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Re: August 2015 Brides

  • damnthetorpedoesdamnthetorpedoes member
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    edited June 2015
    Ooh, I hadn't heard of Sauced. Thanks for the tip, @trm358!

    ETA: OMG YOU HAD ME AT FOOD TRUCK. I LOVE FOOD TRUCKS.
    (now wondering why investigating food trucks didn't occur to me before -- I guess I didn't think Vegas was a food truck kinda town!)

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  • rocknchic872005rocknchic872005 member
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    60 days tomorrow (17th). DIY wedding. ugh why did I do this to myself.

    Ceremony: Silver Skyline, The Quad
    Photography: Bently & Wilson
    Reception: In-Suite, Mandalay Bay
    Hotel and Flights booked. (Mandalay Bay, Southwest)
    My dress.
    Hair and Makeup (Self)
    Flowers (self, paper)
    Shoes and Accessories for Dress
    Wedding Website
    Invitations sent

    Not Done!
    Catering (working on it)
    Cupcakes (working on it)
    Rings
    Music
    Meet & Greet: Bayside Buffet?
    Groom's suit.
    Waiting on RSVP's to finalize guest list
    Wedding wands (no rice or flowers)

    and probably something else I forgot

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  • hmgifforhmgiffor member
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    Cupcakes...check out Sin City Cupcakes :) 
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  • kgales1kgales1 member
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    62 days to go!! 

    We are looking for a really casual spot to do a super informal meet and greet the day before the wedding.  I originally wanted to do the piano bar at NYNY @xoeden :) but I realize that 8 year old niece will not be able to get in, her fake ID isn't that great. (just kidding).

    We are staying at the Cosmo with the rest of our guests staying in the vicinity, Aria, Caesars, Vdara, Polo Towers. My next idea was maybe the pub at Monte Carlo but that might be a bit of a walk.  Do you all have any suggestions that I am missing?  I like the little bar in the middle of the Aria - Alibi but again, not kid friendly.

    We are open to any suggestions and we don't necessarily want to make a reservation. Just a very informal meeting at whatever time. Whoever wants to come for a drink or bite to eat is welcome.

    Thanks all!
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  • americankoreanamericankorean member
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    43 days to go! We are actually getting married on August 1, so I feel a bit like a July bride, haha. 


    Ceremony: Chapelle du Paradis, Paris
    Photography: Image Las Vegas
    Reception: Wicked Spoon, Cosmopolitan
    Hotel and Flights booked. (MGM Signature, Paris, Aria, Allegient, American)
    My dresses and jewelry (Rent the Runway)
    Hair and Makeup (Harmony)
    Flowers (included in ceremony package)
    Shoes for Dress
    Wedding Website
    Invitations sent
    Meet & Greet (Caesar's Palace Emperor's Suite, Masterpiece Cuisine)
    Music
    Groom's suit
    Hair cut and coloring appointment made
    Nail appointment made

    Not Done!

    Choose a reading for FIL to read in the ceremony
    Welcome Bags
    Souvenirs for family and friends (We are coming from Korea.)
    Online marriage pre-application 
    Waiting on RSVP's to finalize guest list and assign table seating :)
    Make waxing appointment


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  • damnthetorpedoesdamnthetorpedoes member
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    edited June 2015
    Just bought our rings! They're not your usual shiny gold or platinum things, but they're perfect for us. Mine is going to be about half the width of the ones in the picture.
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  • silverblade005silverblade005 member
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    Checking in! Also getting married on August 1, high five to @americankorean - date twins!

    Ceremony booked - Aria
    Reception booked - Firefly (private room at the restaurant)
    Hair and MUA Booked, trial booked - Stevee Danielle
    Photographer booked - Gin & Sake, 8 hours I think?
    Hotel and Flights booked - Aria, United
    My dress and bridesmaids dresses purchased!
    Groomsmen fitted and suits selected. (MW)
    Honeymoon planned (we're just extending our stay for a week and doing something big next year)
    RSVPs are coming in and guest list is becoming finalized. All my close friends have RSVP'ed so I'm good!
    Bachelorette Party loosely planned
    Mom, MOH, and bridesmaids planning Bridal Shower. Ordered invites today
    Flowers - Silk bouquets from TheVintageCabbageRose on Etsy - she's located in Henderson and will do local pickup!!


    Still working on:
    Cake & topper
    Centerpieces for reception
    Groom's band
    Transportation from Aria to Firefly. Waiting for a more secure head count, I'm in between bus sizes right now (which = $$)
    Welcome bags
    Finding the right clip-in hair extensions. I want a longer curled ponytail for the wedding!

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  • damnthetorpedoesdamnthetorpedoes member
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    @trm358 you may have saved our catering!! Thank you SO MUCH for the recommendation about Sauced! We're having a pretty casual reception, so their tapas menu is seriously perfect, and they've been fast and reliable in communications just as you said. We're getting pretty excited about this.

    If anyone else is curious: http://www.saucedvegas.com/tapas-menu
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  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] member
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    50 days away!!!!
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  • americankoreanamericankorean member
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    35 for me! Yikes!!!!
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    Just checking in to see how everyone is doing?
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  • kgales1kgales1 member
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    I'm at 37 days!  Getting so excited!! Pretty much all is done.  I have my final fitting in 2 weeks and then we just have to wait to get to Vegas.

    How's everyone else doing?
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  • americankoreanamericankorean member
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    18 days for me!!! I'm leaving for America on Monday! I can't believe it's almost here!!!
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  • damnthetorpedoesdamnthetorpedoes member
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    edited July 2015
    40 days!  o_O 

    To do:
    - FH still has to buy his suit; I assume he's aware this means he has to shop for it and that it will not in fact magically appear in his closet, so hopefully he'll be on that (he's got plenty of nice suits so it's not like he'll have nothing to wear, he just wanted a new one)
    - Since he wants a linen suit, I now have to figure out how we're getting our stuff steamed/pressed; I was gonna wing it but there's no winging it with linen
    - Figure out what undergarments I need, purchase if necessary
    - Make the playlist, figure out the exact setup for playing it, and prepare backups
    - GET SOME FREAKING BAKERS TO RESPOND TO AN INQUIRY, I have one quote from Las Vegas Custom Cakes and they seem a little pricey but I'm about to go with them just because nobody else has responded to me after I used their own contact forms... Glad I'm down to my last couple vendors because I'm getting pretty tired of this. Am I missing something about business culture in the Western U.S.? Is it normal for a customer to have to contact a business multiple times to even get their attention? 
    - GET SOME FREAKING LIMO COMPANIES (etc etc), also is it just me or do most of the companies have a lot of great reviews and then a handful of NIGHTMARE reviews? Kinda makes me scared to hire any of 'em
    - Get a hotel room for the last night we're in Vegas -- we'd reserved the suite where we're having the reception for Fri-Sun, we later decided to splurge on keeping it for the whole time we're there -- but by the time we did that, somebody else had booked it for the last night we're there! Damn!
    - Possibly buy new wedding rings, as ours have disappeared in the post. :( 
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  • americankoreanamericankorean member
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    @damnthetorpedoes, on the positive side, you know your fiance's suit will fit! Mine got his made about six months ago, and it's already too big! We had to take it to the tailor last weekend for a last minute taking in. >_<
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  • damnthetorpedoesdamnthetorpedoes member
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    edited July 2015
    8 days later -- lots accomplished!


    Done!
    - FH bought his suit! And it was on HUGE discount from a clearance sale! And it looks awesome on him! 
    - Got the cake! I sent out a new round of inquiries and went with the one that responded in 3 hours saying "Yep, that all sounds great, we can do it, here's how." Other bakeries took anywhere from 2 business days to 1 full calendar week to respond, one never responded at all, and most took some kind of objection to what I asked for. We were NOT asking for the moon here -- one single tier naked cake, and one single tier white frosted cake with a logo on the top -- no figurines, no crazy architecture, no complicated design AT ALL. The bakery that took the longest to respond actually sent an e-mail that was borderline verbally abusive about how our ideas were terrible and they would not make anything resembling the things we asked for, but we could contact them if we were interested in something else. Won't say who it was just now (but the name rhymes with "Creed's")
    - Got the transport! Had to let go of the party bus idea -- being blessed with a way higher turnout than expected means we've got too many people to fit onto one (and it's going to be much too hot for a double-decker), so we're having 2 ordinary shuttle buses. 
    - Got hotel room for the last night we're there, but I do need to call the Delano and let them know we're moving rooms/combine the reservations
    - Got our wedding rings! Not sure what happened, but they magically turned up at our doorstep yesterday after tracking and inquiries went nowhere. Phew!


    Still to Do
    - Make an appointment to get our stuff steamed/pressed (our DOC recommended a service, I just need to set it up with them)
    - Figure out what undergarments I need, buy if necessary
    - Make the playlist, figure out the exact setup for playing it, and prepare backups

    ... and that's really about it!
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    I'm glad you have had a productive week! You're basically done! It must be a great feeling.



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  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] member
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    edited July 2015

    It's been a busy few weeks for me. 3 weeks away and I'm just ready for it to be over. I can't wait to relax and enjoy being married.


    Latest accomplishments:

    Cake flavors & fillings decided,  (I still have not ordered and I'm not sure why)

    DJ booked.

    Reception menu selected.

    Seating chart made.

    Groom's band purchased.

    Bridesmaids  jewelry (also one of their gifts) purchased.

    My shoes and slip purchased

    Day of Timeline completed and given to photographer.


    Things to do:

    Bride's jewelry

    Gifts for our parents

    Pick a hairstyle

    Finish centerpieces

    Make escort cards

    Finish list of songs for the DJ

    Order cake

    Filing a Missing Persons Report for my coordinator...........


    oh, and my bridal shower is this weekend. :)

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  • catherine21083catherine21083 member
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    @damnthetorpedoes the contact at 'creeds' is new as of early June. I also think she is a bit 'rough' especially in comparison to who I worked with before who is no longer with the company. I've read great reviews of the actual cake and treats though!
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  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] member
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    My cake is from "Creeds". So far, no issues. I have called, rather than emailed them. Not sure if that made a difference.
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  • americankoreanamericankorean member
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    8 days away!!!!


    Latest accomplishments:

    I'm in America!

    I got an American SIM card and phone number and emailed all of my wedding people and guests to update my contact info.

    I unpacked and checked all of the packages I had shipped to my mom's house, and everything looks great!

    FI ordered groceries to be shipped to our hotel the first night we plan to be in Vegas.

    We assigned each of our guests a table.

    Reading is selected and has been sent to FIL.

    My two BFFs have been asked to head the reception (greet guests, ask them to sign guest book, and help them find their table numbers)

    Car rented.


    More to Do:

    Backyard BBQ hosted by my mom is this Saturday!

    Break in shoes.

    Fly to Vegas.

    Put welcome bags together and drop off at people's hotels.

    Get marriage license.

    Dry clean FI's suit and shirts.

    Do my nails.

    Fill out table assignment cards with guests' names and table numbers.


    I'm so excited / overwhelmed! Hahaha.....

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  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] member
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    Congratulations to you both this week! I hope your weddings are everything and more!

    Just curious, how was the marriage license process?
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  • jswedding0916jswedding0916 member
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    Hello All! 

    Can't believe I just NOW found this thread! I'm getting married at the Bellagio on the 16th! We are doing a "cocktail party" the night before in the Penthouse fountain suite, then wedding at the Bellagio chapel....afterwards a sit down lunch (in a private area) at Cafe bellagio, then off to a private estate for some mingling and food. 

    I am a DIY bride and have to to make and ship so many things already to my family in Cali. 

    I'm just so concerned that I want everyone to enjoy themselves since it's not your "traditional" wedding! 

    For favors - I've done "hangover kits" with tins filled with mints and the wedding weekend itinerary in a cute little gift bag (have to make 40 of those, eek), then small little candy bags with truffles on each place setting, then since we can't throw rice, I made satin wedding "wands" so when we walk down the aisle it's a splash of color! This was supposed to be an inexpensive fun weekend, but we blew budget by a few grand already....and we aren't even there yet :/ But hey we only get married once right!!! 
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  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] member
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    Welcome! And congrats on your upcoming wedding. My wedding is the 15th so we'll actually be in Vegas at the same time! We arrive on the 12th. How about you?

    Trust me, I feel your pain with the overspending. At this point I've just stopped calculating. It's depressing lol. Just a few more details and I'm done.
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  • hmgifforhmgiffor member
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    I blew my budget by a lot haha. In the end, it was the most amazing 5 days and I wouldn't change anything. We have been married almost 4 months and people are still talking about our wedding. :) 
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  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] member
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    Wow! It's been four months already??? How's married life? I'm happy to see you're still hanging around.
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  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] member
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    ....& it's August!!!!!!
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  • hmgifforhmgiffor member
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    Married life is great. We are now planning our honeymoon in September....New Orleans and a cruise to Belize, Honduras and Cozumel. 
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  • kgales1kgales1 member
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    Can't wait to hear all about everyone's big days!! I'm 18 days away.  So excited.  
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