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  A schedule for weddings for Dec. 12, 2012 is pinned on a bulletin board at the Viva Las Vegas Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012. These âonce-in-a-centuryâ wedding dates have become more important each year as people increasingly look outside Vegas for nontraditional weddings. Once known as the wedding capital of the world, Vegas' share of the U.S. wedding market has fallen by a third since 2004. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

A schedule for weddings for Dec. 12, 2012 is pinned on a bulletin board at the Viva Las Vegas Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012. These “once-in-a-century” wedding dates have become more important each year as people increasingly look outside Vegas for nontraditional weddings. Once known as the wedding capital of the world, Vegas' share of the U.S. wedding market has fallen by a third since 2004. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)