Is the Unreality of Vegas Transferring to Reality?

In her piece "Marring Absurd", Joan Didion ridicules marriages in Las Vegas. She explains that, in Las Vegas, "there is no "time"...no night and no day and no past and no future", and that "what happens there has no connection with "real" life" (paragraph 2). This includes the marriages that happen there; a wedding in Las Vegas has almost no meaning because all the traditional values of marriage have been sacrificed for efficiency and instant gratification. This is already common knowledge, so what does it prove? Well, I think everyone would agree that in the real world, marriage still has value and that the customs of a Vegas wedding are unique to Vegas. Basically, Vegas weddings and real life weddings are in completely separate categories. However, this does not mean that "real world" weddings are all perfect happy endings. The divorce rate in the United States has been steadily increasing since the beginning of the 20th century and spiked greatly in the 70s and kept going up from there. By 1985 the divorce rate was up to 50%! (http://divorce.lovetoknow.com/Historical_Divorce_Rate_Statistics) I can't help but wonder if the low values of Vegas weddings have influenced American culture and society's attitude toward marriage. In my opinion, too many people treat marriage like a game that they can play until they're bored, then quit. Marriage is supposed to be a lifelong commitment, but more and more people get divorced each year. I suppose nothing can be proven, but I think Las Vegas weddings have lowered society's standards of marriage overall.