On May 1, 1967, Elvis Presley married Priscilla Beaulieu at the Aladdin Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. The wedding ceremony was a small, private affair, attended by only a handful of close friends and family members.
Elvis and Priscilla first met in 1959 while Elvis was serving in the U.S. Army in Germany. Priscilla was just 14 years old at the time, while Elvis was 24. Despite the age difference, the two began a romantic relationship and stayed in touch after Elvis returned to the United States.
In 1963, Priscilla moved to Memphis to be closer to Elvis, and the couple continued their courtship. Elvis proposed to Priscilla in December 1966, and they decided to tie the knot the following spring.
On the morning of May 1, 1967, Elvis and Priscilla were married in a brief ceremony officiated by Nevada Supreme Court Justice David Zenoff. The wedding took place at 9:30 a.m., and the couple exchanged vows in front of a small group of family and friends, including Elvis' manager, Colonel Tom Parker.
After the ceremony, the newlyweds held a press conference and breakfast reception attended by friends, family, and members of the media. The reception featured a six-tier wedding cake, which was cut with a sword by Elvis and Priscilla.
Following the wedding, Elvis and Priscilla honeymooned in Palm Springs, California, before returning to Memphis to begin their life together as husband and wife. The marriage lasted for six years and produced one child, Lisa Marie Presley, who was born exactly nine months after her parents' wedding day.
Although the marriage eventually ended in divorce in 1973, the wedding of Elvis and Priscilla Presley remains a significant moment in the history of one of the most iconic figures in American popular culture.
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