Graceland Wedding Chapel facts for kids
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| Former names | McKee's Gretna Green Wedding Chapel |
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| Address | 619 Las Vegas Blvd. South Las Vegas NV 89101 |
The Graceland Wedding Chapel is a famous place in Las Vegas, Nevada. It's a special chapel where people get married. Many famous people have chosen to get married here. It is one of the oldest wedding chapels in Las Vegas. The chapel also says it was the first to have weddings performed by people dressed as Elvis.
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History of the Chapel
This building was first built in 1927 as a home. It started being used as a wedding chapel around 1939. The owner, Ollie McKee, began performing weddings there.
Early Names
In the early 1940s, the chapel was called Gretna Green Wedding Chapel. This name came from a famous wedding spot in Scotland called Gretna Green.
The Elvis Connection
Elvis Presley, the famous singer, visited the chapel in 1967. He was planning his wedding to Priscilla Beaulieu at the time. Some say Elvis gave the chapel permission to use the name "Graceland." However, the chapel was not actually renamed Graceland until after Elvis passed away. That same year, weddings with an Elvis theme began at the chapel.
Chapel Style
The Graceland Wedding Chapel is a small building. It looks like a classic New England style home. It has a white picket fence around it. The chapel can hold about 30 people inside.
Featured in Movies and TV
The Graceland Wedding Chapel has appeared in several movies and TV shows.
- Fools Rush In (1997)
- Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)
- The Amazing Race 15 (2009)
Famous Weddings
Many well-known people have gotten married at the Graceland Wedding Chapel.
- Billy Ray Cyrus & Leticia Jean Finley (1993) – They are the parents of singer Miley Cyrus.
- Jon Bon Jovi (1989) – A famous rock musician.
- Shawn Michaels (1999) – A four-time world champion in wrestling.
- Aaron Neville (1959) – A well-known American singer.
- Lawrence S. Phillips (1993)
- Mark Scott Ricketts (1991)
- Rob Zombie & Sheri Moon-Zombie (2002) – Both are famous in the music and film world.
- Lorenzo Lamas & Kathleen Kinmont (1989) – Both are actors.
- Tom Bailey & Alannah Currie (1991) – Members of the band Thompson Twins.
- Catherine Oxenberg & Casper Van Dien (1999) – Both are actors.
- Danny Green (2002) – A four-time world champion in boxing.
- David Harbour & Lily Allen (2020) – An actor and a singer.
See also
- List of wedding chapels in Las Vegas
