Elvis Sings Your First Dance at the Las Vegas Sign
A gold-suited Elvis leads your vow renewal or wedding at the 1959 Las Vegas sign, then sings while you dance.
Wedding King of Las Vegas runs this ceremony at the Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign. An Elvis in a gold jacket officiates, sings the song for your first dance, then stays on for photos at the sign. The booking runs 45 minutes, and one couple put the ceremony itself at roughly 35.
It can be a vow renewal, a non-legal ceremony for the two of you, or a legal wedding, and which of those you can do depends on the tier you book. Every booking is for two adults.
The ceremony is in English. Starts run on the hour from 6:00 AM to 11:00 PM. On three Saturdays between late October and mid-December, the starts already sold out were all at 3:00 PM or later.
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The sign stands in the median of Las Vegas Boulevard South at the south end of the Strip, and it is busy. Two reviewers describe the same routine: Elvis walks them to a quieter spot behind the sign, under the trees, for the vows, then back around to the front for pictures. The back of the sign reads Drive Carefully, Come Back Soon, and that side shows up behind the couple in many of the operator's own ceremony photos.
Betty Willis designed the sign, and it went up in 1959. It joined the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. Clark County describes it as public property that is free for everyone to visit. Expect other visitors around you the whole time.
Four Tiers, and Only Two Take Guests
The ceremony comes in four tiers.
- Sweet & Basic Vow Renewal: the two of you, one song and the dance. Renewals only.
- Sweet & Basic Plus: an extra song before the first-dance song, plus a keepsake sticker and certificate. Renewals or non-legal ceremonies, still no guests.
- Standard Wedding/Renewal: legal weddings included, with the certificate and filing, unlimited guests, two songs, and 10 digital photos taken by the officiant or on a timer.
- Wedding/Renewal + Photographer: the same ceremony, with a photographer taking 10 candid and posed digital photos and more for sale.
Bringing anyone at all, family, friends or a witness, means booking one of the last two. Every tier lets you shoot unlimited photos and video on your own phones, with a phone holder in the kit. Reviewers mention props on hand as well: veils, bouquets, sunglasses and signs. The keepsakes listed for every booking are a ceremony certificate, leis and a copy of Elvis's own marriage certificate.
A Legal Wedding Starts at the County Clerk
For a legal wedding, the marriage license is up to you. Clark County issues it at its Marriage License Bureau, and both of you have to appear there in person, together, with government-issued photo ID. You can start the application online first. The county lists the fee as USD 102, with an extra convenience fee on cards and no checks accepted.
You both need to be at least 18 and currently unmarried. There is no waiting period, and the license is valid for a year. The county also requires someone other than the officiant to witness the vows. One reviewer says the paperwork was filed promptly after the ceremony. Renewals and non-legal ceremonies need none of this.
Summer Heat, Cold Water and the Tip
The ceremony happens outdoors on open ground. One reviewer renewed vows at 8:00 PM in June and still had 108 degrees, and another suggests skipping July and August altogether. Several couples mention Elvis handing out cold water.
The officiant's tip sits outside the price; USD 60 is customary but not required. Expect Elvis to get in touch before the day; reviewers mention WhatsApp messages and emails confirming the meeting point and time.
📍 Meet Elvis at the entrance to the Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign, 5100 Las Vegas Boulevard South. The sign has its own free parking lot, there is a bus stop across the street, and rideshare and taxis can drop you there.
Cancel at least 24 hours before your start time for a full refund; inside 24 hours there is no refund. The ceremony is marked wheelchair accessible, but in Wedding King's own photos the ground behind the sign is gravel and artificial turf. The booking form has a box for special requirements, and that is the place to raise it.
After that, it is the first dance, Elvis on the microphone and the sign over your shoulder.