Luxury Las Vegas June Issue Focuses on Weddings

Current June 2009 Issue Cover of Luxury Las Vegas Magazine

Do make sure to pick up the latest issue of Luxury Las Vegas Magazine which is geared entirely towards weddings. Fab decor and some of the best restaurants, floral designers, venues and more (many who I have had the pleasure to collaborate with).

If you aren't in Las Vegas to enjoy the beautifully published magazine in person, you can check out their website which has some of the features online. Luxury Las Vegas.com always has the 411 on the very best of fine living in this great town. Trends, dining, entertainment, shopping and more. It's one of Your Las Vegas Wedding Concierge's favorite daily reads! 

Have a Stylish Weekend!

Happy Cinco de Mayo! "Viva La Vida", "Viva Las Vegas"!

View of Lounge & Restaurant, Dos Caminos Mexican Kitchen, Palazzo, Las Vegas

View of interior of La Madonna Restaurant

HAPPY CINCO de MAYO!!!

Nevada is home to a very large Mexican and Spanish population and if there is one place that knows how to celebrate it's Las Vegas! Put those two things together and you have the makings of one MAJOR HOLIDAY FIESTA my friends!!

Your Las Vegas Wedding Concierge would like to wish all my friends who are celebrating their Mexican heritage today (and those who just love the holiday), a very Happy Cinco de Mayo!!

Being a Jewish kid from the north east (Toronto), Mexican, Tex Mex and the like, were never really done all that well as I was growing up. For the record, it's MUCH better and easier to find great Mexican food in Toronto now. Anyway, when I moved to Las Vegas and married a Texan, I "discovered" good Mexican food. And although I still can't get my lips around the whole refried beans and guacamole thing...I am warming to some great Mexican cuisine available in Las Vegas beyond the standard taco shops.

Two favorite Mexican Restaurants that Your Las Vegas Wedding Concierge loves and who are celebrating Cinco di Mayo in Style today are Dos Caminos Mexican Kitchen at Venetian/Palazzo, Las Vegas on the fabulous Las Vegas Strip and La Madonna Restaurant, located in the southwest of the valley & serving Mexican avante-garde Cuisine. 

The ambience, the food, interesting menu and service at both of these restaurants are absolutely the best and I always have a fabulous time and a great, memorable meal whenever I go to either one. Both places have their own unique vibe and make for a great night out whether you are celebrating a special occasion, a holiday or just to enjoy some great high quality Mexican cuisine and cocktails.

Check them out if you have the chance. Love the Queso Fundido and the White & Chocolate Fondue at Dos Caminos The Tortilla Soup, Queso Flamiado, Steak Alambre and that amazing Street Style Corn at La Madonna have attained "comfort food" status. Don't forget the drinks. Both venues have amazing bars with huge tequila lists for a wide variety of concoctions that will have you saying "Ole" faster than you know.  

Enjoy and if you are visiting Las Vegas and looking for somewhere to celebrate Cinco Di Mayo, here a few other resources for you to check out what's happening in town today. 

Las Vegas Sun Cinco Di Mayo Guide (article)

Las Vegas Weekly.com

Las Vegas City Search Cinco Di Mayo Guide

Encore, Encore! Wynn Las Vegas Opens Luxurious New Resort Tonight!

To paraphrase their teaser website, "What do you do when you have already built one of the world's most luxurious, exciting and award winning resorts?" 

Well, you build an even more gorgeous and luxurious resort right beside it on the Las Vegas Strip and call it....

"ENCORE"

Congratulations to Wynn, Las Vegas on the opening of Encore Las Vegas! 

The entire website showcasing all of the resort's amenities will be revealed with the opening of the resort tonight at 8:00 PM. 

The resort features stunning decor that brings the outside in with large windows in the casino , even more luxurious suites (starting at 700 square feet), incredible new restaurants including "Sinatra", which is fine Italian dining and a labor of love between Steve Wynn and the Sinatra family. It features portraits, memorabilia and a personal soundtrack of music by "The Chairman of the Board". 

Other restaurants include a steakhouse called "Botero Steakhouse" which will certainly be a most voluptuous dining experience set amongst the incredible work of artist Fernando Botero and another establishment called "Switch" that changes it's environment every 20 minutes for a true dining "experience".

The real "show" at "Encore" is their "XS Nightclub" (a play on the word "excess", I'm sure). It most certainly will exceed in off-the-hook luxuriousness for this club that is inspired by the style and ambience of St. Tropez. Of course, Wynn will do it in their own way and the party will start in the afternoon and flow into the wee hours of the morning. The club opens on New Years Eve.

Impressionist Danny Gans, who Steve Wynn introduced to the Mirage and made a Vegas star, is back with a whole new exciting show that will premiere in February, 2009.

From a personal perspective, my own experiences, and that of my family, when staying at a "Wynn" resort in the past was that we always felt "taken care of" and were truly treated as welcomed guests. On a professional level, as a wedding consultant, that "taken care of" experience at Wynn, Las Vegas is embodied in the professionalism and care extended to me and my clients by the wonderful staff at the resort. It is one of my favorite places to work in Las Vegas.

I am so excited to visit "Encore" this weekend and see all the gorgeous new venues in the Wynn Collection that will be perfect for celebrating your wedding in Las Vegas. From welcome parties to brunches, bachelorette and bachelor parties, spa and bridal beauty and stunning new ceremony and reception locations, "Encore" is going to, yet again, raise the bar on what it means to have a wedding or Destination Wedding celebration with Las Vegas "style"!

Check out some great images and video of the resort on the "Vegas Deluxe" blog of Robin Leach (yes, the "Champagne Wishes & Caviar Dreams" man himself). 

Bravo, "Encore", welcome to the neighborhood and I would like to wish all of my friends at Wynn Weddings, Wynn Catering and Restaurant Events "congratulations".  I am so excited for you and wish you all great success. I look forward to many fabulous and memorable weddings and events with you.