceremony!

It’s a Viva Las Vegas Weddings exclusive. After you say your vows, our photographer will take you out front of the Main Chapel, where your names will be in lights on our marquee. Your guests can take pictures along with our professional photographer. Clearly, it’s the best photo op in town! If you’re renewing your vows for a special anniversary, we’ll put that up in lights, too! It’s your day to be stars in Las Vegas!

14. The answer is always “Yes!”

At Viva Las Vegas Weddings, we consider it an honor to be included in your special day. Everyone here is eager to help you with all of your wedding dreams and plans. If you don’t see something on our website, please feel free to ask us if we can make it happen for you. Need advice on where to stay, where to dine on your wedding night, or just want us to play “your” song as you walk down the aisle? We’ll do whatever we possibly can to make your wedding day shine forever in memory.

Las Vegas Ministers

We at Viva Las Vegas Weddings have won every major award in the city, from the Best of Las Vegas for 2000 and 2003, to the Best of Nevada Magazine for four years in a row. We have received the Governor's Award for promoting tourism, and our Viva Las Vegas Weddings website has won the Top Ten Award out of 87, 000 sites in Nevada. We believe we are doing something right!


  • Elvis Impersonator Minister Ron Decar

    Elvis Minister

    Ron DeCar as Elvis Impersonator Black Suit

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Reverend Ron DeCar

Ron DeCar is known as the King of Las Vegas and is the most sought-after soloist in the Las Vegas wedding industry. His achievements include the founding of the Viva Las Vegas Wedding Chapel, known worldwide as the Elvis Wedding Chapel. The chapel has been featured on such TV shows as CSI Las Vegas, the NBC Nightly News, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, the Christopher Lowell Show, Oprah, E! and the Today show.

Before Ron opened Viva Las Vegas Weddings, he appeared as the lead performer at the Tropicana's Folies Bergere for over 12 years. He has been performing professionally for over 30 years and has been featured in numerous magazines including Elle, Playboy, Entertainment Weekly, Woman's World, and in Time magazine's Millennium Issue 2000, just to name a few. In addition, Weddings of a Lifetime, Entertainment Tonight, the Today show and Fox television have all devoted major segments to Ron and his wedding chapels. Ron still manages to find time to impersonate Elvis and numerous character ministers, as well as officiating at our more traditional ceremonies in suit and tie!


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    Reverend Daphne in The Gazebo Chapel

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Reverend Daphne

"I LOVE MY JOB! How many people go to work each day saying that?" A longtime Viva Las Vegas minister, Reverend Daphne has the delightful task of marrying hundreds of couples each year. (To date, she has over 17,000 ceremonies under her belt.) " I meet people not just from various states in the USA, which I find very interesting, but people from all over the world. I have traveled to many countries during my lifetime, so I get chat with couples about the wonderful time I had in their city or country."

Reverend Daphne notes that professional life lessons apply to marriages, as well. "Keep your promises. Be on time–no excuses. Pay attention to the needs of the other person. Follow through on what you say you’ll do. All those things go a long way toward creating the trust and respect that are the foundation of love, and a happy family, too."


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    Dimos as Little Elvis Minister

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Reverend Dimos

Reverend Dimos had been performing weddings in Las Vegas for some time now. Although he does traditional weddings, Dimos' Little Elvis weddings are fun, exciting and a total crowd pleaser. Dimos knows how to make your wedding the special occasion that it is, one that you, your friends and family will remember for a lifetime.

Reverend Dimos also performs many Themed Weddings here at Viva Las Vegas including: Tyrion Lannister in our Game of Thrones Themed Wedding, Mini-Me in Our Austin Powers Themed Wedding, a Leprechaun for our St. Patricks Day weddings, Yoda, Little Sinatra and Little Willy Wonka. Dimos can also be added to any wedding package as an extra character including: an Oompa Loompa for the Willy Wonka Themed wedding, add Little Elvis to any of our Elvis Wedding Packages, or anything else you can dream up.


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    Kalin Ivanov as Traditional Minister in The Gazebo

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Reverend Kalin Ivanov

Reverend Kalin has been working at Viva Las Vegas Weddings since he was a teenager. He has done nearly every job at the wedding chapel, from lead photographer to coordinating weddings to performing in ceremonies. Eventually Kalin became a minister. Minister Ivanov plays multiple characters for various themed weddings, from a Bluez Brother to an Inspector Clueso impersonator. For him, these (usually hilarious) occasions to perform as minister are a welcome break when he's not managing the chapel.

Few wedding photographers–in fact, few folks in general–can multi-task in quite the way Kalin of Viva Las Vegas Wedding Chapel does. Twice every hour, Kalin dresses the chapel for the next themed or traditional wedding, prepares his equipment, then captures still images AND video of the wedding in progress, all the while running lights, sound, music, curtains and the fog machine! In addition, he is usually busy making everyone else feel at ease with his sharp wit and charming Bulgarian accent. When he’s not actually involved in ceremonies, Kalin’s often managing the digital/video archives in the perpetually busy photo lab within the chapel complex.


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    Minister Olivia in Simplicity Traditional Wedding

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Reverend Olivia Alfonso

Reverend Olivia has been performing traditional wedding ceremonies for over three years, and she glows when she speaks about sharing one of the happiest moments in her wedding couples’ lives. "Seeing the joy on their faces and their excitement when they say ‘I do’ is a truly moving experience. Every couple is unique and has their own stories, so I do my best to make each wedding special, too. It matters to me that brides and grooms feel comfortable and confident before their ceremony."

Olivia performs weddings both in English and Spanish, taking deep pride in making sure those vows express feelings perfectly. Her enthusiasm, friendliness, and professionalism make Olivia a great asset and a wonderful presence here at Viva Las Vegas Weddings.


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    Minister Wanda in The Garden Daytime Wedding

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Reverend Wanda Tracey

When Wanda performs a ceremony she puts everyone at ease while still keeping it fun and personal. A true professional with years of experience performing weddings in Las Vegas, Reverend Wanda continues to get rave reviews from our past wedding couples. She brings warmth and a very intimate feeling to every ceremony she officiates. We consider her to be a valuable part of our team.

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