![]() Graceland Wedding Chapel, which performs 6,400 Elvis-themed weddings per year, has not been served a warning yet, according to manager Rod Musum. One chapel last weekend had its Elvis impersonator change instead into a leather jacket, jeans and a fedora for a “rock ‘n’ roll” themed ceremony, the Review-Journal reported. A number of people might lose their livelihood," Goya said. “It might destroy a portion of our wedding industry. The city's wedding industry generates $2 billion a year, and officials say Elvis-themed weddings represent a significant number of the ceremonies performed. (Also Read: Christie's to offer rare first edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone in private sale ) We were just hitting our stride again through COVID, then this happens."Ĭlark County Clerk Lynn Goya, who led a marketing campaign promoting Las Vegas as a wedding destination, said the order for chapels to stop using Elvis couldn't have come at a worse time for the sector. ![]() “We are a family-run business, and now we’re hanging with the big dogs," said Kayla Collins, who operates and the Little Chapel of Hearts with her husband. Elvis impersonator walks down the aisle during a wedding ceremony at the Graceland Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas. (AP) With Elvis so closely tied to Vegas' wedding industry, some say the move could decimate their businesses. Authentic Brands Group sent cease-and-desist letters in early May to multiple chapels, which are expected to be compliant by now. The licensing company that controls the name and image of “The King” is ordering Sin City chapel operators to stop using Elvis in themed ceremonies, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported on Monday. ![]() Las Vegas chapels of love that use Elvis Presley's likeness could find themselves becoming Heartbreak Hotels.
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