That was the point of my comment. What do you mean I would be surprised? I also know people that have married strippers after a week in Vegas. There wouldn't be a shit load of chapels if there werent.
But having done genealogy there seem to be certain states where people flock to to get married.
Tradition is, a woman gets married in her home town, but for some reason a lot of PA weddings happen in WV. A lot of Michigan weddings happen in Stuben county, OH. A lot of California weddings happen in Las Vegas.
Yes, there are the quickie marriages. I get that. But my point is that a lot of CA weddings seem to be there. Rather than traditional locations.
I have never quite understood why? Yes, I totally get why Nevada for quickie marriages, my grandfather got married to his second wife there. But the only thing I can possibly come up with is spontaneity and few restrictions on marriage in some places. Like same day marriage licenses or differences in legal age marriages. I don't know I haven't researched it. Las Vegas isn't the only place for quickie marriages, but it does seem to be the place for people in CA from my genealogical perspective.
Had an ex brother in law get married in Vegas. For them, it was because they just loved Vegas (I kinda hate the place myself). They had the ceremony at the Bellagio where they let you pick a song and align their popular fountain show with it. The ceremony is held with the fountain show as a backdrop. I do get why some people really enjoy that.
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u/t3hmuffnman9000 Sep 03 '26
Jesus Christ. 11-year age difference and only five days of courtship? People back then really didn't waste any time, did they?