Wedding Day

Cynthia had a touch time adjusting to the time change and was ready to face the day at 8. No matter that we had gone to bed only 4 hours before, the sun was up and so was she. It was our wedding day and she was ready to get the day started. No amount of pleading for 5 extra minutes worked, so I rolled out of bed and we started our day.

Breakfast in Vegas offers many choices. Numerous casino's offer discounted steak and eggs. Unfortunately, you often get what you pay for and end up paying for it the rest of the day. The buffets are always a popular option as well. However they can get quite crowded and the choices are not always impressive. One of my favorite hidden treasures in vegas is The Stage Deli. Its patterned after the one in NY and offers huge breakfast platters for little money. So we walked over to the Forum Shops to dine there.

Jack is the greatest waiter in all of Vegas. He not only made us feel at home, but gave us his "insiders" take on what to do while we were in town. He wished us well on our wedding later on that day and treated us like we were two of the highest rollers in the casino. If you do go, get the pastrami and eggs. Its a delicious dish that will get your day off to a perfect start.

After breakfast we had to get our clothes pressed. The flight had been unkind to Cyn's gown and my tux. We had anticipated this and contacted Ilenes. They sent a limo for us and brought us to their store. Vegas is all about the hustle, and our limo driver was no exception. He informed us that he was a wedding coordinator as well and if we needed anything, just let him know. We told him we were headed to our presentation and that all we needed were the clothes delivered to the hotel by noon.

We finished our presentation and headed to MGM to meet with the ticket seller for our BBVD tickets. We found that the Deuce was a much slower ride in the afternoon than in the wee hours of the morning. By the time we picked up our tickets it was 3:00. Cyn then called the hotel to confirm that the clothes had arrived. Instead she found out they had not! We immediately bolted back to the hotel, hiking the strip at breakneck speed. And speaking of breaking necks, Cyn gave Ilene's a mouthful. Hell hath no fury like a frantic bride. They apologized for the delay and assured us they were sending it over right now.

Our race back to the hotel was rewarded twice. Once by the clothes actually being there. The next by a wonderful surprise, a towering basket of munchies! Cyn's office had sent us a congratulatory basket of goodies to keep us munching all weekend long.

We now had an hour to get ready before the limo would pick us up for the wedding. Woo hoo! We're getting married.