Laced in Weddings

One evening shortly before Christmas 1966, Elvis went down on one knee in the bedroom at Graceland and proposed to Priscilla. Then he slipped a ring on her finger. Purchased from jeweler Harry Levitch, the ring featured a 31/2-carat diamond encircled by a row of smaller, detachable diamonds.

Just over seven years after thier first meeting Elvis and Priscilla were married.

Priscilla and Elvis were married on Monday, May 1, 1967.Elvis filmed ‘Clambake’ in Los Angeles while Colonel Parker made the wedding arrangements. The ceremony took place at the Aladdin Hotel in Las Vegas, in the small second-floor suite of the Colonel’s friend, owner Milton Prell. The nuptials were presided over by Nevada Supreme Court Justice David Zenoff and took less than ten minutes. In true Colonel Parker style, a press conference was held immediately afterward, followed by a breakfast reception for 100 guests, including many members of the press.

The newlyweds spent their honeymoon in Palm Springs, and after a couple of days they returned to Memphis where, on May 29, they climbed back into their wedding attire and threw a reception at Graceland for all of their relatives, friends, and employees, as well as a few lucky fans. The only absentee was bodyguard Red West, who refused to attend because he hadn’t been invited to the actual wedding ceremony.

Priscilla was such a stunning bride.