All i have to say is, crazy busy but...... AMAZING!!!!! Thank you knotties for your reviews, without your reviews our wedding wouldn't have been perfect! I did my planning according to the reviews and behind my husbands back. my goal was to surprise him and he was ok with it. It was a complete surprise to him and he was beyond amazed and happy with the results!! thank you!
FIT FOR A BRIDE- A++
A week before our wedding my husband and I had to make a military move cross country from AZ-GA. My dress sat in the back seat with my 4 year old son while we drove through 7 states. Let's just say the dress wasn't in the best condition and i was too scared to check on it till we got to vegas. Once we arrived in Las Vegas we dropped off my dress on wed. and My dress was delivered to me by friday afternoon, looking amazing and better then ever. Debi's customer service was more then i can ask for. she made me feel special in every way. The delivery was very simple. She dropped off the dress at the bell desk and the bell boys delivered it to my room.
BACHELORETTE TAO NIGHTCLUB "thursday"- C
The fee was ridiculous for a female and it was beyond crowded. Customer service was horrible!!!!! Thankfully my bridesmaids flirted their way into VIP and that's when the night got better.
***If you get there after midnight there is no lines!
TODD WILSON- A++
He is amazing! My husband and I were super nervous about the photo shoot since we are not very photogenic and I can be shy. The minute we met with TODD we felt very comfortable. After an hour of doing the two hr strip tour, my husband and i were having a blast!! TODD made us feel famous. I was surprised that it turned into a very good time. My husband and I agreed this part was the highlight of our trip!!!
***make sure you wear comfortable shoes or take slippers to switch back and forth.
DOUBLE DECKER BUS- A+
I had read reviews about the double decker bus tour being a hit and the high light of the trip. I can support this statement %100!!! The day before our tour we dropped off our alcohol. My husband was a bit nervous about the tour since he thought it might be a boring sight seeing tour. I just giggled. The minute our guest loaded the bus the party began. We had a server passing out drinks and the driver was hilarious. We had the IPOD going and made a special stop at the freemont experience where we got some pretty funny pictures. By the end of the tour our guest were drunk and having a very good time. They loved it!!
*** They are very strict about having children on the Bus. Make sure you check with them first to get familiar with their policies. My son is 4 but looks like a 6 year old, therefore he got away with sitting on the top.
WOOLARD PRODUCTIONS- A+
Highly recommend any IN-SUITE reception to consider up lighting. It really transformed our room. very satisified with the outcome. Bryan came in around 3pm to set up and picked up the lights at midnight when our reception was over!!!
** the only down side is that our guest including myself kept running into the lights. They are the size of a shoe box and not very toe friendly haha!!
GLAMSQUAD- A++
They are seriously good at what they do!!! My bridesmaids and I had stayed up till 4am the night before the wedding.."not a very smart idea" but they really transformed our faces. It was an amazing make over. I had james work on my hair and i was beyong amazed at his work. I also had the fake eyelashes and they stayed on all night!!!
***Do not stay up till 4 am drinking the night before your wedding. My face was swollen and tired during make up.
MANDALAY BAY- A
Very nice place to stay and great customer service. We switched back and forth between THe Hotel and the mandalay bay and every single time we would ask for 4 room keys or more. They were more then happy to supply them. We passed them out to family members and guest who were staying elsewhere and per key we could get up to 4+ ppl into the pool.
MANDALAY BAY "THE CHAPEL"- A+
They did an amazing job at decorating our chapel. We had Aleena. No complaints about the Chapel. Very satisfied customer!!!! Floral arrangements were also nice. Just how i wanted them! We had the Opal shores package and everything was perfect except for our pictures that come with it. Everything with the MB Chapel is on Point. They truly made our day special.
*** i know there has been questions about people taking pictures with their personal camera's during the ceremony. My guest were told that they could take pictures but "no flash"
CASHMAN PHOTOGRAPHY- C
They took such amazing pictures but they want an ARM and a LEG for them. The opal shores package only supplied 12 small prints and 6 5X7's. I was devasted with the prices from cashman and heart broken to leave such beautiful pictures behind. But thankfuly we have guest who took pictures with their personal cameras.
THE HOTEL, "L SUITE" MB- A+++
AMAZING!!!!!! Check in was a breeze. Aleena had made our reservation a VIP reservation which made check in that much sweeter. The connecting room happened to be available and we jumped on it, which was a very good idea. The groomsmen got ready in the connector and the ladies got ready in the master bedroom. The L suite was very spacious. We were supposed to have 70 guest but only ended up with 45 guest. I believe it can fit up 60 guest but it might be pushing it!! Our 45 guest were able to move,sit and dance freely. There was No noise complaints!!!
*** the speaker system had NO IPOD hook up. My groomsmen worked it out to where they hooked up the IPOD with a special cable to the TV. Very confusing and complicated but they made it work. The speaker system is loud and i believe there is no need for a DJ!
ABSOLUTE BEVERAGE- A
We had Anson as our server. He was great!!!!!! He was a bit stressed out because absoloute bev didn't provide him enough vodka! He had to pay out of his own pocket twice to supply more vodka. We offered to supply it ourselves but he said it wasn't our problem but more of absolut bev. He did a great job of not bringing the stress to the party since he was upset with the supply of alcohol absolute bev provided him. But needless to say, it did not affect our party and we had drinks and vodka flowing the whole time.
MASTERPIECE CATERING-
They have a great set up system. Provided everything!!! The food was great!!!! To be honest i don't even know or remember what we ordered. I just know the meetballs were a hit!!!!
*** we had shrimp, the shrimp started to vaporize which left a big puddle on the table and floor. Nothing a towel can clean up.
VIVA LAS CAKE POPS- A++
WE ORDERED 84 CAKE POPS (STRAWBERRY, CHOCOLATE, AND RED VELVET) AND A SMALL VELVET CAKE FOR $264!! THEY WERE DELICOUS!!!!
MENS WEARHOUSE- B
My husband had ordered chuck taylors. He went in on friday to pick up the tux's and found out his shoes were never sent. They did an over night shipment and had them there saturday at lunch time!!
*** make sure you call before you leave for vegas to make sure the tux and shoes has been shipped to vegas. My husband didn't do that and relied on the email that he recived notifing him that his tux was in las vegas
THINGS WE RECOMMEND FOR AN IN SUITE RECEPTION-
*RENTAL CAR
*USE THE BELL BOYS!!!
*DO NOT GO OUT TILL THE SUN COMES UP THE NIGHT BEFORE YOUR WEDDING
*TRY TO STAY IN THE SAME HOTEL AS YOUR RECEPTION
*HAVE SOMEONE IN CHARGE OF THE CATER'S AND SET UP..MAKE SURE THEY ARE OK WITH MISSING THE CEREMONY.
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