24 Hours of Love at the Silver Bell Wedding Chapel -

06/16/2023

04/23/2022

In celebration of World Book day, go to my EBay listing and purchase ‘24 Hours of Love at the Silver Bell’ for $15!

https://www.ebay.com/itm/124987087336?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=YCgMfOroRQ6&sssrc=2051273&ssuid=YCgMfOroRQ6&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

Others for a quick wedding. This is the history, and many stories, of the Silver Bell Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas, Nevada, during the Boom of the wedding chapel industry from the mid-Twentieth Century to the New Millennium.

02/23/2022

Yesterday was a busy day to get married in Las Vegas! Did you get married on a palindrome date?

https://www.msn.com/en-us/video/peopleandplaces/las-vegas-chapel-has-112-twosday-weddings-scheduled-for-feb-22-2022/vi-AAUb6Zj

On Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022, dubbed “Twosday,” lovers will say their vows on a once-in-a-lifetime date. The next “Twosday” is 400 years from now, which is why so many couples are getting married on this memorable date. At the Little Vegas Chapel in Las Vegas, 112 couples walked down the aisle,...

07/04/2021

Happy 4th of July!

On this date in 2002, the Silver Bell Wedding Chapel suffered it’s first of two fires that ultimately ended the chapels history on . The owners, Jim and Vicki Duszynski were having a BBQ and pool party with their family when Jim received a phone call from their employee, Bret who was at chapel saying that it was on fire. Jim thought it was a 4th of July prank until Bret put a fireman on the phone. The BBQ was put out, family quickly dried off and put on their clothes and drove to the chapel. By the time we arrived the flames were put out and we went in to access the damage. Phone calls were made to those who had reservations to be married that day informing them of what happened.

It was determined that the fire was set on purpose supposedly by a homeless person, but they were never found.

05/09/2021

Happy Mother's Day to ALL mothers! Jim Duszynski and his brother Don loved and respected their mother Frances. On this Mother’s Day, we are taking a moment to remember Frances who was a strong woman and a wonderful role model for her two boys. She loved them dearly and would do anything for them.

04/23/2021

On April 23, 2015, Jim Duszynski died from Stage 4 Lung Cancer. He left behind his wife, Vicki of 27 years, his daughter Porsela (from a previous marriage), a brother, a step daughter, two step grandchildren, and his beloved dog Beau.

Jim happened into the chapel business and fell in love with it! With his natural gift of gab and his desire to make people happy, it was a natural fit for him. I am not saying that he didn’t have a tough time getting the business going or keeping it going for over 45 years; he had struggles just like everyone else. He was always heard saying “That I’ve never had a bad day.” This was not always true, but he was in the business of making couples have a special wedding day - so he never let on whether or not he was having one. He made thousands of couples happy.

The first photo is of young Jim outside the original at
524 S. 5th Street

The second photo was taken of him at the back of the assessing the fire damage to his beloved chapel. I was trying to capture the moment; but he saw me taking photos and gave me his big cheesy smile- instead of capturing the pain he was going through.

We are celebrating Jim’s extraordinary life today. A candle will be lit in our home in remembrance of him. 💙🤍

04/23/2021

On , celebrations are taking place worldwide to recognize the scope of books -a link between the past and the future, a bridge between generations and across cultures.

World Book Day was established to help promote reading, publishing, and copyright. The date they decided on was April 23, 1995 as it is the anniversary of the death of Miguel de Cervantes, William Shakespeare and Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, as well as that of the birth or death of several other prominent authors.

Things you can do today:

1. Share your love of books today and everyday!

2. Help a new author, including self-published authors, by purchasing a book or ebook today.

3. Post your favorite book to your Instagram, Facebook or Twitter account! Use the and a # with the name of your favorite book.

4. Start writing that book that you always wanted to.

04/04/2021

Yesterday, Las Vegas Wedding chapels were busy due to couples wanting to be married on 4/3/21.
Read about other popular or unique weddings in ‘24 Hours of Love at the Silver Bell Wedding Chapel’.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Soon-to-be newlyweds lined up out the door of the marriage license office in Las Vegas on Friday, ahead of a unique date to tie the knot: 4/3/21. Nearly 700 couples obtained...

04/04/2021

Wishing those who celebrate a Joyous Easter!

"'Twas Easter-Sunday. The full-blossomed trees filled all the air with fragrance and with joy."

– Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

03/21/2021

A look back when Wedding Chapel Ads were next to Welding Shop Ads, even though it doesn't relate to World Poetry Day or the second day of spring! 🌷🌸🌼🌻

Since it's - here is a poem that is about love and being together.

“To Be One With Each Other”
- George Eliot
What greater thing is there for two human souls
than to feel that they are joined together to strengthen
each other in all labor, to minister to each other in all sorrow,
to share with each other in all gladness,
to be one with each other in the
silent unspoken memories?