July 2012 Weddings

AW - I love my MOH (and some Vegas questions)

So, I know we usually b*tch about our BMs and MOH, etc. but I want to AW about my MOH because she's my best friend and she is so incredibly amazing. I am so lucky to have her as a friend, let alone my MOH.

I come to find out that not only has she been planning my bridal shower for months with my mom while she was in her first year of law school, but she has also planned/made reservations/booked activities for the whole bachelorette party in Vegas! Some of it is amendable obviously, but she sent out this whole itinerary (in pink because that's my favorite color!) this morning to the bachelorette party crew. :) She's so adorable. This is why we're best friends. She has it down to the hour! But she does want some input to see if there's anything she's missing since she's only been to Vegas once before (last year).

For those of you who have been to Vegas, what are your favorite spots? Ideas please, ladies!

Right now we have reservations at Mesa Grill on Friday, then we're on a list for XS on Friday night. We also have an "in" at Pure for VIP entry if we wanted it, but since I've been to Pure on my last trip to Vegas (in 2006) I was kind of hoping to do something else. Has anyone been to Marquee? Any other places in Vegas? Pussycat Dolls Lounge? I am super unfamiliar with Vegas so I'd love some ideas.

Oh, and we're doing the Cosmo pool during the day on Saturday and brunch at Bouchon on Sunday, but I'm open to other suggestions for those days/nights. Sunday we have to leave by 3pm, though. :( 

Thanks in advance!
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Re: AW - I love my MOH (and some Vegas questions)

  • I love that your MOH is super-organized and a good planner... she should give some lessons to my scatter-brained MOH.  :)

    I've never been to Vegas, so I'm not help to you at all.  I've been to the Mesa Grill in NYC and it was one of the best meals I've ever had.

    So jealous of your Vegas party!! :)
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  • I was in Vegas a few years ago and we went to Ghost Bar.  It's at the Palms. You get AMAZING views of the strip from there b/c it's a rooftop bar. 

    Do you watch Real Housewives of OC? Gretchen performed at the Pussycat Dolls Lounge.  If you get a chance to watch that episode, it's pretty funny! 
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  • And.. your MOH sounds amazing!!!!! I love people who are organized like that and it's clear she loves you :)
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  • Toby Keith's Bar is supposed to be awesome! good food too
  • I have never been to Vegas! wah-wah (sad face). But, your plans sound INCREDIBLE and I would totally want to go to the Pussycat Dolls Lounge if I were you.  I would die to go to Bobby Flay's restaurant!! have SO much fun, and congrats on having such an amazing MOH :)
  • Awww that is so awesome! I am jealous, too! Where are you staying? I have only done Vegas once and pretty much stuck to the part of town my hotel was in, but I had so much fun.
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  • How awesome! I love Vegas and have probably been like 15 times! I love Marquee, it's one of the hottest new clubs right now. they bring a lot of big name djs there. Boo to Pussycat though. It's attached to Pure and is small and nothing special. Skip it! Haze at Aria is another new trendy club. I went last year and saw a live performace by Wyclef.Ive never been to XS but heard really good things about it, I thought they didn't have a guest list on fri/sat nights though? You must be special, lol. I have a lot of connections at clubs there if you need help getting on lists, but sounds like your MOH is on top of it. I heard Cosmo pool on weekends is the place and always have big dj's in town. Definitely a party pool, you probably wont get a chair and will be standing fyi. I always have fun at the Palms and like the Playboy Club and Moon that are at the top of the hotel and have really cool views. A little on the smaller side though. I liked Surrender at the Wynn too. It's like an outdoor club and sounds similar to what XS is, just on a smaller scale. I love all the poles they had there, haha. We have some funny pics. Let me know if you need more advice! Im so excited to go to vegas too!
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    Marquee is much more 'in' right now compared to XS. I like XS a lot, I think it's probably the prettiest club I'ver ever been to and that's where I would go, but my friends who go to Vegas all the time say Marquee is the place to go now (lol, if you care about that sort of thing).

    Chandelier at the Cosmo is VERY cool. It's a bar, not a club, but it is beautiful and very classy. 

    The Bellagio, the Wynn, and the Cosmo have champagne brunch buffets that are out of this world! I'm not a buffet person but they are amazing. I would recommend the Cosmopolitan first just because it's the newest. Bouchon is delicious as well though. 

    I don't know what kind of food you're thinking for dinner...CUT at palazzo is my favorite restaurant EVAR but it's terribly expensive (like most things in Vegas). 


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  • In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-club-boards_july-2012-weddings_aw-i-love-my-moh-and-some-vegas-questions?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding Club BoardsForum:066005ef-215f-48b1-8655-328b41e07c52Discussion:aa031afc-4af8-4b52-b1ac-00cae896816dPost:d9155070-aeb4-4c89-85c3-82eb6e39cdb7">Re: AW - I love my MOH (and some Vegas questions)</a>:
    [QUOTE]I was in Vegas a few years ago and we went to Ghost Bar.  It's at the Palms. You get AMAZING views of the strip from there b/c it's a rooftop bar.  Do you watch Real Housewives of OC? Gretchen performed at the Pussycat Dolls Lounge.  If you get a chance to watch that episode, it's pretty funny! 
    Posted by BeachLover2885[/QUOTE]

    Yes, I totally watch the RH - All of them! And I think Gretchen is awesome, honestly. hahaha. It looks like the Lounge is closed?!? I just tried Googling. WTF?

    Thanks for the suggestions! Keep them coming!
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  • In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-club-boards_july-2012-weddings_aw-i-love-my-moh-and-some-vegas-questions?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding Club BoardsForum:066005ef-215f-48b1-8655-328b41e07c52Discussion:aa031afc-4af8-4b52-b1ac-00cae896816dPost:fe364b3e-b296-4cdc-8611-23cc20da53c2">Re: AW - I love my MOH (and some Vegas questions)</a>:
    [QUOTE]How awesome! I love Vegas and have probably been like 15 times! I love Marquee, it's one of the hottest new clubs right now. they bring a lot of big name djs there. Boo to Pussycat though. It's attached to Pure and is small and nothing special. Skip it! Haze at Aria is another new trendy club. I went last year and saw a live performace by Wyclef.Ive never been to XS but heard really good things about it, I thought they didn't have a guest list on fri/sat nights though? You must be special, lol. I have a lot of connections at clubs there if you need help getting on lists, but sounds like your MOH is on top of it. I heard Cosmo pool on weekends is the place and always have big dj's in town. Definitely a party pool, you probably wont get a chair and will be standing fyi. I always have fun at the Palms and like the Playboy Club and Moon that are at the top of the hotel and have really cool views. A little on the smaller side though. I liked Surrender at the Wynn too. It's like an outdoor club and sounds similar to what XS is, just on a smaller scale. I love all the poles they had there, haha. We have some funny pics. Let me know if you need more advice! Im so excited to go to vegas too!
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    You are a lucky girl....I have never been either.  FI is there now, but was complaining all week about how hard it is to get into clubs and how its going to be utter chaos this weekend...I wish we lived closer to Vegas!
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  • In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-club-boards_july-2012-weddings_aw-i-love-my-moh-and-some-vegas-questions?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding Club BoardsForum:066005ef-215f-48b1-8655-328b41e07c52Discussion:aa031afc-4af8-4b52-b1ac-00cae896816dPost:fe364b3e-b296-4cdc-8611-23cc20da53c2">Re: AW - I love my MOH (and some Vegas questions)</a>:
    [QUOTE]How awesome! I love Vegas and have probably been like 15 times! I love Marquee, it's one of the hottest new clubs right now. they bring a lot of big name djs there. Boo to Pussycat though. It's attached to Pure and is small and nothing special. Skip it! Haze at Aria is another new trendy club. I went last year and saw a live performace by Wyclef.Ive never been to XS but heard really good things about it, I thought they didn't have a guest list on fri/sat nights though? You must be special, lol. I have a lot of connections at clubs there if you need help getting on lists, but sounds like your MOH is on top of it. I heard Cosmo pool on weekends is the place and always have big dj's in town. Definitely a party pool, you probably wont get a chair and will be standing fyi. I always have fun at the Palms and like the Playboy Club and Moon that are at the top of the hotel and have really cool views. A little on the smaller side though. I liked Surrender at the Wynn too. It's like an outdoor club and sounds similar to what XS is, just on a smaller scale. I love all the poles they had there, haha. We have some funny pics. Let me know if you need more advice! Im so excited to go to vegas too!
    Posted by lvissers[/QUOTE]

    Thank you so much! I couldn't remember if it was you that had been to Vegas a lot, but now you've just confirmed it. I am going to forward all of this info along to my MOH/friends.

    Re XS - We have a special Am Ex concierge service that set us up with VIP entry. It just means that we'll defintiely get in and there's apparently a separate line? If all else fails, we can walk into Pure (my friend's friend is basically in charge of entry? or something? I don't even understand how that's possible, but whatever.).

    Re Cosmo pool - My friend's friend is actually the Pool Manager at Cosmo (which I only just found out this morning!) so she's hooking us up with some kind of cabana or something.
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  • I LOVE Vegas!! I have been 4 times.  My absolute favorite thing is brunch at the Bellagio.

    As far as the party scene though, I am pretty much no help but these were places that we went in and out of and loved:

    If you are staying at the top of the strip, I would say that the places to go would be Caesars Palace, Wynn, or Venetian/Palazzo.

    If you are at the bottom of the strip, go to Planet Hollywood, Mandalay Bay or New York, New York (we loved their Irish pub)

    Steer Clear of Circus Circus, Flamingo, Luxor, Excalibur, Tropicana, Riviera and Stratosphere.
  • Ugh Vegas is on my bucket list!!! Have a blast and your MOH sounds amazing!!
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    Meagan & Penny, etc., I didn't even see your posts before :( Thanks for the info, too!
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  • Mesa Grill is great, it's one of my fave resturants in Vegas. The margaritas are awesome! XS has always been a fun club and still is. I would choose the Marquee over Pure, just make sure to get there early enough. It is a great club. Also I hear Marquee Day Club is great too, but Sunday is "the" day, too bad you're going home early :( And a cabana or daybed is the way to go! 
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  • I also agree that the Pussycat Dolls lounge is nothing special. Def skip it. Try Thunder from Down Under! lol
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  • Thanks, dawnleanna! My mom told me the one time she visited Vegas she went to Thunder From Down Under or whatever and she was like "YOU SHOULD GO!" Uh, I would be SO embarrassed. So, no. hahahaha
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  • Hahaha. I have seen both Thunder from Down Under and Chippendales. They are both more like dance/ entertainment shows and the most you see is the banana hammock (lol). They are fun! 
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  • Oh my lord, the words "banana hammock" make me giggle uncontrollably! hahahaha
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  • Lol! My FI brought that term up the other day, made me laugh. I told him he should get one for our honeymoon in the Mediterranean. Hahahahaha
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    I love Vegas and I am actually going for my bachlorette party as well.  When are you going?

    We are definitely going to Pure I have been there once before but it was a few years ago. My FIs friend works for Cesar's so he can get us a deal on bottle service.  We haven't decided where else we are going to go yet but I have heard Marquee is amazing from a friend of mine who goes to Vegas like three times a year. 

    I also really like going to the piano bar in the NY NY so we will probably go there as well.  The
    Voo Doo Lounge at the top of the Rio is also a ton of fun.  If you go there try the witch-doctor drink it's amazing but I wouldn't recommend drinking it alone.  It has like 30 shots in it. 

    Your MOH sounds amazing! Mine is planning our trip too I can't wait for it to be here.  You are going to have a blast.
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