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L to R: 2025 Vegas Wedding Dress of the Year Winner Stephanie Bashall and husband Britt Chandler Johnson at The Mob Museum in Las Vegas; 2025 Vegas Wedding Dress of the Year Winner Stephanie Bashall at The Mob Museum in Las Vegas.
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THE WEDDING CAPITAL OF THE WORLD ANNOUNCES CALIFORNIA BRIDE AS WINNER OF VEGAS WEDDING DRESS OF THE YEAR

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LAS VEGAS (February 2026) – The Wedding Capital of the World™, Clark County Clerk Lynn Goya and the Vegas Wedding Chamber are delighted to announce Stephanie Bashall of Burbank, Calif., as the winner of the 2025 Vegas Wedding Dress of the Year contest. The dress and the couple’s Las Vegas wedding story will be on display at Harry Reid International Airport beginning in March.

Bashall married Britt Chandler Johnson on Oct. 26, 2025, at The Mob Museum, the National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement in Downtown Las Vegas.  Her 1920s-inspired dress was designed by Reem Acra and given its second life when the bride discovered it at Glamour Closet, a second-hand store in Beverly Hills. The dress will be displayed at the airport alongside her rhinestone-encrusted, blue-soled Betsey Johnson heels, which provided an unmistakable touch of Las Vegas sparkle to Bashall’s wedding-day ensemble.

“Fifteen years of triumphs, challenges and moments I would not trade for anything in the world,” said Bashall in the submission that accompanied her entry. “Thank you for being my person, my rock and now my husband. We met on a bus working on Boardwalk Empire and now wed at The Mob Museum. I couldn’t ask for a more perfect day celebrating with friends and family. Here’s to you Britt Chandler and our future as husband and wife! Here’s to October 26th, a day we will remember forever!” 

To qualify for the Instagram contest, entrants posted a picture and an up-to-280-word story of the bride in her wedding dress as worn during her wedding in Clark County, Nevada, during the 2025 calendar year. Entrants tagged and followed @vegasweddingcapital and @lvweddingchamber and used the hashtags #2025VegasWeddingDress and #2025VegasBride.

“The wedding dress is arguably the most indelible image associated with marriage, and Stephanie’s dress captures all the elegance, style and romance Las Vegas brides embody,” said Lynn Marie Goya, Clark County Clerk. “We send congratulations and best wishes to Stephanie and Britt for their nuptials and invite the public to come see the dress on display at Harry Reid International Airport. It provides an indelible reminder that Las Vegas is the world’s most iconic destination for saying, ‘I do.’” 

Added Ashley Miller, vice president of marketing, communications and sales, The Mob Museum, “Las Vegas has always been a place where love, creativity and celebration intersect. Stephanie’s story, from finding her reimagined vintage gown to hosting her wedding at The Mob Museum, beautifully reflects the spirit of reinvention that defines this city. Her wedding captures the essence of what makes Las Vegas extraordinary: a place where history, style and heartfelt connection come together to create moments that can last a lifetime.”

ABOUT THE OFFICE OF THE CLARK COUNTY CLERK
The Office of the Clark County Clerk, Nevada, overseen by the Honorable Lynn Marie Goya, issued more than 70,000 marriage licenses in 2025, making it the wedding location with the highest marriage rate in the world. According to the Center for Disease Control’s annual Marriage Rate by State, Nevada has 24.6 marriage per 1,000 population. The U.S. marriage rate is 6.1 per thousand; Hawaii’s rate is 12.5 per thousand with Utah at 11.2 per thousand. Internationally, marriage rates for countries typically range from 5 to 10 per thousand population. Las Vegas was originally recognized with its iconic title as the “Wedding Capital of the World” on Sept. 23, 1953, when the London Daily Herald used it in an article highlighting the city’s popularity for destination weddings. Clark County Clerk Lynn Marie Goya and the Office of the Clark County Clerk have won numerous local, national and international awards in recognition of her commitment to good government including awards for innovation, saving tax dollars, environmental stewardship, constituent outreach, efficiency and the transformation of the “Vegas wedding” brand from The Hangover to one of fun, stress-free excitement. The office is also responsible for numerous other government services including passport acceptance; lobbyist registration; fictitious firm name certificates; and maintaining the permanent records for the Clark County Commissioners. For more information on the Office of the Clark County Clerk, visit clarkcountynv.gov/clerk/about.

ABOUT THE VEGAS WEDDING CHAMBER
As the only 501(c)(6) Chamber of Commerce in the world solely dedicated to the Wedding Industry, the Vegas Wedding Chamber stands as a beacon in the wedding industry, promoting the growth and success of Las Vegas as the world’s leading wedding destination. 

ABOUT THE WEDDING CAPITAL OF THE WORLD™
With more than 5.5 million weddings and counting and more weddings per 1,000 people than any other place on the globe, Las Vegas remains the undisputed Wedding Capital of the World™.  For over a century, a “Vegas wedding” has captured public imagination as the ultimate stress-free, fun, glamorous and romantic wedding, whether it is a spur-of-the-moment occasion or an elaborately planned extravaganza. Offering weddings for every budget—including elopements at iconic Las Vegas chapels, elaborate nuptial celebrations at the Strip’s most elegant resorts and everything in between—the destination delivers dream weddings of every description for every budget. For more information about the Wedding Capital of the World™ or the Office of the Clark County Clerk, Nevada, visit weddings.vegas.

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