Getting hitched mobile Vegas style

VEGAS, BABY: Martinborough's Kim Potter as "Vinyl Burns" will build a Vegas Wedding Chapel to hitch to the back of his convertible.

Martinborough comedian Kim Potter is "accommodating a niche in the wedding market" by building a mobile Vegas wedding chapel that he will hitch to the back of his convertible.

Mr Potter, who became a registered marriage celebrant last year, said the project was inspired by the "evangelical preacher man persona" of his comedy character "Vinyl Burns", a "burned out 1970s Las Vegas cabaret magician who has retired here and now teaches poker and has a wedding chapel on the back of the trailer".

Although the focus of the project is to provide an entertainment hub for festivals and events, Mr Potter is serious about offering the mobile venue and his services as a celebrant for bona fide weddings.

"Weddings are always traditionally such a serious day," he said.

"Nobody wants to screw it up and so nobody wants to take a chance.

"And for the people who do want to take a chance to make it a bit different, special, and add some of their personality to it, there just aren't options out there that cater to something really different like that.

"Which is not to say that this is going to be anarchic and disrespectful of the whole tradition of the day, but what appeals to me is really having fun with the day and making it really special and memorable for them in a way that not many people can."

Mr Potter said the project, which he describes as a "ridiculous kitschy Vegas wedding chapel" will provide a "left of field" option for couples.

"The last thing I want to do is to not take marriage seriously.

"There are plenty of people out there who do rocking jobs of being just a good old-fashioned regular day-to-day celebrant, so there's no need for me to jump into that market.

"But if somebody wants something really different and really fun and playful but still respectful then I'm your guy."

Mr Potter hopes that if enough people support the $8500 project, which is being crowdfunded online, he will have the chapel built and "ready to go" by early December.

"I'm really committed to making it happen. I really just want to get it going. I'm pretty impatient when it comes to getting good stuff out into the world."

He said that his main target audience for the project is Wairarapa, Wellington and other areas in the lower North Island.

Visit www.vinylburns.com for more information and to watch a video about the "Vinyl Burns" Vegas Wedding Chapel.