How Bri & Shawn Absher Revolutionized Las Vegas Wedding Bookings | E175
How did Las Vegas become the “Wedding Capital of the World” before Google even existed? In this episode, Matthew Campbell sits down with Las Vegas wedding icons Bri and Shawn Absher. From teaching themselves to code in the 90s to owning a chapel in the legendary Las Vegas Hilton, Bri and Shawn share the incredible evolution of wedding marketing in the desert.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
- The “Expedia” of Weddings: How Shawn launched the first online booking platform for chapels in 1997.
- Celebrity Vows: The inside story of officiating Mike Tyson’s third marriage and how Mark Curry once surprised a bride at the altar.
- Old School vs. New School: Marketing weddings via travel agents and bingo magazines before the internet took over.
- Behind the Scenes at the Hilton: Doing 100+ weddings in a single Saturday and the logistics of high-volume chapel life.
- The Future of Marketing: Why Bri and Shawn insist that having your own website is still more important than any social media handle.
Featured Locations:
- Valley of Fire & Red Rock Canyon
- The Westgate (formerly Las Vegas Hilton)
- LVWC.com (Las Vegas Weddings)
Links & Resources:
- Check out Bri and Shawn’s work at LVWC.com
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