Clark County expects to issue 10,000th same-sex marriage license next week
Greg Anderson, from left, and Chad Swiney of Tennessee complete their marriage license with office specialist Karen Stuart at the Clark County Marriage License Bureau on Friday, Jan. 13, 2017, in Las Vegas. Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @Erik_Verduzco
The Clark County Marriage License Bureau on Friday, Jan. 13, 2017, in Las Vegas. Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @Erik_Verduzco
The Clark County Marriage License Bureau on Friday, Jan. 13, 2017, in Las Vegas. Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @Erik_Verduzco
Office specialist Karen Stuart, center, assists Nancy Fromm and Karl Bode of Phoenix with their marriage license at the Clark County Marriage License Bureau on Friday, Jan. 13, 2017, in Las Vegas. Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @Erik_Verduzco
Karl Bode, left, and Nancy Fromm of Phoenix complete their marriage license at the Clark County Marriage License Bureau on Friday, Jan. 13, 2017, in Las Vegas. Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @Erik_Verduzco
Karl Bode, left, and Nancy Fromm of Phoenix complete their marriage license at the Clark County Marriage License Bureau on Friday, Jan. 13, 2017, in Las Vegas. Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @Erik_Verduzco
Nancy Fromm with Karl Bode of Phoenix complete their marriage license at the Clark County Marriage License Bureau on Friday, Jan. 13, 2017, in Las Vegas. Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @Erik_Verduzco
Brittney McDaniel, left, and Terry Sleister of Georgia complete their marriage license at the Clark County Marriage License Bureau on Friday, Jan. 13, 2017, in Las Vegas. Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @Erik_Verduzco
Claire Cotton, left, and James Johnson of Arizona complete their marriage license application at the Clark County Marriage License Bureau on Friday, Jan. 13, 2017, in Las Vegas. Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @Erik_Verduzco
Brittney McDaniel, left, and Terry Sleister of Georgia take a photo after completing their marriage license at the Clark County Marriage License Bureau on Friday, Jan. 13, 2017, in Las Vegas. Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @Erik_Verduzco
James Johnson, left, with Claire Cotton of Arizona wait in line to submit their marriage license application at the Clark County Marriage License Bureau on Friday, Jan. 13, 2017, in Las Vegas. Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @Erik_Verduzco
James Johnson, left, with Claire Cotton of Arizona walk to a window to submit their marriage license application at the Clark County Marriage License Bureau on Friday, Jan. 13, 2017, in Las Vegas. Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @Erik_Verduzco
People wait in line at the Clark County Marriage License Bureau on Friday, Jan. 13, 2017, in Las Vegas. Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @Erik_Verduzco
The Clark County Marriage License Bureau on Friday, Jan. 13, 2017, in Las Vegas. Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @Erik_Verduzco
Greta Guilbault, left, and Adriana Minacapilli of Rhode Island complete their marriage license at the Clark County Marriage License Bureau on Friday, Jan. 13, 2017, in Las Vegas. Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @Erik_Verduzco
Office specialist Samadhia Williams, center, assists Adriana Minacapilli and Greta Guilbault of Rhode Island with their marriage license at the Clark County Marriage License Bureau on Friday, Jan. 13, 2017, in Las Vegas. Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @Erik_Verduzco
Chad Swiney, left, and Greg Anderson of Tennessee complete their marriage license at the Clark County Marriage License Bureau on Friday, Jan. 13, 2017, in Las Vegas. Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @Erik_Verduzco
Greg Anderson, left, and Chad Swiney of Tennessee after completing their marriage license at the Clark County Marriage License Bureau on Friday, Jan. 13, 2017, in Las Vegas. Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @Erik_Verduzco
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The “wedding capital of the world” is on the cusp of issuing its 10,000th marriage license to a same-sex couple, and local businesses want to make sure the ceremony to come will be a lavish celebration.
The Clark County Clerk’s Marriage License Bureau has received an abundance of gifts for the couple including a two-night stay at Mandalay Bay, free wedding photography from Frick Photo and offers for free ceremonies from a handful of local resorts and wedding chapels.
In all, more than 25 businesses have donated gifts. Most are members of the Las Vegas Wedding Chamber of Commerce.
“We thought it was a great opportunity to say ‘thank you for getting married with us’ and celebrate the ‘same love, same rights’ (movement),” chamber president Kristen LaBuda said. “Marriage equality is just an important value to us here.”
The county issued its first marriage license to a same-sex couple on Oct. 9, 2014. As of noon Friday, more than 9,900 such licenses had been issued.
Clark County Clerk Lynn Goya said her office expects to issue the landmark marriage license within the next week.
“We welcome all couples to Las Vegas,” she said. “We think we offer some of the best wedding services and the best amenities in the world, and we want people to come and experience them.”
Wedding tourism is a core industry of Las Vegas. Last year more 81,000 marriage licenses were issued here, Goya said.
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