00:00I think I may have done 80,000 weddings.
00:01I've probably seen people in Las Vegas at least 80,000 times.
00:04It never gets old, because the people dig it.
00:07And if they dig it, it lifts me up.
00:19The Grace of Wedding Chapel is actually famous for being the first chapel in Las Vegas,
00:24possibly in the world, that had an Elvis impersonator wedding.
00:26So we're number one right there.
00:29It's an old building, it's an old chapel, so we have one little dressing room that we all use.
00:33So when I come in, the other Elvi, one of the other Elvi as it's known in the business, he's
00:38coming out.
00:39But I'll say, how's it going so far, you know, because he's there in the morning a lot of times,
00:42getting the day started, so we kind of pass the torch.
00:46It's a rhinestone torch, but it's a torch.
00:48In the morning, Rod, our general manager usually comes in and gives me a manifest of the day schedule,
00:53certain requests, and if it's someone's birthday or something like that.
00:56All right, we've got about 28 today.
00:5828?
00:59Yeah, okay, your first one's at 11.30.
01:01It's a ES-3.
01:03Three couples, not exchanging rings, but all of them want to exchange vowels.
01:08Good luck.
01:08Yeah, really.
01:09Yeah.
01:0912.30 has a lot of notes, too.
01:13Okay.
01:13Livestream back to UK.
01:15Their family's going to be watching, so we want to make sure that we're on time for that one.
01:18It should go pretty good.
01:19Good.
01:20Yeah.
01:21A couple foreign languages, just make note of those, okay?
01:23Okay.
01:24Yeah.
01:24All right.
01:25Cool.
01:25Have a good one, buddy.
01:27And at the chapel, we have such an international market that we actually offer ministers in
01:32different languages.
01:33If they're from Russia, Batsalui means kiss.
01:36Finland, Onexiolikon means congratulations.
01:39We get tons of people from Brazil.
01:40The whole country, you say Poterbanes, congratulations.
01:44Poterbanes, but in Rio, it's Poterbanes.
01:46That's the accent.
01:48So when they say that they're from Rio, I say Poterbanes.
01:51And they go, oh my gosh, you got the accent.
01:53But it's so cool, right?
01:58Well, here we are, guys, in the world-famous Grace of Wayne Chapel.
02:02We're here to celebrate two promises and made two promises of love.
02:06Marriage is a promise.
02:07It's also a commitment between a husband and a wife to be not only each other's lover,
02:12but above all and most importantly, Elvis' lover.
02:18No.
02:19Best friends, you never know.
02:21Face to face, you guys.
02:22Face each other.
02:23Face your spouse.
02:24And gentlemen, repeat.
02:26I take you.
02:27I take you.
02:28I take you.
02:29Just a minute, yeah?
02:30Once again.
02:31I take you.
02:32Once again.
02:34I take you.
02:34No, I mean, I take you.
02:37I take you once again.
02:39So you say, I take you once again.
02:41Okay.
02:42Look at me here all week.
02:43I take you once again.
02:47You know, I think I may have done 80,000 weddings.
02:50I'm probably saying people at Las Vegas at least 80,000 times.
02:52It never gets old, because the people dig it.
02:55And if they dig it, it lifts me up.
02:57Marriage is two hearts with one love and is treasured above all else.
03:03It's also a commitment to be not only each other's lover, but most importantly, Elvis' lover.
03:11No, no.
03:12Best friends through all of your years together.
03:14You two would turn face to face at this time.
03:17Hold hands.
03:18And I, and I, that's where I can, I think keep going all day because they, I feed off of
03:23their energy and it gives me energy and it makes me, it's so cool to do that.
03:28Tell each other.
03:29I promise.
03:30I promise.
03:31To always love you tender.
03:33Love you tender.
03:34For now and forever.
03:36Aww.
03:37And from this day.
03:38From this day.
03:39I promise to be.
03:40I promise to be.
03:41And let me see it winding up like this, Jeff.
03:43Your hunk of hunk of burning love.
03:45Hunk of hunk of burning love.
03:46Yeah.
03:54So on behalf of the grace of Windchapel, the suit that I wear.
03:58Thank you very much.
03:59I, once again, after 30 years pronounce you husband and wife, one thing left to do, my friend.
04:07Congratulations again, guys.
04:11Elvis is leaving the building.
04:15Awesome.
04:16Hey.
04:17And at Grayson, it's not just me.
04:19We have limo drivers, coordinators, florists, general manager.
04:23It's all these things.
04:25What do you think makes a great Elvis?
04:27What makes a great Elvis?
04:28You definitely have to have the look.
04:30And I feel like everybody here definitely has the look.
04:34First thing I said to Brennan when I met him, I was like, you are a really good looking Elvis.
04:38Because sometimes in Vegas, you'll be walking around and it's like, I don't know, you don't really look like an
04:43Elvis at all.
04:44Do I know when Brennan is performing?
04:46I think we all do.
04:52I'm mainly in this closet right here, but I can hear when he's going off in the chapel.
04:57Definitely.
05:04I tell the limo drivers, the first person they meet is you.
05:08Got Elvis music playing.
05:09Nothing but Elvis in my limousines.
05:12And it gets them going.
05:15And on the way, I'll put a pair of Elvis glasses on just to get them in the mood.
05:19They'll bust out laughing.
05:20They'll ask me if I'm Elvis.
05:22I'll say, no Elvis is in the building.
05:24If I was your Elvis, you would get a refund.
05:27With the success of Graceland, after all those years, we had owned a property out back and we rented it
05:33to a tuxedo and bridal.
05:35It was a rented dress.
05:36It was called for, you know, brides and grooms could come and get fitted for a tuxedo.
05:40And then we realized, why not make it another chapel?
05:44We're at our newest chapel, the Storybook Wedding Chapel, right behind Graceland.
05:47We have one little chapel.
05:48Graceland is very small.
05:49So we thought we get booked over there so much we can't fit people in.
05:54What about another chapel?
05:55And maybe do more traditional.
05:57Of course, you can add Elvis.
05:58Elvis will go anywhere.
05:59We got tiaras back there?
06:01Yeah.
06:03We got everything here.
06:04We got placeholder rings, not the real ones.
06:07They don't come and rob us.
06:08Don't forget the rings.
06:10People have them on order and they haven't purchased them as of yet.
06:14I mean, haven't received them as of yet.
06:16But they want something special to take home and it becomes something that they never want to get rid of.
06:21We had a famous hockey player who we can't name.
06:25Oh, from the Knights.
06:26From the Knights who came in here and had a wedding secretly.
06:29And his wife, now wife, purchased one of the rings for the wedding.
06:35And about a week later, he called me practically crying.
06:38Saying, you're not going to believe it.
06:39She lost the ring.
06:40And even though it's not real, it's a memory.
06:42Do you have another one?
06:44And of course, I made the joke.
06:45You know, at least it was a fake one.
06:48Come on in.
06:49Newest chapel in Las Vegas.
06:50Built inside one of the actual oldest buildings on this street.
06:55I think this is about almost a hundred year old building as well.
06:58It's kind of different, but it's very elegant.
07:01Can I get an amen?
07:05Well, stay as long as you want, but I got to go marry some people at Graceland.
07:08So I'll see you in a bit.
07:17I moved to this town with $400, a microwave, and a guitar.
07:21And I didn't know one person.
07:22And I was as happy on day one as I was when I bought a house for a million dollars.
07:28And they go, oh yeah, really.
07:29I go, I'm telling you the truth.
07:31The satisfaction is in all the other stuff.
07:34All the in-between, all that.
07:36Just the fun.
07:37I'm having a ball.
07:38I'm having more fun now for some reason than I have in 30 years.
07:42I don't know if it's because I know I'm kind of have to wrap this up in a few years
07:46because
07:47it's physically hard and no one wants to see an old beat up Elvis come out.
07:51So, but I'm just like going, this is every day.
07:53I just take it in more and go, this is completely a dream come true.
08:07You think back to me bagels.
08:08Here's how I got the heat.
08:08Just as if I machine Phytale, we should wrap up your choice.
08:09We'll take this short question.
08:09Which will never look like me, David and China?
08:09Or has to try myself in five to five days?
08:10I'm happy to be able to raise this part.
08:10Leave that for four days.
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