NoLo Weddings & Events: What Happens in Vegas-- The Wedding MBA

Ah... Vegas. I'll have to admit, it didn't quite live up to the movie-like expectations I had in my head. After dark-- AMAZING. During the day-- kind of blah. Just a bunch of buildings in the middle of the dry, dusty dessert. But, I guess most people go to Vegas for the nightlife and casinos, so the daylight doesn't really matter. However, when you go to Vegas for a 2.5-day wedding conference, you don't have much of a choice but to experience Vegas in the daylight-- the 6am, bright, sunny, morning light.

That being said, the Wedding MBA that took place in Vegas last week was fab-u-lous. Tons of seminars on wedding how-tos. How to avoid disasters. How to make an entire theme out of one simple word like "lipstick". How to master social networking. Every seminar was jam-packed with wonderful tips and tricks and the speakers could not have been better. If you are a wedding professional, I would definitely check it out. I'm so glad that I decided to attend this year, it was 100% worth the time and money!

My Tips for Vendors Wanting to Attend:

Book your flight. Now. If you can afford to go, don't hold back. I had been wanting to attend this conference since I heard about it in 2008. It took me 4 years but I finally made it, and I should have made it sooner!
Monorail monorail monorail. Stay at a hotel located on the monorail-- it's so easy to get around and you can purchase a multi-day pass! We stayed at the LVH, and it was unbelievably easy to get to the conference during the day and down to The Strip at night. (We also got a fabulous rate, over 60% off. Shop around and keep an eye on prices until they drop! Do the same with flights. It definitely makes going more affordable for new wedding professionals.)
Go to as many seminars as you can. I don't know about everyone else attending, but I went to a seminar during every single time frame. The only break I took was the lunch break when no seminars took place. It made for a couple of long days but it was oh so worth it and I feel like I came home from Vegas with as much valuable information as possible.
Don't judge a seminar buy it's title. There were a couple that I ended up going to on a whim and they ended up being some of my favorites!
Go to AT LEAST one seminar by Sonny Ganguly. So informative and so much fun! He is the CMO at WeddingWire and gives valuable information on social networking, websites, SEO and the like.
Make friends! There are so many people attending that do what you do and there is no better place to make friends, get advice and share ideas! You'll also have more people to hang out with in the evening. I personally left Vegas with a great friend from Australia!

P.S.You also go home with a ton of freebies. And as we all know, who doesn't like free stuff?!

Helloooooo Vegas sunshine.