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SplitDestiny posted:
What kind of areas do you like? Do you have a country/state/idea in mind? Or season?
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cool kids inc. posted:I'm kinda bringing this up because my fiance and I have decided to go the whole Vegas route, and in doing research have found everything here to be very true. There are a ton of ways to get married in Vegas without doing the tacky Elvis wedding, and there are very comprehensive (and competitively priced!) packages that are offered with excellent deals for weddings throughout Vegas and the surrounding area. We're doing it next Tuesday (one week!) at Paris. They are a little pricey, but we really liked the chapel. I also liked the gardens at Flamingo, but April is a strange month for weather. Some lessons we learned: We flew southwest, bought our tickets early, and then when they went down just took the airline credit. They JUST shot up to twice what we ended up paying, and now we have a $500 credit (we also bought my mom's, his mom's, and her boyfriend's ticket) to go anywhere Southwest flies. First anniversary trip, woop! Use Hot Deals sections on the websites and don't waste money paying a travel agent. Ask each place if they allow friends and family to bring cameras. The photographers are EXPENSIVE, but you should be able to find a package that includes some, then just got out with friends and family to all the landmarks and have them take tons. Read reviews. Youtube the location + wedding and watch videos of other's weddings. I will make a more detailed post when I get back. We are also going out there on Easter, so some of the prices are ridiculously low. Our guests are mostly staying at Harrah's and paid $45 a night.
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Apr 7, 2009 16:27
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I did Boscovs because Target is pretty far from where we live, and I don't like anything at Walmart. We get 10% of whatever is purchased in a gift card, and also 10% off any remaining items we decide to purchase. That combined pretty much made it a good choice for us. On getting married in Vegas: It was amazing. I don't want to post pics of my husband, but if anyone has specific questions I'd be happy to respond to them here, or if you want to see the pictures send me a pm. Just for those who may have missed it: our ceremony was at the chapel at Paris, and they did a smashing job. Everything was exactly as I had asked for, the price was fair, and it was a blast.
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Apr 21, 2009 16:17
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Confirm with your reception location multiple times, have a written contract, and always ask for references We are currently scuttling because our venue canceled FOUR DAYS before our reception. Almost 10 months ago, I confirmed. In February, my Dad confirmed. While we were in Vegas last week, my Dad confirmed. He went to talk key times last night, and the guy claimed they were doing 'construction' and had to cancel. My Dad went to see the construction, and of course there was nothing to be seen, so he took photos with his camera phone. He then had the nerve to try and say my Dad couldn't have the deposit. My Dad almost beat the crap out of the guy before getting it back. The place never called us, had he not went there, we would have found out that morning. We were able to secure a new location, but calling people, dealing with moving from an indoor/outdoor to entirely outdoor has caused a lot of kinks to be worked out, and without much time to do so. We are managing with the help of our wonderful friends and family to pull through, but it is extremely stressful. Many, many, many places were booked because it was such short notice, and others were far out of budget. If we weren't doing the food ourselves, we would be royally hosed. The reason I say to double, triple, and written contract confirm is because when this is all done we will be going after the original venue for the costs involved. They apparently have done this to two other couples, neither of which told us anything until I posted on facebook about the situation. Had I maybe done so before this, they might have mentioned it and I wouldn't have went with them. So it might be in your interest to just post a status message like "Did anyone have good/bad experiences with (place)? We're considering it for a reception." Thank God I only have to do this once (hopefully).
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Apr 22, 2009 19:50
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Well, despite our reception venue canceling with 4 days notice, having to find a new one, and moving everything outside, it turned out AMAZING. I am so, so, so happy. What worked for us was keeping the tables and decor fancy, but then telling everyone summer-casual dress, and having lots of activities for after the dances and such. Some people played horseshoes or volleyball, the kids ran around the park, older folk sat around talking and eating hand-food (small baked goods, etc), and some people danced and sang karaoke (our DJ had the setup for it). It ended up being amazing, and my Dad's wife and best friend's mom did all of the food -- so everyone raved about how great it was. The comment we got most about the food was that "It was great knowing what we were eating!!" We had a huge spread, but lots of people helping, so even though organizing was really stressful, it all fell together quite nicely. Its possible to do it all yourself for 100+ people. We expected 100 via RSVP, but even with closer to 150 or so showing up we were fine. We also got a lot of comments about how much fun and how 'not-stuffy' it was, so if you're worried people will look down if you do it picnic style, etc, they won't, but have stuff for them to do. We were told by more than one person it was the most fun they had at a reception, and a lot of people stayed from start (2pm) until we had to leave the park (8pm). If anyone has any specific questions I'm more than happy to help.
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Apr 26, 2009 14:36
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jomiel posted:That's so great that it worked out! I'm so happy for you The park was private, owned by the town. I'm not sure what it cost, but it had its own bathrooms, kitchen, and pavilion. The only rules were that people couldn't park along the road (we had plenty of parking though, even with around 150 - 175 peak guests). Its a shame you have to split it up, but i know the feeling. My mom and that fam did Vegas, and then Dad's fam did reception at home. 75 really isn't that many though. As far as public bathrooms, the bathrooms at ours weren't great but they were clean, we put our own air freshener and soap in them. Also check with your local fire companies. I know people were saying many of them have their own hangouts. So do fish and game clubs, etc. etc. People think 'OMG ANIMALS ON THE WALLS', but some of them have amazing halls. Oh and we were allowed 5 massive bags of trash, and had to pay something like $2.50 apiece for each after. That was pretty much it. Lady googooGaGa fucked around with this message at 03:57 on Apr 28, 2009 |
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Apr 28, 2009 03:54
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Right now we're looking at splitting the 75 people into 3 groups--Chinese banquet for extended family, BBQ in the backyard for friends, and wine party for coworkers.
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cool kids inc. posted:Well I've finally decided that we're probably getting married at the Bellagio. Vegas wedding here, it was awesome! If you have any questions or anything let me know.
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Jun 1, 2009 20:41
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