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Ceremony+Suite Reception, or Ceremony+Dinner+Suite Party?

damnthetorpedoesdamnthetorpedoes member
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You guys did a great job setting me straight once already. I call upon your collective wisdom again! 

We're definitely having some kind of party in our awesome suite (millions of thanks to @jayjaay for information about the Presidential Superior Suite at the Delano, it's exactly what we were hoping for). Based on any criteria you can think of, which sounds better to you:
1) Ceremony + In-Suite Reception with dinner and bar
2) Ceremony + Restaurant Dinner + Suite After-Party with bar

I would like to do #2, but I worry that it might be too exhausting for the guests, or not as much fun for guests who don't know any other guests. I might also be missing some other obvious difference (besides cost), or I might just be insane and worrying about nothing. Let me know XD
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Re: Ceremony+Suite Reception, or Ceremony+Dinner+Suite Party?

  • hmgifforhmgiffor member
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    I would say if the ceremony and restaurant dinner are in the same place..go that route. Again I think this option is much more costly. It would be too much if you are in 3 different hotels. 
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  • xoedenxoeden member
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    I personally like option #1, it feels more intimate, like you'd have more time to socialize with your guests.
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  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] member
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    We're doing option #1 but I thought about hmgiffor's version of #2 in the beginning stages of planning. I agree with the better option of a restaurant dinner with bar AT the restaurant. But again, that may be more expensive than having drinks in suite. I fear some of your guests won't make it to the suite for drinks after dinner, depending on the time of dinner.

    Like xoeden said, the in suite will be more intimate. With opinion #2 you won't be able to mingle with ALL of your guests much until the suite. It's impossible for you to be seated near everyone at dinner.

    I think it ultimately depends on the feel you want and your budget. Me personally, I wanted a "party feel" for the reception. I couldn't get that sitting at one of the restaurants I wanted (Trevi because we couldn't play music) but it WAS possible at another (Maggianos, where it was more like a traditional reception). Do you have any restaurants or suites in mind?
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  • sasalewsasalew member
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    I've gone for option #2, but agree that travel between 3 venues would be way too much! We have ceremony and dinner in the Wynn, then drinks reception in a Wraparound Terrace at Cosmo afterwards. We'll provide the transport to get from Wynn to Cosmo obviously to make it as easy as possible for guests moving locations. As for timeline, ceremony is at 4pm, dinner is at 6pm, and we think we'll be at Cosmo for around 9pm so still plenty of time to party there too :) It just depends what is important to you, we love eating out so the restaurant part was a no-brainer!

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  • missbruisermissbruiser member
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    I would do #1.  The less traveling between places the less stress.  Plus it looks like so much fun!  Then all the people that still want to party after can go out to a club or something.  After hours party in a hotel room…you may get noise complaints from your neighbors who are trying to sleep.  
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  • trm358trm358 member
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    We have a mix of both... We are transporting our guests via shuttles to Maggianos for the reception but have it set up more like a cocktail mingling party environment. I wanted to avoid a full sit down dinner at all costs. We will shuttle everyone back to Aria and have festivities in our suite or go out. Almost all of our guests will be at Aria and I know not all guests will join us after the reception. 

    We also have the suite booked for our meet and greet the day before and have that catered. I feel like with that, I am getting the best of both worlds with the in suite and restaurant ideas. 
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  • damnthetorpedoesdamnthetorpedoes member
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    Thanks all for the feedback! Lots of good thoughts here. Still waiting to hear back from the restaurants (just sent out a slew of emails last night right before posting this), so it might turn out to be moot based on cost anyhow. Like @sasalew and @trm358, we will be providing transportation in any case. 

    @caesarsbride15 We're using the Penthouse Superior Suite at the Delano. I contacted about 15 restaurants, including a few on the property, noted below.

    I can see how 3 stops could be a bit much -- would it make a difference if there were only 2 stops like @sasalew is doing? Our ceremony venue doesn't have any place to eat, but the Delano has the ever-popular Mix just a short elevator ride up from our suite, and there are some lovely-looking and well-reviewed restaurants at Mandalay Bay. I contacted the Group Dining person there about Mix, Aureole, and Fleur.
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  • hmgifforhmgiffor member
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    I think 2 is totally doable and seems to be popular on the board :)
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  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] member
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    2 is fine. It seems like Mix would be a good choice for location.

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  • damnthetorpedoesdamnthetorpedoes member
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    Well, 7 hours later the decision is made for me -- every place I contacted is either not available, wildly out of price range, or has food that frankly looks boring. #1 it is! Thanks again to everyone who contributed!
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  • jayjaayjayjaay member
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    Aureole - Go there for dinner one night - it is AH-Mazing!!!
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