Hello all,
Sorry I’m a bit late with posting this review. We had the
most amazing honeymoon after the wedding and now it's back to reality!
Our Las Vegas wedding was everything we dreamed of and more!
I wish we could do it all again. Here are my reviews, I hope they are helpful.
Without the help of this board I wouldn’t have been able to have this amazing
day.
Encore (Hotel) - A++++++++++++++
We spit our 6 days in Las Vegas over two hotels. Encore then
Cosmopolitan Hotel (another review) as we wanted to try both plus the cost of
the Cosmo suite was much cheaper during the week. The Encore was simply amazing
form the moment we checked in until we left. We arrived very early after our
long flight from Sydney, Australia. They checked us straight in at 10am! We got
a great room on the 60th floor! We had a 'King Suite' the room was massive,
lots of room for hanging dresses and suits! We had a great view also. The
customer service at this hotel was outstanding and the quality of towels, linen
provided was excellent. When we come to Vegas this will be the place we will
always stay!
Cosmopolitan Hotel - F
I really wish we had stayed at the Encore! I was very
excited about staying at the Cosmo as the rooms looked 'trendy', the central
location and of course the amazing views of the fountains! Apart from the view
everything else was awful. The check in process was a complete nightmare and we
ended up waiting 6 hours to get into our room. The rooms are very run down and
very dirty. There was rubbish left from the previous guests in the room as well
as their dirty towels! Took housekeeping 45 mins to come and remove it! Apart
from the terrible service and the tired/dirty rooms the worst part about my
stay at the Cosmo was when my wedding dress was placed in ‘secure’ storage for
me to only find it on the floor with foot print marks all over it! Luckily the
dress was in a protective cover but as you can imagine how horrified I was to
find my wedding dress and my husband’s wedding suit on the floor being trampled
on by the hotel staff. When I complained to the hotel staff they did not seem
concerned at all saying I leave my personal belongings with them at my risk!
The way I was treated by the hotel staff was shocking and I have no idea how
this hotel is still in operation?! Based on my personal experience of the Cosmo
hotel, I would never stay here!
Harmony Make Up A+++++++++++
Harmony was outstanding. The makeup was perfect, my hair was
exactly how I imagined it to be. She was spot on time for both my trial and the
makeup on the big day. She was a pleasure to talk to and immediately understood
what it was I was looking for. I’m so glad I picked Harmony, wish I could have
her every day to do my hair and makeup.
Presidential Limo’s A
Limo’s were perfect! On time, very accommodating when we
stopped at various parts on the strip for photo’s. The drivers were professional, very well
presented and friendly. Only down side was I found the Hummer to be very hot
inside. Yes, it was pushing 40 degrees outside so I didn’t expect the aircon to
be working to it full capacity but it was hotter inside than would’ve liked.
Other than that these guys were great and wouldn’t hesitate to recommend them.
Caesars Palace (Juno Gardens) – A
Caesars Palace was great to deal with from start to finish.
The gardens are absolutely stunning. Very green and very well kept. The gardens
made great photos! You have to walk through the pool area to get to the gardens
so if you camera shy this may not be the place for you! I enjoyed it; everyone
was congratulating us and taking photos. It was nice! Only hic up on the day
was we paid extra to have our own photographer on site and I had arranged this
with my coordinator but the Caesars Palace photographer still showed up. It was
a little awkward but it was fine. We found paying the fee to have our own
photographer on site and having his for the whole day was cheaper than paying
for four extra hours for the Caesars Palace photographer.
Canaletto (The Venetian Hotel) – A++++++
We booked the Il Moro room at Canaletto as it was just the
perfect size for our wedding group (10 people) The room was beautiful and the
view over ‘St Marks’ square was amazing. The food was outstanding. One of the
best meals of my life. It was fresh and there was lots of it! The fresh bread
was beautiful. I wish I eat it all again! Each and everyone one of our guests
loved their meal too. Canaletto was excellent value for money also especially
as the quality of the food was excellent. Our waiter was tentative and always
there when we needed him but also gave us privacy.
Joey
Allen Photography - A
Joey was
great. He was on time; he had a lot of equipment and three cameras! He had some
great ideas for shots and quickly worked out exactly the types of photo's we
wanted! He's great at putting you at ease and having my photograph taken is not
my favourite this to do! He took over 1,700 photos and put them on a disk for
us. We had our honeymoon straight after the wedding and then went back to the
UK to see family before heading back to Australia. By the time we got home
(approx 4 weeks later) our photos were there on our doorstep when we arrived!
Joey was excellent value for money and would not hesitate to recommend him.
Check out a few photos I have posted on here so you can see an example of his
work.
Thanks everyone again for all your help with my questions
I’ve had. I hope these reviews are of use to someone. Please feel free to ask
me any questions about my trip or vendors. I’m happy to help!
Good luck all your future Las Vegas brides!