Neon Nuptials

Book excerpt: Over 120,000 couples annually flock to Sin City to tie the knot, most at one of the nearly 60 wedding chapels of popular imagination and lore. Here's a no-holds-barred, independent, critical, and fun look at how and where to get married in Las Vegas. It visits each chapel -- with a few stops at other less typical venues -- and tells anticipatory brides (and at least a few grooms) exactly what's in store. If the proprietor is rude, you will know. If the Web site pictures are a sham, it's noted. If couples roll through like cars on an assembly line, it says so right here. You will know everything there is to know about the beautiful, the bad, the kitschy, and even the touching in chapeldom. You will even learn about some of the best places to stay, eat, and play.