Hi!!!! I hope all the brides and grooms are doing really well!!!
So we are planning to have our ceremony at the Flamingo gazebo garden in Vegas, November 2020. It has such beautiful grounds and is exactly what I pictured when saying my "I Do's" ..
BUT the reception is what Im most worried about is the reception -- I had an idea to rent one of the big Julius Caesar's suites for a night or two (depending on the rate that weekend). After the ceremony having a cocktail hour in our suite -- we will just buy bottles of alcohol, possibly get a DJ and have appetizers while we go finish taking our pictures at Red Rock after the ceremony.
That will be like an 1.5 hr with us being gone away from the suite which I was going to put a cousin in charge. Im nervous people will be bored but the suite has beautiful views, two stories with tv's, bar area (where guests can self-serve the drinks and appetizers) and a pool table. Once we get back from pictures, we will have our first dance in the middle of the room, have a self-serve buffet for everyone to eat and then cut the cake and do our toasts. We want our guests to stay for a little bit to eat and drink, then relax and get rest because were going out to one of the clubs later that night.
What do you guys think? We thought we would save more money and make it more intimate then renting a venue out for a few hours to eat and drink vs just doing it in this 2400 sqft suite. I dont want my guests to get bored while we are gone that was why I thought about having a DJ there to keep them occupied...and if we can fit it in the budget I wanted to do a photo booth. Im nervous about if Caesar's will permit this as we would be spending quite a bit on the suite. I spoke with the caterer (Carmine's) and they said the deliver to the hotel all the time so not to worry about it.
I dont know, if im just overthinking or if it will all be fine! Im trying to figure out the logistics since we will take that 1.5 hr break to take our pictures.
Any feedback, suggestions, ideas.. thank you in advance!
