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thinking caps on please ladies, I need inexpensive ideas for a Las Vegas themed wedding

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lucysmam · 09/02/2009 12:24

In September of this year. It'll probably be a fairly small wedding with a larger party after for the majority of our friends.

So far I have got as far as cake design & trying out a couple of red dresses although they were well out of my budget.

I am also making my own invitations but have yet to decide on the design for those.

Any suggestions welcome

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starbear · 09/02/2009 14:22

really! At home or over there?

TrillianAstra · 09/02/2009 14:32

You can hire casino game tables (and people to run them) eg this (I just googled 'casino game hire')

I know my friend was considering it for his wedding, not sure how inexpensive it is though.

PortAndLemon · 09/02/2009 14:36

You need someone dressed as Elvis.

Proper casino hire used to work out around £200/table several years ago. If that's out of budget you could maybe set up a do-it-yourself version?

starbear · 09/02/2009 14:43

Go along to local pubs who have bands & singers on. We got a singer for about £200 5 years ago. Brill!

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lucysmam · 09/02/2009 16:24

at home starbear, we can't afford to actually go to vegas!

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ContainsWildPerilousLuurve · 09/02/2009 16:37

You so have to have an Elvis!

What a fab idea. I went to a casino night at a cousins 40th wedding anni and really enjoyed it!

Fireworks are good too!

Will you ask for a dress code or is that taking it too far?

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lucysmam · 09/02/2009 19:33

I was thinking about a dress code but wondered if people would think I was taking the pee maybe.

If not, I thought maybe black tie, the kinda stuff you see in Bond films where he goes to casinos.

What colours do you think I should use? I thought maybe black & red would be simpler than anything else for invites/tables/balloons and stuff like that.

firework idea is definately going on my list of things to look into

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fattiemumma · 09/02/2009 19:39

invitations in the style of a vegas Show ticket?

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lucysmam · 09/02/2009 19:40

ooooh, like that idea. Just not that creative so maybe have to delegate that task (or at least the designing) to my oh

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pavlovthecat · 09/02/2009 19:44

You could get married in vegas for less than £1.5k! All you need are flights, couple hundred quid for the licence and a week in a cheap motel....

DH's parents got married in Vegas. But...they were technically both still married at the time, so not sure it counts (shotgun wedding)

BCNS · 09/02/2009 19:47

What a fab and fun sounding idea for a wedding theme.. !!

depending on your budget there are lots of casino type themed things about

scratchcards for favours? or lotto tickets in a little gold envelope.

fattiemumma · 09/02/2009 19:52

i am really loving this idea.

Dp is Elvis mad and would love to get married in Vegas. my family simply wouldnt be able to come to a wedding abroad and i want a 2proper" wedding.
this would be a fantastic compramise

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lucysmam · 09/02/2009 19:53

really pavlov???? tell me more . . . if you know how they did it, I'm all ears!!

BCNS, my budget is as cheap as possible, get married in the afternoon & party for everyone afterwards with one buffet type 'meal' rather than a sit down dinner

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lucysmam · 09/02/2009 19:55

neither of ours actually would come to Vegas either fattie, but I'm not on speaking terms with mine anyways at the mo. We thought this would be a fun excuse to get everyone together for a party & get dressed up to celebrate

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pavlovthecat · 09/02/2009 19:55

Lucy - serously, you do not want cheap motels...and, DHs parents got married there like 30 years ago...let me take a look for you though, as it is really not that expensive, they do drive through wedding chapels you know!

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lucysmam · 09/02/2009 20:00

are they really that bad? I think it sounds quite romantic . . . a week tucked away with your new dh/dw

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pavlovthecat · 09/02/2009 20:01

ok, so it will work out a bit more than 1.5k if you use these, but...this for less than £500 (i quite like the Pink Cadillac option myself ), then flights to Las Vegas from £339pp.

Gives you £141 on accommodation, which might be enough for a crummy motel afterall Or you could book something a bit more glam for a bit more money!

pavlovthecat · 09/02/2009 20:03

lucy - we did cheap motel in san fran, thinking it would be dead romantic, I always wanted to stay in a cheap motel in USA...it stank of mould, the floor was damp, it was just the grimmest...so grim I made DH take me immediately to a Marriott .
There is a good chain of motels called something like Route 66...basic but clean - my family use them all the time....that could be good...

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lucysmam · 09/02/2009 20:08

ewwww, maybe I'll avoid the cheap motels then.

I'll have a look at that link now, thanks pavlov

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lucysmam · 09/02/2009 20:11

pink cadillac! probably would be my choice as well, you've got me thinking now . . . may be more affordable than I first thought! I'm going to save that to my favorites & have a chat with my oh see what he thinks about it

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pavlovthecat · 09/02/2009 20:16

motel6 is the chain of motels that my family use, affordable, and would give you the motel feel without the cockroaches!

Good luck, but failing that....agree with Elvis and a Casino table being a must for an English wedding....

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lucysmam · 09/02/2009 20:36

they look nicer than most spanish hotels I've stayed in on hols. Will have a chat with my oh as I'm starting to think we could maybe afford Vegas after all

Thanks very much pavlov, you've given me lots to think about!

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pavlovthecat · 10/02/2009 11:24

oh how exciting! keep us posted

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