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New York City takes on Las Vegas as wedding capital
WATCH out, Las Vegas: New York City wants to become the new number one place to tie the knot.

Only weeks after NSW Premier Nathan Rees staged a secret wedding in the Big Apple, NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg has given City Hall's famously gritty marriage bureau a gleaming makeover, with more space to take photographs, video screens to monitor wait times and wedding chapels with gauzy curtains and walls painted in muted tones.
And in case the newlyweds-to-be forget any essentials, the space features a small shop that sells fresh flowers, disposable cameras, tissues, hairspray and sparkly fake diamond rings for $US9 ($A12.62) each.

The sleek 2,230-square-metre space officially opens on Monday, replacing a grubby, cramped, poorly lit office.

Although Australian NSW Premier Nathan Rees and his high school sweetheart Stacey got in early.

The couple tied the knot during a private ceremony at the marriage bureau last Tuesday local time.

They were married in the presence of a few family members and friends, followed by photographs across the road at City Hall Park - in near freezing temperatures.

"We want to be the wedding destination of the world," deputy mayor Patti Harris said.

It is designed to put some glamour into City Hall weddings while bringing more tourism dollars to the city.

In 2008, the city issued nearly 70,000 marriage licences and is set on competing with places like Las Vegas, which tops the list.

There may be an opening now, though, as business appears to be dropping there.

Clark County, where Las Vegas is located, issued 95,888 licences in 2008.

Officials gave the media a preview of the new space last week and kicked off the launch with the wedding of a Queens couple, Carlos Sanchez and Jennifer Avila.

Afterward, the newlyweds said the marriage bureau makeover gave them a romantic setting for their wedding - a major improvement from the old digs.

"It's not comparable," Avila said.

"This place is beautiful."

New York state law requires brides and grooms to wait 24 hours after getting a marriage licence before they can have the ceremony.

Those from out of the country need only to have valid passports, according to the city clerk.
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