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06/22/2009
  The Paris-Eiffel Tower in Las Vegas From the bottom...obviously Another view At night...ooohhh ahhh Jake and I in front of the Eiffel Tower at night View from the Top of the Eiffel Tower in Vegas Another View from the Top of the Eiffel Tower in Vegas Another View from the Top of the Eiffel Tower in Vegas Bellagio from the Top of the Eiffel Tower in Vegas Bellagio Fountains from the Top of the Eiffel Tower in Vegas Bellagio Fountains from the Top of the Eiffel Tower in Vegas            |
Las Vegas-The Eiffel Tower and the view of Vegas from the top
The Eiffel Tower (at the Paris Casino and Hotel) is a must see in Las Vegas =)
You HAVE to go to the top and watch the Bellagio Fountain show at night...the best view of the Bellagio Fountains in my opinion =) |
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06/22/2009
  My husband...errrr George Clooney's wife?! WTF?? haha I Love the Rock! No Really...I LOVE THE ROCK! Screw you Angelina...Brad is mine! Jake has an obsession with Motorcycles...oh yea and there is Wolverine behind him =D Jake and Nicolas Cage...cool I love all movies with Nicolas Cage =D Alright Alright...me and my sister with Matthew Mcconaughey Me with young Elvis...who looks NOTHING like Young Elvis in my opinion Me with Older Elvis...the sign said something about please stay off stage...WHATEVER =P Me and Dino...I love Dean Martin! The Venetian...damn that's a good picture =D Look I'm in Italy..sort of Jake in Italy...kind of This is it...Jake's dad face...LOL!!! LOVE IT! Awww Gondolas are fun Jake's parents with the Gondola Guy The inside of the Venetian...the ceiling looks like the sky...so pretty =D                  |
Las Vegas-Venetian-Wax Museum and Gondola Ride
I'm going to combine these two experiences into one post even though we did them on different days since they were both at the Venetian Casino and Hotel =D
The wax museum was a riot (we did this in 2007 when we got engaged too)...and had a blast, they took some of the wax figures out and put in new ones...but they still had both Elvis wax figures..THANK GOD...and The Rock...sigh. =D The Gondola Ride we didn't do in 2007 and it was on the list for this trip of MUST DO! I'm glad we did it...it was so funny when the guy driving the gondola started singing-the look on Jake's dads face is priceless LOL!!!!! |
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06/22/2009
  Pro Poker Player, Andy Bloch and Me Me at the 2009 World Series of Poker Me under the 2009 World Series of Poker sign...I'm excited =D Poker LEGEND-Doyle Brunson Doyle Brunson and Nicolas Levi Phil Hellmuth Phil Hellmuth Joe Hachem (HOTTIE!!!) Phil Laak Greg Raymer Humberto Brenes TJ Cloutier Antonio Esfandiari Noah Schwartz Sammy Farha                |
Las Vegas-2009 World Series of Poker!
We went to the 2009 World Series of Poker at the Rio while we were in Las Vegas. I LOVE playing poker and watching it on tv..... I was so excited to get close and take pictures of some of the greatest poker players ever (and meet Andy Bloch!) it was one of the highlights of our trip...you know BESIDES getting married of course LOL =D
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06/22/2009
  The Flamingo Another View of the Flamingo Our really cool bathroom (check out the tv in the bathroom mirror!!!) PINK LIGHTS IN THE SHOWER! King size pillowtop bed-NICE!!! And electronic window treatments...sigh =D 42" flat panel television set and Cd player with Ipod hookup! Desk and bed A little couch thing that you could watch the Bellagio fountains from...and a mini fridge =) We were directly across from Caesars...love the view!          |
Las Vegas-Our Go Room at the Flamingo Casino and Hotel
We had originally just booked a regular room at the Flamingo, but then decided what the hell you only get married once...so we upgraded to the Flamingo GO Room...and LOVED it...we even had a view of the Bellagio Fountains from our room...hello! =D
We really weren't in our room all that much-cause I mean it's VEGAS BABY! The day of the wedding I did get quite a bit of use out of the room though, because I didn't have my hair or makeup done until Makeup in the 702 showed up and I sure as hell wasn't leaving the room without any makeup on and my hair looking crazy...so yea...I used the room that day a lot =D Also the tv in the bathroom mirror was so cool as far as getting ready to go and doing your hair on the other days we were there...loved that! The pink lights in the bathroom...also VERY COOL...for um...showering purposes LOL! Anyways if you're in Vegas and are considering the upgrade...I say go for it..I think it was an extra $160 for 5 days which works out to something like $32 more a day...it was worth it!!!!!!! Check out the pictures =D |
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06/02/2009
  Vegas Baby! Close up This was before Jake's dad realized that he was supposed to be getting "The Sign" in the picture frame LOL! My parents and Jake's parents at The Las Vegas Sign New York, New York Bridge Bellagio Fountains going off in the background-so excited that we got these in some pictures! Us with the Bellagio Fountains! Can't wait to get this back from Toner Photography-will have the Eiffel Tower in the background =D Us at the Bellagio Fountain-good job on my mom's part! Jake and I with my parents at Bellagio Jake and I with Jake's parents Us getting into position at the Paris Fountain-misc. people telling us congrats on the street =D This will have the Fountain in the background-can't wait to see the professional photos! I had NO IDEA what we were doing here-but it turned out really cool in professional picture-take a look at post below! Jake's dad got stuck holding my boquet a lot..LOL he doesn't seem to mind too much-he is posing as the Statue of Liberty here haha...too much Limo Champagne maybe =) Just me Just Jake Us waiting to take more pictures Us in the limo...it's how we roll =D                    |
Wedding Photography
More Pictures-Las Vegas Strip Tour Wedding Pictures Non-Professional
These are pictures that my parents or Jake's parents were taking while we were on our Las Vegas Strip Photo Tour. I will post more of the Professional pictures when we get them back from Toner Photography, but I think our parents did a pretty good job too =D I LOVE Vegas-we had such a great time!!!!
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06/01/2009
  Jake and I-Top of the Stratosphere Las Vegas! Me and Donny Osmond...no we didn't get married-but he is pretty damn good lookin' Minister Richard and my handsome groom, Jake (he isn't at all nervous-he's excited!) My dad and I My dad giving me away-this picture made me cry..so I paid $10 for it haha Jake and I...listening to what Richard was saying Just me =D The look Jake got that made me cry Me trying to hold back the tears...didn't work! Husband and Wife! Aunt Robin and Aunt Kim...in their Elvis glasses/sideburns..Love it! My Grandma with her Elvis shades and sideburns on..with Minister Richard..he loved my family =D Jake and I on the observation deck of the Stratosphere Me on the observation deck of the Stratosphere Just me close up...would you believe these are fake flowers-my mommy made them =) Jake on the observation deck of the Stratosphere Jake and I on the observation deck of the Stratosphere Best Man-Travis, Jake, Me, and Matron of Honor-Courtney Best Man-Travis, and Jake Me and my sister and Matron of Honor-Courtney Me and Jake checking out the view of the mountains from our Chapel at the Top of the Stratosphere My mom, Me, My dad, and my sister-Courtney Jake's family with us-his Uncle Harold, his dad, Jake, Me, his mom, his Aunt Donna, and his cousin Jamie Some of my family with us, My grandma, my Aunt Robin, Jake, Me, My Aunt Dee, My Uncle Gordie, and My Dad Us with the cute Japanese people..haha They still wanted pictures of me and with me as we were waiting for the elevator..my cousin thought it was funny..so she snapped this picture.. Me and my dad-with the Elvis glasses and sideburns Jake and I..one of my favorite pictures..overlooking the strip from the top of the Stratosphere Ooooh Kissy Kissy =D Give me those damn glasses! haha
My Aunt Robin, Me, and my sister-Courtney Elvis Baby!                               |
Wedding Photography
WE'RE MARRIED! Las Vegas Wedding was PERFECT!
We had the time of our lives in Las Vegas-everything went smoothly, even boarding the planes with my dress as my carry on-I was so worried, but it wasn't a problem at all, the planes that didn't have closets, I just put it in the overheard.
The first thing we did was get our marriage license, which was really easy, since we already had the forms filled out so it was basically just paying $60 and we were done. =) I'll go into details of the other things we did in Las Vegas besides the wedding later-but for now I'll just skip to the wedding...so I got my hair and makeup done by Makeup in the 702 (Megan and Whitney did an AMAZING job...damn, I wanted to take them home with me! LOL) then my mom helped me get ready and my parents and I met Jake and his parents in the lobby to meet with Toner Photography for our Las Vegas Strip Tour (we wanted Las Vegas wedding pictures and we got them! see post below for sneak peak!) So while waiting in the lobby, DONNY OSMOND showed up (Donny and Marie are performing at the Flamingo) and I got to meet him and take a picture with him..haha he really is "a little bit Rock 'N Roll!" haha so we were off for our Las Vegas strip tour...I'll post more pictures later of that! President Obama was in Las Vegas so traffic was difficult, but Michelle with Toner Photography knows the ins and outs of Vegas so she got us where we needed to be and to the locations we wanted-LOVE HER! =D We get to the Stratosphere and take an elevator to the Top and met with Richard-the best Minister in Las Vegas and found out we got upgraded to their best chapel-the larger chapel! BONUS! This day just keeps getting better and better! Then it's time for the wedding to start and it all goes perfectly-then I see Jake's eyes getting a little glassy during the vows and so I started crying..ugh..not even sure what Richard (our minister) was saying at that point, but I was thankful he kept talking so I could pull myself together...so he pronounced us Husband and Wife and we kissed! The entire ceremony was 8 minutes long-we planned 2 years for it...and it was PERFECT! Short and sweet and to the point...LOVED IT! Keeping in mind that I am a HUGE Elvis fan (see previous post about my ELVIS SHRINE) we turn around and there was all of my family members with Elvis glasses and sideburns on..it was great..I really wish the Stratosphere photographer would have got a picture of that...or of my expression...but she kind of sucked overall...SO HAPPY we got pictures with Toner Photography before our Ceremony! So we took a few pictures with the Photographer. Then all of us went up to the outside observation deck and took more pictures...the view will take your breath away =D You really have to see it to know what I'm talking about..even the guests that were afraid of heights agreed it was worth it to see the view! haha...so as we are taking pictures a huge group of Japanese people came over and wanted their pictures with us and they were sooo cute so we took some group photos with them, cause we weren't quite sure what they were saying they didn't really speak english. Turns out they just wanted pictures with ME LOL I felt like I was famous or something one of them even bowed to me! Only in Vegas! ;P So we took some more pictures and then we left to go change and eat dinner. Really the MOST AMAZING DAY OF OUR LIVES! The next day we met with the Stratosphere Chapel person so we could pick our (1) 8x10 and (3) 4x6's that came with our package...of course they print out ALL 97 or so pictures that they took to make you want them...well the 8x10 picture that we really liked the Photographer didn't get the "No Smoking" sign out of the picture and I asked if they could crop it out or photo shop it out she said she thought so, but had to check..(WHAT?! I could have cropped it out?!) and they charged me $15 extra to ship it to us! which won't even get to us for 4-6 weeks!Unbelievable! So naturally after getting only (3) 4x6's I wanted like 9 more..they were $10 each! OUCH!!!! So can I just say again, I AM SO GLAD we did the Las Vegas Strip Tour with Toner Photography cause the Stratosphere Chapel really rips you off when it comes to wedding pictures, thankfully everyone that came to our wedding was taking pictures like their lives depended on it..so we do have some great shots, but still...they are just going to throw away the pictures we don't buy you know?! But I still wouldn't have picked another place to get married..cause the Chapel, the Minister, and the view were AMAZING! |
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06/01/2009
  Las Vegas Sign New York, New York Bridge Romantic Fountain at Bellagio Paris Eiffel Tower Paris Just Me Just Jake Jake and I at the fountain Jake helping me with my dress          |
Wedding Photography
Sneak Peak Las Vegas Strip Wedding Pics!"
We wanted wedding pictures done before our wedding on the Las Vegas Strip and Michelle with Toner Photography made it happen...despite the fact that President Obama was in town and traffic was INSANE! LOL
We went to the Famous Las Vegas sign, New York-New York bridge, The Paris, and the Bellagio..we were also lucky enough to get some shots of the Bellagio fountains going off in the background..Michelle timed it just right she is AMAZING and if you are going to Las Vegas to get married I highly recommend Toner Photography!!!!!!! =D I'll post more when I get more, but for now here are the ones I got...I LOVE them! What do you girls think???    |
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05/29/2009
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CONGRATS VEGASBRIDE09!!!!
Today is one of my absolute favorite Wedding By Color brides wedding day!!!! Congrats L'Tarrian and Andre!!!! L'Tarrian is getting married in LAS VEGAS today (May 29th, 2009) and I KNOW she is having the time of her life!!!!!! Can't wait to hear all about it and see all your pictures =D
P.S. I texted you on Thursday, but I know how insane the day before you wedding can be especially in Las Vegas and I wasn't sure what time you got into Las Vegas..hope you got your marriage license ok and relaxed a bit before the big day..anyways maybe we should all get together some Anniversary in Las Vegas =D P.S.S.....I literally JUST got home from my own Las Vegas wedding (sooooo many posts to follow about our wedding...went WAY better than I could have even imagined!) and I wanted to wish you a happy wedding before midnight =P now that's WBC BFF love right?! LOL...considering my in-laws are in the living room, before their big drive home tomorrow....and I'm online hahaha!!! All the best L'Tarrian!!!!!! |
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05/23/2009
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Track Map
We are sitting in section J-right in front of all the curves...where crashes happen!      |
Gave fiance his Wedding Present-he FREAKED!
I didn't put it on here before, just in case Jake happened to walk in the room when I was on here I didn't want him to see it...I wanted it to be a COMPLETE suprise and he was SHOCKED!!!
I bought tickets to the 2009 Indianapolis Moto GP-he LOVES these races so much he watches every one and DVR's them and is obsessed with Ducati's in general...but these races are generally overseas like in Spain, Italy, Australia, etc..there are only two in the United States California and Indiana...and we have tickets to the Indiana race...thanks to me! So it's our mini-moon I guess..our actual honeymoon won't be until after tax return next year, I'd like to go on a Cruise =D The tickets are for 3 days- Fri, Aug 28 Practice Day Sat, Aug 29 Qualifying Day Sun, Aug 30 Race Day We promised not to get each other gifts, but he bought me an incredible engagement ring and then spent just as much on my wedding band...and then picked out a $45 wedding band for himself on Ebay LOL..so I wanted to do SOMETHING special for him....and he loves this just as much as I love my rings =D There NOW we're even LOL! |
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05/21/2009
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Free and Cheap things to do in Las Vegas!!!
My friend asked me what there was to do in Vegas other than shows...(even though a couple relatives are going to see Dane Cook and Chris Angel) I sent her a long list...then I thought about all the Las Vegas brides that might be interested in the list..as well as the girls that are going to Vegas for their honeymoons or just to visit =D So here is a long list of Vegas activities =D FREE THINGS TO DO: http://www.vegas.com/attractions/freeattractions.html The things Jake and I went to from that list- *Bellagio Conservatory-inside Bellagio http://www.vegas.com/attractions/on_the_strip/bellagioconservatory.html *Fountains at Bellagio (the best view is from the Top of the Eiffel Tower at night-I want to do this after we get married after dinner =) for sure!) http://www.vegas.com/attractions/on_the_strip/bellagiofountains.html *Fountain Show at Caesars http://www.vegas.com/attractions/on_the_strip/fountainshow.html *Lion Habitat at MGM Grand http://www.vegas.com/attractions/on_the_strip/lionhabitat.html *M&M's World http://www.vegas.com/attractions/on_the_strip/mandmworld.html *The Sirens of TI-we ended up being late to get a good seat for this and decided to go look around inside Treasure Island instead haha http://www.vegas.com/attractions/on_the_strip/pirate.html *Streetmosphere at the Venetian-just mimes and stuff inside the Venetian-but fun to walk around inside Venetian! http://www.vegas.com/attractions/on_the_strip/streetmosphere.html *Volcano at the Mirage-cool to see! http://www.vegas.com/attractions/on_the_strip/volcano.html *Wildlife Habitat at the Flamingo-we're staying here so it's hard NOT to see this =D http://www.vegas.com/attractions/on_the_strip/wildlifehabitat.html *Welcome to Las Vegas sign http://www.vegas.com/attractions/on_the_strip/welcomelvsign.html *Fremont Street Experience-this is downtown not on the strip (one of the highlights of Las Vegas!) http://www.vegas.com/attractions/off_the_strip/fremontstreet.html *Rio Masquerade in the sky-we saw this after we checked out the 2009 World Series of Poker! NOT FREE, BUT CHEAP THINGS TO DO-scroll down the screen a little ways: http://www.vegas.com/attractions/ Things that Jake and I did from that list: *The Auto Collections at the Imperial Palace-boring, but Jake seemed to like it (There was supposed to be a car that belonged to Elvis in there, but we couldn't find it) We found a coupon in some book in our hotel or some shit-buy one get one free admission http://www.vegas.com/attractions/on_the_strip/autocollection.html *Shark Reef-obviously I loved this! And we got to see the World Poker Tournament in 2007 going on in Mandalay Bay after we were done so I was SUPER excited about that! http://www.vegas.com/attractions/on_the_strip/sharkreef.html *Eiffel Tower-at the Paris (have to see the Bellagio Fountains from up there!) http://www.vegas.com/attractions/on_the_strip/eiffeltower.html *Stratosphere Tower-It's going to be free for everyone this time cause we're getting married at the Top! =D http://www.vegas.com/attractions/on_the_strip/stratospheretower.html *Madame Tussauds Interactive Wax Attraction-I don't know why, but posing with wax famous people was so much fun so we're going back! =P http://www.vegas.com/attractions/on_the_strip/tussauds.html *Jake's Machine Gun experience =P Cab ride was more than the damn gun thing, but I know a few of them plan on going to do this (my dad definitely wants to) http://www.lasvegasgunrange.net/lasvegasgunrange.net/Range_Rentals.html *Gondola Ride at the Venetian-you have to wait in a short line (even shorter if you go on the outdoor one) http://www.vegas.com/attractions/on_the_strip/gondola.html *The Roller Coaster at New York-New York-I don't know who will ride this with me now Jake hates rollercoasters.. http://www.vegas.com/attractions/on_the_strip/manhattanexpress.html *Speed-The Ride at the Sahara http://www.vegas.com/attractions/on_the_strip/speedtheride.html Another cool page to check out: http://www.vegas.com/traveltips/ There are Malls too if you feel like shopping! http://www.vegas.com/shopping/ The Miracle Mile one (Planet Hollywood) has the most affordable stores in it http://www.vegas.com/shopping/mm_floorplan.html but of course it would be nice to have unlimited funds to go shopping at Caesars Forum Shops (it's still beautiful just to walk around there!) http://www.vegas.com/shopping/fs_floorplan.html and same with Venetian http://www.vegas.com/shopping/cs_floorplan.html There is an outlet Center, but I have no idea how far from the strip it is http://www.vegas.com/shopping/lasvegasoutlet_floorplan.html My cousin Hailey is going to shit herself....hope she has been saving her money =D Here is the nightlife page: http://www.vegas.com/nightlife/ I can't really see myself paying $50 per person and standing in a line half the day and night and dressing like a Lindsey Lohan to get into the Ghost Bar at the Palms...even though it would be soooo cool just to see it once...but I really think the bars I would like to go to would be more, Coyote Ugly http://www.vegas.com/nightclubs/coyote/ The Bar at the Times Square http://www.vegas.com/nightlife/bars/timessquare.html Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville http://www.vegas.com/nightlife/bars/margaritaville.html Toby Keith's I Love This Bar http://www.vegas.com/nightlife/bars/tobykeiths.html Dick's Last Resort http://www.vegas.com/nightlife/bars/dickslastresort.html The shows and concerts that people RAVE about and will ASK YOU CONSTANTLY ABOUT when you get home which ones you went to...hahahaha http://www.vegas.com/shows/ we didn't go to any last time and we still had THE BEST TIME, but apparently it is the thing to do when you go to Las Vegas =D You know other than gamble of course =D Oh yea and lets not forget about a certain wedding on Tuesday, May 26th at 7:30 p.m.!!! Actually you might want to leave early-it takes a while to get from mid-strip to the Stratosphere, because you have to be there by 7:15 p.m. (they don't screw around with their times either since our ceremony is like 7 minutes long haha) but we do get free observation deck passes included with our package =D So I think that about covers Las Vegas in a nutshell.....oh and here is the Flamingo pool too http://www.flamingolasvegas.com/casinos/flamingo-las-vegas/casino-misc/pool-detail.html COUPONS! http://govegas.about.com/od/cheaplasvegas/a/cheapguide.htm |
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