Las Vegas Could Set Record for Marriages on New Year's Eve

2023-12-28

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  • For better or for worse, the number of couples getting married in the city of Las Vegas, Nevada, on New Year's Eve could set a record.
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  • That is because the date 12/31/23 is known in the Las Vegas wedding industry as a "specialty date."
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  • The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported that the repeating number pattern of 1-2-3 1-2-3 is very popular.
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  • What makes it even more special is that the date falls on a holiday famous for big celebrations.
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  • "It's a double whammy," said Melody Willis-Williams, president of Vegas Weddings, which owns several wedding venues.
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  • "Anytime you get these specialty dates, they're always hugely popular. But tie that in with New Year's Eve and it's a showstopper."
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  • Las Vegas is famous for fast marriage ceremonies, and many marriages take place there every year.
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  • The number to beat on New Year's Eve is 4,492.
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  • That is the single-day record for marriages in Las Vegas set on July 7, 2007.
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  • The second-most popular specialty wedding date on record with the county's marriage bureau is November 11, 2011, when 3,125 couples married.
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  • Since 2018, somewhere between 450 and 550 marriage ceremonies take place each year in Las Vegas on New Year's Eve, the Review-Journal reported.
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  • This year, the company Vegas Weddings is fully booked for midnight at all its venues, including a church in downtown Las Vegas.
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  • Willis-Williams said her company expects to marry more than 120 couples on New Year's Eve.
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  • Five of those couples will marry as the clock is counting down to midnight.
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  • Clark County Clerk Lynn Marie Goya said couples married on a specialty date in Las Vegas have described them as "magic dates" that are easy to remember.
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  • "I think the celebration that has a group dynamic is really appealing," Goya said.
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  • "When everyone is in line and they're all getting married and excited about being in love, it just enhances their own experience."
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  • I'm Dan Novak.
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  • For better or for worse, the number of couples getting married in the city of Las Vegas, Nevada, on New Year's Eve could set a record.
  • 2
  • That is because the date 12/31/23 is known in the Las Vegas wedding industry as a "specialty date." The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported that the repeating number pattern of 1-2-3 1-2-3 is very popular.
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  • What makes it even more special is that the date falls on a holiday famous for big celebrations.
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  • "It's a double whammy," said Melody Willis-Williams, president of Vegas Weddings, which owns several wedding venues. "Anytime you get these specialty dates, they're always hugely popular. But tie that in with New Year's Eve and it's a showstopper."
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  • Las Vegas is famous for fast marriage ceremonies, and many marriages take place there every year.
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  • The number to beat on New Year's Eve is 4,492. That is the single-day record for marriages in Las Vegas set on July 7, 2007. The second-most popular specialty wedding date on record with the county's marriage bureau is November 11, 2011, when 3,125 couples married.
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  • Since 2018, somewhere between 450 and 550 marriage ceremonies take place each year in Las Vegas on New Year's Eve, the Review-Journal reported.
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  • This year, the company Vegas Weddings is fully booked for midnight at all its venues, including a church in downtown Las Vegas.
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  • Willis-Williams said her company expects to marry more than 120 couples on New Year's Eve. Five of those couples will marry as the clock is counting down to midnight.
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  • Clark County Clerk Lynn Marie Goya said couples married on a specialty date in Las Vegas have described them as "magic dates" that are easy to remember.
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  • "I think the celebration that has a group dynamic is really appealing," Goya said. "When everyone is in line and they're all getting married and excited about being in love, it just enhances their own experience."
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  • I'm Dan Novak.
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  • Dan Novak adapted this Associated Press story for VOA Learning English.
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  • Words in This Story
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  • couple -n. two people who are involved in a relationship or married
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  • double whammy - n. (informal) two, usually difficult, situations in a row
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  • venue - n. a place where an event takes place
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  • showstopper - adj. a performance or effort that is so good that people stop and clap for it; anything that gets a lot of approval and praise
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  • book -v. to make plans to use something usually by paying to use it for a time period
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  • church -n. a Christian religious building where services and marriage ceremonies are held
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  • dynamic - n. the way in which people interact with each other
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  • enhance - v. to improve or increase something; to make something better