Las Vegas Ministers

Reverend Ron DeCar

Ron DeCar is known as the King of Las Vegas and is the most sought-after soloist in the Las Vegas wedding industry. His achievements include the founding of the Viva Las Vegas Wedding Chapel, known worldwide as the Elvis Wedding Chapel. The chapel has been featured on such TV shows as CSI Las Vegas, the NBC Nightly News, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, the Christopher Lowell Show, Oprah, E! and the Today show.

Before Ron opened Viva Las Vegas Weddings, he appeared as the lead performer at the Tropicana's Folies Bergere for over 12 years. He has been performing professionally for over 30 years and has been featured in numerous magazines including Elle, Playboy, Entertainment Weekly, Woman's World, and in Time magazine's Millennium Issue 2000, just to name a few. In addition, Weddings of a Lifetime, Entertainment Tonight, the Today show and Fox television have all devoted major segments to Ron and his wedding chapels. Ron still manages to find time to impersonate Elvis and numerous character ministers, as well as officiating at our more traditional ceremonies in suit and tie!

Reverend Daphne

"I LOVE MY JOB! How many people go to work each day saying that?" A longtime Viva Las Vegas minister, Reverend Daphne has the delightful task of marrying hundreds of couples each year. (To date, she has over 17,000 ceremonies under her belt.) " I meet people not just from various states in the USA, which I find very interesting, but people from all over the world. I have traveled to many countries during my lifetime, so I get chat with couples about the wonderful time I had in their city or country."

Reverend Daphne notes that professional life lessons apply to marriages, as well. "Keep your promises. Be on time–no excuses. Pay attention to the needs of the other person. Follow through on what you say you’ll do. All those things go a long way toward creating the trust and respect that are the foundation of love, and a happy family, too."

Reverend Dimos

Reverend Dimos had been performing weddings in Las Vegas for some time now. Although he does traditional weddings, Dimos' Little Elvis weddings are fun, exciting and a total crowd pleaser. Dimos knows how to make your wedding the special occasion that it is, one that you, your friends and family will remember for a lifetime.

Reverend Dimos also performs many Themed Weddings here at Viva Las Vegas including: Tyrion Lannister in our Game of Thrones Themed Wedding, Mini-Me in Our Austin Powers Themed Wedding, a Leprechaun for our St. Patricks Day weddings, Yoda, Little Sinatra and Little Willy Wonka. Dimos can also be added to any wedding package as an extra character including: an Oompa Loompa for the Willy Wonka Themed wedding, add Little Elvis to any of our Elvis Wedding Packages, or anything else you can dream up.

Reverend Kalin Ivanov

Reverend Kalin has been working at Viva Las Vegas Weddings since he was a teenager. He has done nearly every job at the wedding chapel, from lead photographer to coordinating weddings to performing in ceremonies. Eventually Kalin became a minister. Minister Ivanov plays multiple characters for various themed weddings, from a Bluez Brother to an Inspector Clueso impersonator. For him, these (usually hilarious) occasions to perform as minister are a welcome break when he's not managing the chapel.

Few wedding photographers–in fact, few folks in general–can multi-task in quite the way Kalin of Viva Las Vegas Wedding Chapel does. Twice every hour, Kalin dresses the chapel for the next themed or traditional wedding, prepares his equipment, then captures still images AND video of the wedding in progress, all the while running lights, sound, music, curtains and the fog machine! In addition, he is usually busy making everyone else feel at ease with his sharp wit and charming Bulgarian accent. When he’s not actually involved in ceremonies, Kalin’s often managing the digital/video archives in the perpetually busy photo lab within the chapel complex.

Reverend Olivia Alfonso

Reverend Olivia has been performing traditional wedding ceremonies for over three years, and she glows when she speaks about sharing one of the happiest moments in her wedding couples’ lives. "Seeing the joy on their faces and their excitement when they say ‘I do’ is a truly moving experience. Every couple is unique and has their own stories, so I do my best to make each wedding special, too. It matters to me that brides and grooms feel comfortable and confident before their ceremony."

Olivia performs weddings both in English and Spanish, taking deep pride in making sure those vows express feelings perfectly. Her enthusiasm, friendliness, and professionalism make Olivia a great asset and a wonderful presence here at Viva Las Vegas Weddings.

Reverend Wanda Tracey

When Wanda performs a ceremony she puts everyone at ease while still keeping it fun and personal. A true professional with years of experience performing weddings in Las Vegas, Reverend Wanda continues to get rave reviews from our past wedding couples. She brings warmth and a very intimate feeling to every ceremony she officiates. We consider her to be a valuable part of our team.