Here are my reviews, everything was great. I
didn't have many vendors so this probably isn’t that helpful!
Marriage License Bureau
I pre-registered and was in and out within 10
minutes. We got a taxi from the Cosmopolitan which was around $25. We combined
this trip downtown with a trip to the outlets.
Ceremony - Caesars
We got married at the Juno Gardens at 3pm on
July 3rd. The garden was perfect; it felt very peaceful. Our
coordinator arrived right on time with bottles of water, bouquet and
boutonnière. The bouquet was perfect I upgraded my package ($250) for a 24 rose
size bouquet but with a mix of roses and peonies. The bouquet survived for our
remaining five days in Vegas and only wilted when I decided to take it on our
drive to LA. The officiant, photographer and coordinator made it all very
smooth. We asked the taxi driver to drop us at the entrance to the Guy Savoy
restaurant; this seems a bit closer to the pool area than the main entrance but
there’s not much in it. All my emails to our coordinator were responded to within 24 hours.
I went to see the chapels too, I thought they
were lovely and much nicer than I expected from their brochure.
Photography - Imagine
We had Imagine photography for the 30 min
ceremony and an extra hour afterwards. The photographers name was Sam, he was a
great guy; loads of fun. He was very good at directing us and chose good
locations (I made a few initial suggestions). He made the hour very easy and we
really had a good time with him. Neither of us particularly enjoys having our
picture taken but he made us very relaxed. We were able to pick up the photo
disc 24 hours later and when we arrived home to the UK on 19th July there were
two extra discs waiting for us which I wasn't expecting. I was very happy with the prints I received. I ordered them on a Sunday and received them two days later, on the Tuesday. I coundnt believe this considering they were coming from Vegas to Scotland. Social media sized images were included in our package but my coordinator allowed me to swap these for black and white images instead. I'd really like to use Imagine if we're back in Vegas for an anniversary one year.
As we only had an ipad with us we couldn't
check the disc whilst we were in Vegas, which was fine but when we noticed that
CVS on the strip had a photo printing service we ended up getting them
developed whilst we were there. We really just did this for peace of mind that
they looked ok. We were on holiday for three weeks so it was just too long to
wait until we got home!
Reception - Canaletto
Dinner was lovely; we had the Il Moro room
for three hours which overlooks the square. I felt it was a great choice as
there was enough background noise from the square that the room didn't feel
quiet with our small group of eleven. I agonised for weeks between Bouchon and
Canaletto. I really wish I hadn’t wasted all that time now. Everywhere we
ate in Vegas was great so I’m sure anywhere would have been lovely. We were
able to amend Canaletto’s set menus; substituting items from their a la carte
menu, the price was very reasonable and my emails were always answered
promptly.
Everyone had a salad, pasta, choice of steak,
chicken or salmon then a choice of dessert. All the courses were great.
A playlist is not required, I made one but
with the noise from the square you couldn’t hear it.
The only thing I would say that, although the
service was good for example we never wanted for anything, they were quick and
on hand but it wasn't your typical Vegas/ US service for example the servers
were very quiet, they weren't particularly chatty.
Hair, makeup, spray tan and lashes - Violet
Hour Salon, Cosmopolitan
I was really pleased with how everything at
the salon turned out. The salon itself looks great; it’s a really nice
environment and very comfortable.
It was so easy to get to the salon, we were
staying on the 25th floor of the west tower so I just had to take the elevator
down to the 14th floor to get right to the salon door. The gym and bamboo pool
are also on the same floor.
They used various make up brands mostly Nars,
Mac and Make Up Forever.
There was a discussion before I left about
fake tan and I think DeeandRob1984 was interested in the Cosmopolitan
salon/spray tan. I was really pleased with the spray tan. I wanted a light glow
so the girl just sprayed me once, if I had been getting the tan for a
party/someone else's wedding I would have had two sprays but for my own wedding
once was perfect. The tan itself was the best I've had, I could honestly have
gotten out of bed the next day and just put my clothes on and gone out the door,
whereas with all spray tans I've had previously or when I do my own tan I'm
always a bit of a sticky mess until I've showered to get rid of the residue.
The shade of this one was also very nice, again nicer than the ones I've had at
home (st tropez and fake bake). I got the tan on the Tues at 7pm with the
wedding the following day at 3pm. I would really recommend getting your tan the
night before, or two nights before (with two sprays) as nothing came off on my
dress. I don’t think getting it any earlier would work; it would have started
to wash off by then. I started to apply my own fake tan on the Thursday night
before bed.
Not wedding related
Cosmopolitan
We were in a terrace suite for seven nights,
we really loved this hotel. It was very clean, gorgeous decor, super comfy bed,
good housekeeping, no noise from guests/club and we loved having the balcony. I wasn't all that sure we would use it. I thought
it would be too warm in the July heat (and this was before the heatwave) but it was great. I never got tired of watching the fountains and looking
at the Eiffel tour. The first couple of days before the wedding we were back
at our room before 11pm so it was a nice place to sit at night.
If you’re going to have guests over there's
chairs for ten to sit in the living area. Plus there's a dining table with
space for 4 off to the side. We had everyone (9 guests) over for an hour on our
first night to see the view before we headed to Serendipity for dinner.
Treasure Island
We stayed at TI for four nights at the end of
our trip. We wanted to stay at this end, after staying further along the first
week. I think TI really has a great location possibly my favourite on the
strip, the bridge to the Fashion Show Mall and the tram to the Mirage are very
useful.
My parents stayed at Vdara for a week then at
TI for two nights at the end of their trip and they were also really impressed
with TI, they hadn't been to Vegas before and said the TI location was
invaluable to them.
Bellagio,
Royal Shave
My husband had a Royal Shave at the Bellagio
whilst I was getting my spray tan, he really enjoyed it not much more to say on
that other than he hadn't had a hot shave like this before and he liked getting
pampered!
Restaurants
We had meals in the following restaurants and
enjoyed all of them: Serendipity, Trevi, Secret Pizza-Cosmo, The Henry, BurGR,
DOCG, Maggianos, Cheesecake Factory, Sugar & Ice, Hash House a Go Go, TI
buffet; Wicked Spoon and Hussongs.
As soon as we landed in Vegas I must say I
felt very relaxed. It’s easy to forget when you’re planning from a far that the
vendors are doing this every day and how good the customer service is.
I've attached a few pics.