Las Vegas Theme Wedding Ideas and Tips

Ding, ding, ding! "Vegas Party Theme at a wedding?Another great idea this group had was to make
We have a winnerrrr!"massive eight-foot cardboard cut-outs of playing card
Two weeks ago, I DJ'ed a wedding reception at Thesuits and put them in the corners of the room. The
Western Turnpike Golf Club in Guilderland, NY that haddiamonds and clubs and spades were all made out of
a "Las Vegas theme." The bride said that it was thepainted cardboard with a cross section in the back of
only way she could get the groom to buy into having aeach to help them stand. The heart was right near the
hand in the planning. All in all, she was right. By the endhead table. Each fixture was outlined and finished in
of the night, the guests had a blast and it was a veryglowing white Christmas lights.
different and memorable party for all.For invitations that scream Las Vegas, attach the
Thinking of planning something similar? You don't haveactual invitation to a playing deck of cards, poker chips,
to reinvent the wheel. Here are some ideas that theyor dice. If you are really creative, a custom caricature,
used, as well as a few others I have seen...kind of like the walls at Delmonico's Steakhouse on
The shuffling of the cards. The rolling of the dice. TheCentral Ave might be fun. Portrait the bride and groom
spinning of a silly roulette wheel. Aside from theas casino dealers or mafia, or a lounge singer and a
obvious playing of must-have lounge lizard music likeshowgirl. The couple could also be the King of
Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Louis Prima and other ItalianDiamonds or the Queen of Spades!
American oldies, decor will be your key. The visualThis party opted for a massive candy table. Have you
plays an enormous role part in getting over the themeever seen these? The colors really got over the feel
and in this case, you don't have to spend a lot to getof the party and there were loads of packets of
that sweet cheesy Vegas feel.bogus bills and dice beads mixed throughout to keep
If you really want to sell the idea to your guests, buy athem in the Vegas mindset! During the dancing, it was
bunch of playing cards and poker chips from the dollarfunny to see guests throwing the money around and
store. Then, go nuts. At this reception, they scattered"make it rain in the club" to various hip hop songs later
the loose cards and chips everywhere around tablein the night.
centerpieces, by the guest book, on the gift table andThe decorations really turned the hall into the Vegas
on pretty much any flat surface available. A specialstrip! Aside from the playing card suits, they hung slot
colored poker chip can also be taped underneath onemachine backdrops and a big Las Welcome to Vegas
chair at each table to signify who gets to bring homesign on the wall.
whatever casino-related centerpiece you can dreamFor Vegas themed favors, you can get custom printed
up.poker chips, or make dice out of card stock and fill
As far as clothing is concerned, black felt gangsterthem with goodies.
hats and jeweled tiaras are also a must to keep inLast but not least, someone had secured two HUGE
hand! Maybe even get a Money Boa for the bride.appliance boxes and wrapped them in white paper,
Another idea is to put a bunch of cheap blackthen painted black dots on them. They created a
sunglasses on the tables. Because a number of peoplegigantic pair of dice that sat off to the right of my DJ
will be wearing tuxedos, a lot of the pictures will end upset up. It was great!
having that monkey suit and sun glasses combinationHave fun with it and don't be afraid to be different!
that The Rat Pack made famous.