Las Vegas battles ‘love recession’ as millennials stop getting married

It is perhaps the most famous wedding venue in the world, where eloping desperados, and celebrities including Britney Spears, Frank Sinatra, and Joan Collins, have all tied the knot.

But after six months on the market A Little White Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas, scene of over half a million 10-minute ceremonies, failed to find a buyer. This week, the "For Sale” sign was taken down.

It was the most stark example of a so-called "love recession" that has hit Las Vegas, the self-proclaimed "Marriage Capital of the World," in recent years.

The number of weddings has fallen from 128,238 in 2004 to 74,534 last year. Annual revenue is down by an estimated $1 billion, to $2.5 billion.

The chief reason…

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