Megan's Vegas Wedding

Well we made it back safe and sound from Vegas! It was an amazing trip and way too much fun. I really think that I am still trying to catch up, I definitely lost about 3 years of my life there :)

The trip started with Andy and I spotting Jim Belushi at the airport. As we were driving to our hotel we saw that he had a huge billboard on the strip so that was pretty neat. We got to our hotel around 5pm and were blown away. Caesar's is way over the top! The first thing that I noticed was the stale air in the hotel. I could not believe that they actually let people smoke in the casinos. We FINALLY found our room after about 20 minutes of looking for our elevator and about passed out when we saw how nice it was. My boss called in a favor and got us upgraded to a suite. It was decorated with over sized purple couches, 3 flat screen TVs, a separate dining area, a huge bedroom and one of the nicest bathrooms I have ever seen. I have stayed in a lot of really nice rooms in recent years -this was different, very modern and just very Vegas.

We then headed down to the casino to try and figure out how to gamble. We were a little overwhelmed to say the least. After a few attempts and losing a quick 4o dollars we decided we were terrible at gambling and headed over to dinner. We ate at Spagos which is Wolfgang Puck's restaurant. The food was amazing, wine even better and I just really enjoyed getting dressed up and having a conversation with my husband that wasn't interrupted by screams or water spilling everywhere. We did some window shopping afterwards and again I was blown away by the smokers just walking around these amazing stores - Dulce, Jimmy Choo, Gucci like it was no big deal!
Next stop - PURE! Which ended up being a disaster. We waited in line for an hour and apparently only 18 year old girls (or maybe they were prostitutes) were able to get in that night. We did find a really cool rock n roll bar across the street that was perfect. Kristen came over and joined us and we stayed out way too late and had a great time.

The next day we had a ridiculously expensive breakfast and then headed out to the pool. I felt like I had gone back in time. The statues and water features were so beautiful, it was easy to forget we were in Vegas and not in ancient Rome. A little later that day the whole family headed over to our hotel and the boys left to gamble and the girls headed out to shop! Maybe I should say wishful think :)

We all got back to the suite to help Megan get dressed. Megan was so pretty! Her dress was totally Megan. It was white with green and pink flowers and she wore a big white, pink and green veil. Shawn wore a paid suit jacket and jeans. I know, I know not your typical wedding garb, but if they did it any different they wouldn't have been themselves and it just wouldn't have been so fun!

I love this shot of them walking down the strip on their way to dinner.

We met up with Shawn's family for dinner and then we were headed out to the Little White Chapel.

Elvis was there to officiate another wedding and he was a total riot. He was really funny and kept us all entertained while we waited for the other couples in front of us to finish up. The Chapel totally cracked us up. It's in old town Las Vegas and in kind of a seedy area, but that actual chapel was great ... it was like stepping back in the 50's. It blew my mind how many people were there! You had everyone from a young couple eloping in t shirts and jeans to full blown wedding parties. No one was as cute as my sister though!

Megan and Shawn walked into some song that I know I should know, but I didn't. I was more impressed that they walked out to Justin Timberlake's Love Stoned. So cool! They were so cute and happy, even though they were dealing with some drama, the wedding was perfect.

After the wedding we all went our separate ways and Jack, Kristen, Andy and I ended up bar hopping at Caesar's and Bellagio's and then headed back to the same hole in the wall bar across the street from our hotel. Which by the way played the best mix of old school rap and rock I have ever heard!!

At one point I asked Andy what time it was, when he said 3am and I realized that meant 5am Texas time I couldn't believe it. Who knew we remembered how to party like that :)

I know what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas but this shot is just way too funny not to share. Andy and his new friend at 3 in morning in Vegas. Way to go Babe!!

The last day of our trip we headed over to the Excalibur to hang out with my parents at the pool and then we headed home to two little girls that really missed there mama and daddy!

We had an unforgettable great time in Vegas. The best part of the trip was hanging out with my family as we all pretend to be grown-ups. We all truly like each other and it was just so much fun getting to let loose and get crazy with the one's that will make fun of you about it for many years to come.

Congratulations Megan and Shawn. I've never met two people who were so perfectly matched for one another. Thank you for letting be a part of your special day!