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If you are planning a wedding in Las Vegas, you may not be aware of all the opportunities that you have available to you. Here are ten interesting Las Vegas wedding options. Although they may not be as famous as the many wedding chapels Las Vegas has, they will certainly leave the same lasting impression.
Helicopter Weddings – Many Las Vegas wedding chapels, as well as Papillon Helicopter Tours, offer helicopter weddings. The ceremony can take place as you fly above the glitz and glamour of the Las Vegas Strip or you have the option of flying to the Grand Canyon and saying your nuptials there.

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Maverick Helicopters, a Nevada-based charter and aerial tour operator and the largest EC130 operator in the world, has surpassed the 100,000 flight hour milestone with their fleet of American Eurocopter EC130s.“We are an all EC130 operation,” said John Mandernach, Vice President of Maintenance for Maverick Helicopters. “We have 32 aircraft currently in our fleet and will add two additional EC130s by the end of the year.”

Travel: National Parks USA WEEKEND Magazine
10 national parks you don't want to miss.
Those of us who spend time in our glorious national parks, the places the writer Wallace Stegner once said were "the best idea we've ever had," quickly realize what a bargain they are. For the first time in human history, beautiful land was set aside, not for royalty or the rich, but for everyone. It was a purely democratic idea.

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Nearly a million people have marveled above the Grand Canyon's spectacular beauty standing on the Grand Canyon Skywalk since it opened on March 28, 2007. The Skywalk is a glass bottom cantilever bridge 4,000 feet above the Colorado River at the western rim of the canyon.
The Skywalk is not your typical Grand Canyon viewing. You can't just decide to go, drive up and take a peek. Instead you need tickets in advance. Tickets are $30 for adults, $23 for kids 3-11 and $27 for seniors and military members. This is in addition to the cost of a Legacy Pass ($43) which is the cost of admission to Grand Canyon West. Unlike the South Rim and North Rim, the western rim is not a US national park. It is on Hualapai tribal land.
NOTE: No cameras or any other personal articles are allowed onto the Skywalk. Instead they will take your photo and you can have the option to purchase it later for about $30 per photo.
To get there you have to drive down 14 miles of a dirt road and park at the Grand Canyon West airport. Or if you prefer you can pay $15 per person for a round trip bus ride from Meadview, AZ. Get directions to the Skywalk HERE.
If you'd prefer, you can get a tour package from Las Vegas- the closest major US city to the Skywalk- HERE.
Read what visitors to the Skywalk had to say about it HERE.
*Photo courtesy: GrandCanyonSkywalk.com. See even more cool photos HERE.*

Statistics on Weddings in the United States
By Sound Vision staff writer

• 2.3 million couples wed every year in the US. That breaks down to nearly 6,200 weddings a day
• the average age of a bride in the US is 25.3
• average age of a groom is 26.9
• average number of guests invited to a wedding is 178
• one-third of those getting married each year have been married before

The money behind the marriage
• $72 billion per year is spent on weddings
• the average wedding budget is $20,000
• $1,016 is the average cost of wedding rings for the bride and groom
• traditionally, the father of the bride would pay for everything. Today, however, the bride and groom themselves pay for the wedding about 30 percent of the time; the bride's parents pay about 17 percent of the time. As for the rest of the time, costs are covered by different sources -- the bride and groom and one or both sets of parents, according to surveys by Bride's magazine.
• $19 billion per year is spent on wedding gift registries
• $8 billion per year is spent on honeymoons
• the average honeymoon budget is $3,657
• over 91 percent of all to-be-weds register for gifts. The couple receives gifts from an average of 200 guests
• most wedding guests spend between $70 and $100 on a gift

Timing of weddings
• June is the most popular month for weddings, then August, followed by September and October
here's a monthly breakdown:January 4.7%February 7.0%March 6.1%April 7.4%May 9.8%June 10.8%July 9.7%August 10.2%September 9.6%October 9.4%November 7.4%December 7.8%
Where do weddings take place?
• 80 percent of weddings are performed in churches or synagogues

Honeymoons
• 99 percent of newlyweds take a honeymoon
• the average couple will spend three times more on their honeymoon than a regular vacation• 40 percent of honeymooners will travel within the United States, about 60 percent will travel to a foreign country• honeymoons usually last 7 to 9 days• the most popular destinations are Las Vegas, Hawaii, the Caribbean, andJamaica• 35 percent of brides and grooms have a valid passport

Other Interesting Info
• the top wedding city in the world is Istanbul, Turkey with 166,000 for the year• Las Vegas, Nevada is in second place with 114,000 weddings.
Sources for our statistics
US Census Bureau http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2003/cb03ff02.htmlThe Knot (http://www.theknot.com/au_industrystats.shtml),The Association for Wedding Professionals International (http://www.afwpi.com/wedstats)Sellmoreweddings.comSellthebride.com (http://www.sellthebride.com/tipsstats.htm)American DemographicsBride's Millennium Report: Wedding Love & MoneyBride's magazine

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"Me and Joakim are so grateful for the ceremony arranged by you and Maverick Aviation Group. Thank you so much for making our wedding so special and for the gift we got when we arrived to the terminal again. Please send our best to the pilot, minister and to the photographers. "

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