What is a Wedding Chapel? From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia... A wedding chapel is a place, other than a legal court, and usually also, other than a church, where couples can get legally married. A church may also be used as a wedding chapel, but churches are usually called that by the marrying couple when the ceremony only involves those contracting matrimony. Traditional wedding chapels are usually set in small buildings. Only specially appointed people, such as pastors and people who are licensed to carry out marriage ceremonies, can conduct ceremonies at wedding chapels. Las Vegas, particularly, is famous for its large number of wedding chapels. Many of the wedding chapels in Las Vegas feature Elvis Presley impersonators.