Batistas

Italian Eatery from rat Pack Days....

http://www.battistaslasvegas.com/index.html

Ricardo´s

Their slogan is "Eat, Drink & be Maroachi!" Love it. Maybe they ahve a mariacho band to place the bridal waltz!

http://www.ricardosoflasvegas.com/index.html

Canaletto

They have private rooms upstairs.

http://www.venetian.com/CANALETTO.aspx

Restuarant- Maggianos

Southern Italian. The patio looks nice. Though its hard to tell I think the view might be the highway.
http://www.maggianos.com/locations/virtualtours.asp?haveqt=True

Shoe Inspiration

Here are some shoe ideas, think strappy and elegant. Its hard to tell from the pics of your dress what colour shoes you should be wearing.... gold or silver? The shoes made from material you could get them dyed to be the exact colour of your dress. i think that´d be cool.

I also liked this design though don´t know if gold will match your dress.....

Table Decorations

Are we gonna decorate the tables at the restaurant? Suppose we´ll have to keep it simple cause we won´t have much time to organize them. We have to think of a colour palette!!!! By that I mean I have to think of a colour palette!!

Flowers

Website for some floral designs... there actually aren´t many on the site but I liked this little number for the tables.

http://www.executivefloral.com/newdefault.asp

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and here are some other flower ideas that i thought were cool.

Honeymoon

That place I told you that my friend Emma went to on her honeymoon was $76o AUD a night!

The website is http://www.pousadamaravilha.com.br/ingles/pousada.htm it does look amazing... its an island off the coast of Brasil.

Another option she gave was http://www.pousadazemaria.com.br/ which is half that price.

Of course this pic is of the expensive one!

Hairpieces

Are you going to wear a hairpiece? I suppose you have to decide whether your hair is up or down first. anyway, this website has some pretty good hair pieces.

http://www.perfectdetails.com/

here are some of my favs.

Hens Night

The ladies on "The Knot" recommend a night at Studio 54. And also say that all of the clubs charge an entrance fee but if you call ahead and tell them you are coming as a group, they don´t make you pay. lets remember that for hens night plans. This one knotter (or is that knutter) said they called ahead to studio 54 and were given access to the VIP area....
Another suggestion was Kahunaville in TI "they have HUGE purple smoking drinks and a really fun atmosphere."

Cili

At a Golf course!! Also on "the strip" but no escaping for a quick 9 hole!! The wedding prices look expensive, but check this out anyway, maybe for the smaller parties its cheaper. The patio looks cool too. http://www.cili.com/index.asp

Border Grill

Modern Mexican.They have sections for private parties up to 60 people one being a terrace. We could drink Magaritas!

http://bordergrill.com/BGLV/bglv.htm

Is it any of these dresses??

More hairs

There are some great hairstyles on this link at “the Knot” site. (It really is great!)
http://weddings.theknot.com/gallery/gallery_results.aspx?gallery=7
However I have already picked out a few that I like for you (and me I´m getting my hair done too god dammit!)

















Pg 1 Edgy Pony Pg2 Basic down-do Pg 3 Bun with comb Pg 5 Modern Texture Pg 6 Low Side Pony Pg 7 French Twist with tail / Perfect Waves / Flower Pony

Hair Ideas

Found these 2 hairdressers that also do make-up. They look quite good. and here are some hair ideas. Up-Do but V natural looking.

Amp salon @ palms las vegas (www.palms.com)
Hair up to $150+ maybe less cause prices very vague on site.
Make-Up $65+
Manicure $30+

Globe salon (http://members.cox.net/globesalon/globe01.html)
Hair $50-$100+ depends on what you get.
MakeUp $35-45+

Invite Idea #1

The perspective on the words and the chips is a bit dodgy if we go with this idea I´ll do it better.

Restaurants

I suppose depending on how many people come as to whether you have a reception at the hotel or a dinner in a restaurant.... on "the knot" website (I am a member on your behalf and Sarah the bridezilla friend is sending me heaps of links!) one girl had her wedding at this restaurant. It looks cool. They had a budget of $2000 and they had 40 guests. That works out at $50 a head which is pretty good I suppose.

http://www.roysrestaurant.com

its Hawaiian fusion cool!

Photographers

On "The Knot" website there is a part where you can find vendors in the place you are getting married. so you can chose Las Vegas. In the photographers section these are the ones I like. They are quiet expensive but I don´t really know what your plans are...

www.atgcreativeweddings.com

These woman has some really great LV shots!
www.imagesbyingrid.com
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Place Cards

Don´t know if you´ll be going as far as seating cards but if you do this is a really cute idea! I could easily do it! Got this idea from the Style me Pretty website. My friend sarah gave me all these links for bridezilla websites and I´ve added them to your links part on the left. Check them out.

Scour clip-art sites for some images of birds and blossoms that you love, them have them made into a rubber stamp.
-Pick up a small variety of ink pads from your local craft store or online (try to find colors that are more sophisticated like chocolate, rose, mano and a great green).
-There are some great papers from Paper Source that could be used for this project. They carry the pre-converted seating cards either in a tented style or flat, with a mini-envelope.
-Try to come up with 5-10 different patterns with your stamps, then repeat that same composition a few times. This way, your cards will look random but not completely chaotic.
-When stamping, place a piece of paper under the paper so that you can allow the stamped image to run off the edge a bit.
Of course, you are certainly not limited to birds and blossoms. The options for these are really endless...your stamp could be something as simple as a calligraphied word reading "love" or "peace." or it could be a series of intricate patterns and prints, custom silhouettes, anything really! Scour clip-art sites for some images of birds and blossoms that you love, them have them made into a rubber stamp.
-Pick up a small variety of ink pads from your local craft store or online (try to find colors that are more sophisticated like chocolate, rose, mano and a great green).
-There are some great papers from Paper Source that could be used for this project. They carry the pre-converted seating cards either in a tented style or flat, with a mini-envelope.
-Try to come up with 5-10 different patterns with your stamps, then repeat that same composition a few times. This way, your cards will look random but not completely chaotic.
-When stamping, place a piece of paper under the paper so that you can allow the stamped image to run off the edge a bit.
Of course, you are certainly not limited to birds and blossoms. The options for these are really endless...your stamp could be something as simple as a calligraphied word reading "love" or "peace." or it could be a series of intricate patterns and prints, custom silhouettes, anything really!

Save the Date invites

You can´t read the text very well on this but its says:
Our wedding will be celebrated in Las Vegas, USA. We would love if you could make it but understand thats its a long way to travel. If you think you might be able to make it please let us know. Chris +64 276 650 675 Jody +64 276 650 675

Its lo res so don´t print from this but you can clic on it to open it bigger in another window.
I don´t have Chris´s number. I think this design looks cool though. I gave you some more eyeliner in the pic! I had your name first but Juan Luis who sits next to me said it should go in the order you are standing in the pic. Everyone thought your name was Chris!

Las Vegas

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Yeah Bellagio is definately a good choice. Stunning! I´ve checked on the site and it seems the rooms are only about 250 AUD for a double and 340AUD for 4 people (2 double beds). Definately affordable for such a special occasion. The poor people (me, well there are clothes to buy I gotta cut down somewhere!) can share a 4 room. Bargain!


There are also lots of stunning restaurants there. Including one called Picasso with lots of Picasso artworks and a stunning menu! Though it says it closes at 9.30pm! Restaurants aren´t even open yet at that time here! Suppose there has to be reason to hit the pokies! Would you want the wedding like a proper reception? There is a chapel in the hotel! I was really looking forward to Elvis, you would think that having to hear him sing would be worse for Chris.

I suppose it depends on how many people go. if there is alot then a reception if not maybe a fab dinner.... How great is the pool!!!!!

The Dress

First things first!

I think these ones are definately the winner even though I haven´t seen any others!

The one on the left will probably be more comfortable and you´ll be able to wear it again for sure.

The one on the right is very lovely though you will have to somehow get a nice even tan even though for us that is virtually impossible. If you don´t want bride colour maybe it might come in another.