Las Vegas Weddings · Official Data
Las Vegas Marriage Statistics: The Busiest Days to Get Married
Every Clark County marriage license since 2007, analyzed. Here's when Las Vegas says I do, and when it's quietest.
Updated September 2026
70,598
Licenses issued in 2025
1.5M+
Licenses since 2007
1,623
Busiest day ever (July 6, 2007)
October
Most popular month
The Short Answer
About 70,000 Couples a Year Get Married in Las Vegas
Clark County issued 70,598 marriage licenses in 2025, about 193 a day. Since 2007, the total is 1,548,613. It’s why Las Vegas is called the Wedding Capital of the World.
To find out when all those couples marry, we analyzed every license in the Clark County Clerk’s public data files from 2007 through 2025. Each record includes the date the license was issued, where the couple lives, and their ages.
One thing to know before the numbers: these are license dates, not ceremony dates. Most couples pick up their license the day before or the morning of their wedding, which is why the busiest license days fall just before the famous wedding dates. About 98.2% of licenses turn into a recorded marriage.
Record Days
The 15 Busiest Days in Las Vegas Wedding History
Every one of the busiest license days since 2007 lands on or just before a repeating-number date or Valentine's Day.
| Rank | License date | Licenses | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fri, Jul 6, 2007 | 1,623 | Eve of 7/7/07 |
| 2 | Thu, Nov 10, 2011 | 1,427 | Eve of 11/11/11 |
| 3 | Thu, Jul 5, 2007 | 1,167 | Two days before 7/7/07 |
| 4 | Fri, Oct 8, 2010 | 1,046 | Weekend of 10/10/10 |
| 5 | Sat, Jul 7, 2007 | 975 | 7/7/07 itself |
| 6 | Sat, Oct 9, 2010 | 973 | Eve of 10/10/10 |
| 7 | Thu, Aug 7, 2008 | 964 | Eve of 8/8/08 |
| 8 | Mon, Feb 21, 2022 | 933 | Eve of 2/22/22 ("Twosday") |
| 9 | Fri, Feb 13, 2009 | 910 | Eve of Valentine's Day |
| 10 | Fri, Dec 12, 2014 | 835 | Eve of 12/13/14 |
| 11 | Sat, Feb 13, 2010 | 832 | Eve of Valentine's Day |
| 12 | Wed, Nov 9, 2011 | 817 | Two days before 11/11/11 |
| 13 | Fri, Nov 11, 2011 | 784 | 11/11/11 itself |
| 14 | Sat, Feb 14, 2009 | 728 | Valentine's Day |
| 15 | Tue, Dec 11, 2012 | 708 | Eve of 12/12/12 |
Source: Clark County Clerk marriage license data. Analysis by LVWC.com.
Pattern Dates
How Much Busier a Repeating Date Gets
The day before a repeating-number date, license counts run several times higher than a normal day that year.
7/7/07
5.5× a normal day
1,623 licenses the day before, 975 on the day, vs. 296 on an average day
8/8/08
3.7× a normal day
964 licenses the day before, 682 on the day, vs. 262 on an average day
9/9/09
2.5× a normal day
637 licenses the day before, 374 on the day, vs. 254 on an average day
10/10/10
3.9× a normal day
973 licenses the day before, 423 on the day, vs. 252 on an average day
11/11/11
5.8× a normal day
1,427 licenses the day before, 784 on the day, vs. 245 on an average day
12/12/12
3.0× a normal day
708 licenses the day before, 431 on the day, vs. 236 on an average day
2/22/22
4.3× a normal day
933 licenses the day before, 607 on the day, vs. 217 on an average day
Thinking about a special-number date of your own? See our guide to numerically special wedding dates, and book early: these are the days everyone else wants too.
Year by Year
Las Vegas Marriage Licenses, 2007–2025
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| Licenses | |
|---|---|
| 2007 | 107,901 |
| 2008 | 96,007 |
| 2009 | 92,792 |
| 2010 | 91,886 |
| 2011 | 89,401 |
| 2012 | 86,204 |
| 2013 | 80,576 |
| 2014 | 80,738 |
| 2015 | 81,652 |
| 2016 | 81,325 |
| 2017 | 78,186 |
| 2018 | 74,534 |
| 2019 | 73,143 |
| 2020 | 56,331 |
| 2021 | 77,006 |
| 2022 | 79,279 |
| 2023 | 74,275 |
| 2024 | 76,779 |
| 2025 | 70,598 |
Source: Clark County Clerk marriage license data. Analysis by LVWC.com.
Las Vegas weddings peaked in 2007, with 107,901 licenses, then declined gradually through the 2010s. 2020 was the low point, at 56,331, when the pandemic closed chapels and cut travel. Since then the county has settled at roughly 70,000 to 80,000 licenses a year.
By Month
The Most Popular Months to Get Married in Las Vegas
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| Of licenses | |
|---|---|
| Jan | 5.9% |
| Feb | 8.2% |
| Mar | 8.3% |
| Apr | 9.5% |
| May | 9.3% |
| Jun | 7.7% |
| Jul | 7.7% |
| Aug | 8.1% |
| Sep | 9.2% |
| Oct | 10.5% |
| Nov | 7.8% |
| Dec | 7.9% |
Source: Clark County Clerk marriage license data. Analysis by LVWC.com.
October is the busiest month, with 10.5% of licenses, followed by April, May, and September. Those are the same mild-weather months couples want for desert ceremonies. January is the quietest, at 5.9%, and summer and early winter sit in between.
If your dates are flexible, a quieter month means more ceremony times to choose from. Our guides to the best time to get married in the desert and choosing your Las Vegas wedding date cover what each season looks like on the ground.
By Weekday
The Busiest Days of the Week
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| Of licenses | |
|---|---|
| Monday | 13.1% |
| Tuesday | 11.5% |
| Wednesday | 12.1% |
| Thursday | 15.8% |
| Friday | 20.0% |
| Saturday | 16.1% |
| Sunday | 11.4% |
Source: Clark County Clerk marriage license data. Analysis by LVWC.com.
Friday leads with 20.0% of licenses, then Saturday and Thursday. Since couples usually get their license a day ahead, that Friday peak is mostly Friday and Saturday weddings. Sunday (11.4%) and Tuesday (11.5%) are the quietest, which usually makes it easier to get the exact ceremony time you want.
Who Marries in Vegas · 2025
Where Las Vegas Couples Come From
37
Median age
15.7%
From outside the U.S.
6.4%
Same-sex couples
70,598
Licenses issued
Top U.S. states
- 1. Nevada16,846
- 2. California11,212
- 3. Texas4,466
- 4. Arizona2,933
- 5. Florida2,147
- 6. Washington1,634
Top countries outside the U.S.
- 1. England3,206
- 2. Canada1,403
- 3. Germany1,014
- 4. France938
- 5. Australia508
- 6. Mexico346
Nevada and California lead, but about one in six couples travels from abroad. If that’s you, our guide for international couples covers the license and paperwork, and our LGBTQ+ wedding guide covers same-sex ceremonies.
About the Data
How We Built These Numbers
Daily counts come from the Clark County Clerk’s marriage license data files, which list every license by issue date from 2007 through 2025. Yearly and monthly totals for 2022–2025 come from the Clerk’s published monthly statistics, because the 2022 data file stops on December 22, 2022. Month and weekday shares combine 2022–2025, to reflect current habits after the 2020–2021 pandemic years.
Counts are licenses issued, not ceremonies performed, and the Clerk notes that figures can shift slightly as records are corrected. Home location is the mailing address on the license.
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