The Very Reverend Father David Adams St. John has maintained a Las Vegas wedding ministry for the past seven years.

As an ordained priest (and licensed wedding officiate in the State of Nevada), Father David officiates at Catholic weddings and Christian weddings in Las Vegas wedding chapels, in private homes, hotel suites, various outdoor locations, and other special venues. Father David would be honored to help you celebrate your Las Vegas Catholic wedding.

Father David celebrates weddings in many very popular wedding chapels and locations, including Bellagio; The Venetian; The Flamingo; The Embassy Terrace; and several locations at Lake Las Vegas, including Chapel Fiorenza on the Ponte Vecchio, Reflection Bay, Loew's Resort, and at the Lake Las Vegas Yacht and Beach Club.

Church weddings are celebrated at St. Jude's Chapel of the Holy Family in Boulder City.

Fully Catholic . . .
. . . but not Roman

Father David is an active parish priest in the National Catholic Church of North America, an Independent Catholic jurisdiction, which is totally separate from the Roman Catholic Church. He is ordained in Apostolic succession, and possesses full faculties under a bishop. All Catholic marriages celebrated by Father David, whether Full Nuptial Masses or shorter Catholic marriage ceremonies are valid and sacramental (for further details, read the FAQ Section which appears lower on this page).

You can have a Catholic wedding:

- Even if you have been previously married and divorced - without an annulment

- Even if you want to celebrate your wedding at a special location

- Even if you both don't share a Catholic faith tradition

- Even if restrictions placed on you by the Roman church don't agree with your personal needs or beliefs

Because Father David St. John is a priest in an ecumenical Catholic faith community, which is independent of the jurisdiction of the Roman church, he can apply more flexible marriage canons and less restrictive marriage guidelines. He offers an alternative for couples who would otherwise be compelled to settle for a ceremony that would not be in accord with their Catholic faith tradition.

Because of his very busy schedule, Father David's calendar fills very quickly. However, as he believes so deeply in the Sacrament of Marriage, he would be happy to discuss your marriage plans and the possibility of his being able to celebrate your wedding ceremony.

Whether or not you choose Father David to celebrate your Catholic wedding, please - when you are told you can have a Catholic wedding in Las Vegas - be certain that the person officiating is, indeed, a legally ordained priest, in Apostolic succession, with an active parish and full faculties. The Sacrament of Marriage is one of the seven sacraments of the Catholic faith and, as such, is one of the tenets of our belief. Unfortunately, some Catholic weddings offered by others are "Catholic STYLE" weddings - officiated by non-Catholic wedding ministers - and are not sacramental in character.