Las Vegas wedding ceremonies start at midnight on Valentine's Day

By Krista Hostetler

CREATED Feb. 14, 2013

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  • Love is in the air all over Las Vegas. Video by ktnv.com

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  • Florists were hard at work putting together bouquets for Valentine's Day.

  • A happy couple celebrates their nuptials after getting married in Las Vegas.

  • A couple exchanges their vows on Valentine's Day in Las Vegas.

  • A couple ties the knot just after midnight at a pop-up chapel in Las Vegas.

  • Sealed with a kiss: a couple gets married at a pop-up chapel in Las Vegas on Valentine's Day.

  • Modern decor at the pop-up chapel at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas.

  • Las Vegas is the marriage capitol of the world, with 5 percent of all marriages in the U.S. taking place here.

  • Las Vegas sees two to three times as many marriage license applications than average on Valentine's Day.

  • The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas erected a chapel to host weddings and vow renewals at the hotel on Valentine's Day.

  • Diana Alba works at the marriage licensing office in Las Vegas, granting licenses to couples tying the knot in Sin City.

  • Couples apply for marriage licenses in Las Vegas, eager to wed on Valentine's Day.

  • Even dogs celebrated Valentine's Day with a special wedding ceremony.

  • The Little White Chapel is one of the most famous and popular places to get married in Las Vegas, and Valentine's Day was no exception.

  • This couple decided to get married on Valentine's Day while on their flight to Las Vegas.

  • This couple decided Valentine's Day was the perfect time to renew their vows.

  • "Love is endless. It is timeless," said Charlotte Richards, who helps run the Little White Chapel in Las Vegas.

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Las Vegas, NV (KTNV) -- Love is in the air all over Las Vegas.

It's Valentine's Day, and what better place to tie the knot than in the Wedding Capitol of the World?

Wedding ceremonies started at midnight in Las Vegas.

Action News was at the first wedding of the day, at the Pop-up Chapel at the Cosmopolitan.

Hundreds of weddings were planned for Valentine's Day at chapels around town.

Many say their bookings are two to three times higher than normal.

According to the assistant county clerk, 376 marriage licenses were issued on Thursday. That's 50 more than Valentine's Day 2012.