get hitched and make a career out of robbing banks

LISTENING TO: Fall Out Boy - The Phoenix


I'm not sure what I was expecting with WPPI, but as my very first large-scale conference/expo, but it's safe to say what I got was both everything and nothing, which makes no sense, and yet total sense at the same time.
Mostly.

Anywhoo, after a lovely brunch at Il Fornato in the New York New York, , it was conference time. This was a big deal, filling both conference rooms at the MGM. I'm going to be writing a more comprehensive post about the conference over at rachelrutledge.com once we get back, so I'll keep this one here short. If you're in the wedding industry, or even just thinking about getting into the wedding industry, definitely make a trip to WPPI the next chance you get. It's insane and wonderful and puts you in a position to gain so much knowledge.

From there, it was shopping time. After a quick cocktail (because, Vegas, baby!), we hit some souvenir shops down the strip, and then got ready for dinner. I don't know why I didn't know this, but I always thought The Palm was just a line of gourmet kitchen products. Why I didn't figure it would be based off of an actual restaurant, I will never know, but it reminded me a lot of Sardi's in the city with all of the caricatures and the awesome food. Caesar's remains one of my favorite casinos, but we couldn't end our trip without visiting the Cosmopolitan, it of the crazy vintage television commercials. I'm looking forward to experiencing the entire Marquee-experience.

I can only hope it lives up to the hype.

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