Our History
1927
Graceland Wedding Chapel was built as a family home by Scottish settlers looking to be a part of the American Dream.
1939
The front portion of the house was transformed into a picturesque wedding chapel and named McKees Wedding Chapel, one of the first chapels to open in Las Vegas
1941
Chapel renamed to Gretna Green Wedding Chapel after the famed town in Scotland known for runaway or elope weddings.
1967
An unannounced knock on the door revealed none other than the King of Rock n Roll himself, Elvis Presley. He was on the doorstep and wanted a tour of the chapel in hopes it could be used for his upcoming wedding to Priscilla. Although the chapel was a bit too small for his 250-person guest list, this stopover by The King forever changed the destiny of the chapel.
1977
To commemorate the life of Elvis, the chapel was renamed Graceland Wedding Chapel and it was this same year that the chapel performed the world’s very first Elvis themed wedding ceremony.
1989
While on tour, Rock & Roll icon Jon Bon Jovi (a huge Elvis fan) eloped to Las Vegas and married Dorothea Hurley, his high-school sweetheart, at Graceland Wedding Chapel.
2001
While on tour, Rock & Roll icon Jon Bon Jovi (a huge Elvis fan) eloped to Las Vegas and married Dorothea Hurley, his high-school sweetheart, at Graceland Wedding Chapel.
2003
Current chapel owners, Brendan Paul, the city’s most well-known Elvis impersonator and his partner Dee Dee Duffy, a Jon Bon Jovi enthusiast purchase Graceland Wedding Chapel.
2020
Graceland Wedding Chapel introduces the world’s first Elvis themed VIRTUAL vow renewal for a couple from the UK with 40 guests watching via Zoom from all over Europe.
2022
Graceland Wedding Chapel becomes the world’s first chapel fully licensed by Elvis Presley Enterprises, LLC. to conduct Elvis themed ceremonies.Â
Today
Graceland Wedding Chapel has conducted more than 300,000 ceremonies and remains the most iconic wedding chapel on the Las Vegas Strip