Las Vegas has been known for its one stop wedding shops where a bride can find her dress, flowers and chapel at the same location and be married within an hour.

However, the trend of the Las Vegas bride is changing fast and now the wedding capital of the world is churning out more luxurious weddings for the average american than ever before.

According to “theweddingreport.com,” in 2006, the average wedding cost will be $24,860. That price doesn’t mean that the days of eloping to the one stop wedding chapel are over, but that Las Vegas is now seen as a wedding mall with a variety of wedding chapels for every bride's taste.

Couples are making plans, checking air fare and even inviting relatives to come join them on their wedding trip to Las Vegas.

Every major casino has more than one wedding chapel ready for the six-month planned wedding as well as for spontaneous elopers.

The Bellagio is just one example of a major hotel that has a dozen packages to choose from ranging in price from $1,200 to $15,000.

Whether a bride comes after a year of her engagement or five minutes, on-lookers might not notice a difference between the two weddings because every major hotel and casino in Las Vegas is ready for spur of the moment brides and believes that they deserve a dream wedding just as much as the planning bride.

Yes, Las Vegas’s wedding look is changing for the better. It is becoming more luxurious and prominent than ever to be married in the wedding capital of the world.

Don‘t expect too much change though. Las Vegas will never let go of the major wedding traditions that were born there … most hotel’s and casino’s still have an Elvis impersonator on hand for emergencies.

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Renae C. Judkins is a wedding consultant for http://www.vegaswedlock.com.