We went on my Las Vegas bachelorette party at the end of February and I just realized I never shared the goods with everyone! Now that we aren’t allowed to hang out with all of our friends in public or travel I feel like what a better time to share!
The Arrival
So we got to Vegas at midnight, which was actually 2 am Arkansas time. Needless to say, we were sleeeeeepy and did not really want to go out and do anything. When we arrived, we had arranged a limo to take us from the airport to our hotel. We had champagne so that was the obvious choice rather than a cab. They also stopped at a liquor store for us to stock up on some things for mimosas and a little pre-gaming (because you know, drinks are $$$$).
A HUGE surprise when we got there was my friends surprised us with a suite at Bally’s for all of us to use! We all love Ballys because it has great gambling, decent pricing, and it is in the middle of the strip so you can make it anywhere relatively quickly.
Day 1
We woke up the next morning ready to rock and roll! We got ready, had some mimosas, and got ready to go to brunch. We walked down to The Linq area and had brunch at Hash House a Go Go! It was DELICIOUS! The prices were fair and it was so so good! I had crab cake benedict that had a buffalo sauce on it and omg, amazing! One thing is they do not take reservations, and they do not text you when your table is ready. So if you can not hear your name being called, you will lose your table.
After brunch, we walked back toward the hotel and went to freshen up! What happened next was a total surprise to me! I was told to grab my camera, grab some drinks and go! To my surprise, we had a party bus waiting for us and we were going to take pictures at the Las Vegas Sign. This was the day that we all wore matching shirts and I think we looked pretty cute if I say so myself!
Once we finished the Las Vegas sign we drove all of the ways down the strip to the Neon Museum. For real, this place was so cool! It’s not very large but we spend at least an hour and a half there because *photo ops*
Day 1 Night
This was a BUSY DAY/NIGHT! We got ready and immediately went to the Chandelier Bar at the Cosmopolitan Hotel. We did not go in, but we really just wanted a fun place to take photos. And it did not disappoint! After pre-dinner drinks, we went to Beauty and Essex for dinner. The food was so good, but SMALL. They say they are shareable portions, but they aren’t. I got a tomato soup/grilled cheese plate, and it came out with 8 soup spoons with soup in it, and each spoon had a small piece of cheese. Ha! The atmosphere is super cool and the food was delicious, but maybe eat at the Taco Bell Cantina before you go.
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So for the night of the first day, we really wanted to go to a club but did not know where to begin. This was our “sequin night” so we were all wearing sequins! I began talking to a promoter and he had some great ideas for us, but it was taking FOREVERRRR to get a response and we were running out of time. We decided to do this bar crawl. It came with pre-party drinks, then we all went to the Omnia. The Omnia was not my favorite. I do not like crowds and would love a place to sit and tables were like $4,000+ so we obviously weren’t going to buy one. We did not stay here long because the crowds were so bad and frankly, I wanted some space. LOL. If you have bottle service and a table though, definitely go here. It has a cool vibe! *a lot of promoters can get your table/bottle service here for free, but like I said… dude was taking forever*
So with the bar crawl, we talked to the guy and I told them what the promoter had offered me so he hooked us up with a table and bottle service at Chateau. The bar crawl was coming hereafter, but since we had a table we just went there pretty quick. This place was SO MUCH FUN. The last photo shows what it looks like… WHAT A VIEW. You are inside the Paris Eiffel Tower and the service was great.
Day 2
We knew that the first night would get a little crazy and we were going to see Christina Agularia the second night, so we decided to go get our hair done at the Dry Bar. It is located inside the Cosmopolitan, and let me tell you.. it was so worth it not having to fix our own hair. LOL
We walked around Ceasars Palace this day and shopped, checked out Lisa Vanderpump’s Cocktail Garden, and went and ate lunch before getting ready for Night #2!
Day 2 Night
This night was much more cool, calm, and collected! We all opted to wear comfortable shoes since we would be on our feet all night! We started the night going to CATCH. It is a super cool Asian fusion restaurant, that is at the Aria. There are tons of places for photo ops while you are waiting for your reservation and the portions are a little bigger than at Beauty and Essex. Definitely not a cheap place, but the food was super good and the side items are definitely shareable. We had more lobster potatoes and french fries than we needed. Haha!
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After dinner, we headed straight to Planet Hollywood to go to the XTina concert! Ohhhh my goodness that was a blast! As we were sitting up there all singing along to reflection, a security guard came and asked us if we would like to be moved to the pit. DUH! We obviously went. That was such a good show and she is TALENTED. SO TALENTED.
This weekend was one for the books. All of my bridesmaids spoiled me rotten and although everything isn’t turning out as planned right now, I can not wait for them to all be with me on August 8th as we celebrate our marriage!
I hope you all enjoyed it!! xoxo, Brooke Anne
