24 Hours of Love at the Silver Bell Wedding Chapel by Jacki Gluck

24 Hours of Love at the Silver Bell Wedding Chapel is a heartfelt and fascinating glimpse into one of the most famous chapels in the wedding-heavy wonderland of Las Vegas.

The amount of strange love that has been founded between those walls can fill far more than a single book, but author Jacki Gluck, through direct interviews with the original owners of the chapel, Jim and Vicki Duszynski, has created a remarkable homage to this Sin City staple. The fact that the purveyors of this place are also her parents gives the story even more of a heart-tapping tone, as each recollection is painted with a brush of honesty, admiration, and love.

Beyond the anecdotal tales, from Rodney Dangerfield wanting to remake his vows once sober and the madness of the holiday rush to get married in the wee hours of Valentine’s Day morning, this book also acts as a vivid portrait of Las Vegas. Vegas is rich in hilarious history, and the Silver Bells chapel has helped the city earn its reputation.

The writing of this enjoyable tome is sincere and deeply detailed, peppered with charming anecdotes about everyone from Hollywood celebrities to hours-long lovers whose names can barely be recalled. Tangential and sometimes rambling, while also riveting and deeply amusing, this book is an entertaining tumble through one of the more iconic locales in this iconic city.

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