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Reviews -11-8-13 Part One (kinda long)

Hi All, 

 

I didn't post a lot during planning but wanted to share reviews in case anyone has or is thinking of any of my vendors. Also a HUGE THANK YOU to Vegasgroom for your site- I was really worried about planning this wedding long distance but after reading your site, I knew it was possible!

 

Hertz Rental Car: A The line was a bit slow but all in all no complaints.  We originally had a Mazda reserved but since it was DH birthday the guy gave us a mustang as an upgrade...it was tight with all our luggage but we made it fit :)  

 

Fit for a Bride: B Okay so my dress and DH suit turned out great in the end. However, they were originally scheduled to pick up my dress Tuesday at 4- (the day we landed). I got a call at 3 saying they were at Ceasar's now and since I wasn't there they would just pick up in the AM and still drop off on Thursday PM.  I wasn't worried and since we still hadn't left the rental car area it was fine with me. The next AM I drop dress and suit off at Ceasar's Bell Desk at 7:30 AM and left VM for them.  I get a call at 9:30 AM while shopping for DDB supplies saying they were at Caesar’s and my dress wasn't there and that I needed to go back and let them know when it is available.  I still don't know where the disconnect was but for the 60 minutes when my dress was "MIA" was torture and I was freaking.  I told Donna that I had left it at Bell Desk exactly as told and that I was headed back.  By the time I got back to the hotel- our stuff was then picked up by Fit for a Bride and the bellman at Caesar’s said he didn't know what they were talking about  (see more about that below). When Donna called again to confirm she had the dress she then told me she wouldn't charge me an additional pick up fee- this makes me think something went wrong on their end but who knows.  In the end, we got everything back by Thursday and the dress and suit looked great.

 

Caesar’s PalaceA for Room/Wedding Services: So we stayed here 5 nights- when we arrived our room wasn't ready but no biggie we went to get our marriage license. They were able to upgrade us to a fabulous room that overlooked Venus Garden where we were getting married so I was thrilled. Lindsay was my wedding coordinator and she was awesome; got back to my emails quickly and everything with ceremony was great. The garden was beautiful and we had a sunset ceremony so the lighting was amazing. 

 

Caesar’s Bell Desk/Housekeeping D: Okay so the bad part:  the Bell Desk Captain was rude to me during the whole dress fiasco. When I got back to hotel and ask him if he remembered me dropping my dress off he started yelling about how Fit for a Bride didn't know what they were talking about and how he doesn't care what their parking situation was...I saw red and yelled back that I just wanted my dress back!!!! Thank God another bell captain intervened and calmed me down and stated that the dress was picked up and everything was fine.  On Thursday (day before wedding), housekeeping threw away my boutineers.  I had them delivered earlier as the best man and DH were staying at different hotels and rather than running around day of, I wanted to hand them out the day before.  The boutineers were on a table with several gift bags and other wedding items I had lined up for distributing later on- yet somehow the housekeeper thought the box was garbage- UGH. I learned my lesson to not have anything out or it can be considered trash. In the end, I was able to get replacement ones made up. 


Polished: A+ Since we had a rental car, I decided to go off strip for my nails. I love, love, loved my manicure!  If you are getting your nails done in LV, highly recommend going there.  It’s a huge salon and they have tons of options. I got a gel manicure and it is still looking great now and received tons of compliments!

 

Fed Ex Office Center Hughes Drive A++- I used the online service to upload my image for the guestbook and they were able to print it in a 16x20 poster with a canvas back so we can hang in our home. They were able to complete it in less than 24 hours.  We also used them to ship materials back home. This office is open 24/7 so I recommend it over the Convention Center location as that has limited hours and if there is a convention going on at that time, they may not be able to turn your work over quickly.

 

Julie Reed Events A: I didn’t want to spend a lot on flowers and loved the look of ostrich feathers so I used Julie Reed for renting feathers for centerpieces and creating my and MOH bouquet, the boutineers and day of coordination. Julie was able to create my bouquet and centerpieces within budget and creating the look I wanted. When I found out the boutineers were thrown out, I called Julie in a panic and she was able to produce new ones for me.  She also created a sign and escorted guests who stayed at different hotels to the Gardens for the ceremony and guided everyone to Joe’s (which was helpful since that can be a bit of a long walk)

 

DDB- A: By chance the meeting area for the bus happened to be near Joe’s so when I was dropping off my guestbook, I noticed that Caesar’s was closing off the area for an auto convention event. I called Mike and asked if he was aware- he wasn’t and so we made alternate arrangements for pick up area.  Unfortunately, that area was underground and the bus couldn’t enter.  Mike met me and my group there and walked us to the new meeting place. Outside of that, the bus ride was fantastic!  It was chilly that night so half my group stayed downstairs, but a great time was had by all- we did the 3 hour tour and stopped at the Vegas Sign for a group photo, Freemont Street and we did stop at the fountains for the end of a performance. We had lots of Vegas newbies and this definitely was a hit- I definitely recommend it!

 

Okay that’s it for now- I will post more reviews later(Joe's, Sound Fusion, Stevee Danielle,etc..)..we just got back from honeymoon and I’m still jet lagged :)

Re: Reviews -11-8-13 Part One (kinda long)

  • CONGRATULATIONS and thanks for the reviews. I love ostrich feather centrepieces too! When you get a chance I would love to see any pictures you have of your centrepieces.

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  • Here's a photo from a cell phone- you can't tell from this angle but it has a led light inside so it gave off a soft glow. 

    Will post part 2 reviews shortly- I think we may have a shared vendor Missmo so if you have any other questions don't hesitate to ask!

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