It used to be that getting married in Vegas meant one of two things - shotgun ceremony or a couple of crazy kids eloping. No blood tests, birth certificates or waiting period for a license made it extra easy. All you had to do was appear in person at the Clark Country Marriage Bureau of the Courthouse, fill out some forms and pony up the $35 in cash. From there you were free to high tail it to the nearest alter of your choice. Things in the legal department haven't changed much over the years. You can still get a license while you wait for $35 cash. (Be prepared for a longer than usual wait on holidays, especially Valentine's Day when the cupids in the Bureau are busier than usual.) The Bureau is open from 8:00 a.m. until midnight daily and 24 hours on most holidays.

Now that Las Vegas has become a bonafide wedding destination -- there are over 115,000 weddings conducted each year -- the ceremony and reception options have expanded to over-the-top dimensions. Dream it up and it can be done in Vegas. Does the idea of exchanging rings aboard the USS Enterprise with Klingons as witnesses get your romantic heart moving to a supernatural beat? You can do it at StarTrek: The Experience at the Hilton. Or perhaps you'd like to recite your vows in a hot air balloon over the city? You can do that too. Game to say "I do" surrounded by sunken treasure and perhaps a mutiny on the bounty? Then sail straight over to our all time favorite wedding hotspot, the Pirate's Cove at Treasure Island.

If your tastes run more towards wow 'em with dazzle and dollar signs, the options are just as off the chart. For a drop in the $200,000 bucket, you can invite 20 of your closest family and friends to witness and celebrate your nuptials on a glass topped floor covering the pool at the Four Seasons Hotel. The nuptials are followed by a 10-course dinner paired with vintage wines, top name entertainment, wedding cake and concludes with a fireworks extravaganza that launches from behind a multi-tiered waterfall. What's included in this dream-come-true (or nightmare from hell, depending on your point of view) soiree? $27,000 worth of flowers, $30,000 on entertainment, limousine-service for everyone in the party, food and wines, photographer and videographer, presidential suite for the bride and groom, and rooms for invited guests. Each guest also receives a monogrammed bathrobe as a thank you gift. They'll probably throw in the doggie tuxedo should you wish to have man's best friend play best man.

There is plenty out there for the traditionalists looking for something borrowed, something blue and something Vegas for their picture perfect wedding. With over 40 chapels of every shape, size and theme, the choice is yours - from quaint and cute to campy and well, over-the-top. How to weed out the options for the big day? Here are a few suggestions from those in the know: San Francisco Sally's Victorian Chapel is a tiny intimate spot with charming with lace curtains, cabbage rose patterns, fringed lamps and crystal chandeliers. Brides and grooms can even rent Victorian-inspired and antique gowns and period clothes. (1304 Las Vegas Blvd. S.; 800-658-8677). Want to have Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant among the celebs at your wedding? Head over to Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum (3377 Las Vegas Blvd. S.; 702-367-1847) and select from a variety of fantasy wedding venues -- from a faux Academy Awards party, a sports arena or a rock concert theme. Whatever theme you select, you can be sure to have a who's who of famous guests in attendance, from Madonna to Mike Tyson, George Clooney to George Dubya. The Candlelight Wedding Chapel (2855 Las Vegas Blvd. S.; 800-962-1818) is the perfect spot for family friendly traditional nuptials. Located across from Circus Circus, the steeped chapel and gazebo for perfect photo ops and white stretch limo service delivers the goods just fine. An Elvis sighting is always fun, no matter how cynical your relatives are from the Bible Belt. And, Elvis is in the house every day at the Graceland Chapel (619 Las Vegas Blvd. S.; 702-382-0091). But, if the whole idea of a ceremony in front of a gaggle of purple-haired aunts you never met before makes you weak in the knees and spin with anxiety, you're pressed for time, or just don't feel like getting out of the car, fear not. Simply grab your other half and swing the caddie over to the drive-thru Tunnel of Love at the Little White Wedding Chapel (1301 Las Vegas Blvd. S.; 702-382-5943).

Where to spend the first night as man and wife? Every hotel up and down the strip has a honeymoon theme suite. And they run the gamut from plush pink heart-shaped beds under a mirrored ceiling with Roman column-adorned baths to palatial digs decorated for the most sophisticated and discerning guest, to multi-storied pied-a-tiers with grand pianos and staff butlers to take care of your every desire. Perhaps the best way to stay over the top on your first night of wedded bliss is to avoid the bridal suite altogether and opt for the presidential palace. Usually larger, more private and most accommodating, these abodes are fit for any Cinderella and Prince Charming. Check out the 4,000 square feet Presidential suite at the Four Seasons. Or even the more intimate 2225 square foot View suites with sunrise and sunset views. The Terrace suites at the MGM are two-storied, with an additional 800-foot wrap around patio with stocked bar, overlooking the Strip.

Whether it's an over the top theme or a traditional ceremony, only Vegas can do it all in a Viva Las Vegas-style all its own. And, with over 300 weddings per day, these guys really have the goods to make your day a blessed occasion.