1301 Las Vegas Boulevard South
702.382.5943
No, I didn't get married in Vegas. But I got to witness my parents vow-renewal at the Little White Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas.
We
pulled up to the chapel and took in our surroundings. On the outside, crunchy
astro turf and a gazebo overlooking the highway. And on the inside, it was all
about faux ivy and flower arrangements, low ceilings, and year-round tinsel. We
loved it. A 70-year-old couple that met on match.com
were on their way out as Mom and Dad went in.
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| The gazebo of my wedding dreams |
My parents were renewing their
vows after 29 years of marriage. The ceremony was Vegas-chic (oxymoron perhaps?). Elvis performed beautifully
and our pastor acknowledged the love she saw that they had for each other.
I felt she was genuinely touched by their love and commitment......until I saw
her head pop out of a drive-thru window to wed a man in his 40's to a
woman in her 80's. Did I just witness a crime? I choose to believe that they
too have a strong love for each other and the Little White Wedding Chapel
provides only classy, sober, well-intended marriages of love!
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| Drive-thru wedding, may I take your order? |
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| Drive-thru wedding, there's an old lady slumped in the passenger seat somewhere :( |
In the end, I
caught the bouquet and we got back in our fancy white limo and proceeded to have a mid-day dim sum reception.
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| I caught the bouquet, despite all the competition |
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702.693.8131
The reception took place at Noodles in the
Bellagio Hotel & Casino. We began with a round of Mai Tai's that
fell somewhere on the potency-spectrum above swigging rum from the
bottle and below swigging gasoline from the pump. In other words: they
were delicious!
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| Edamame, spare ribs, dumplings |
We proceeded to order several
dishes including edamame, spare ribs, steamed pork buns, chicken
skewers, etc. The edamame was, for lack of better culinary terms, "meh"
but everything else was outstanding! My two favorites were the steamed
pork buns and the pancake dough with curry sauce. I will start making
this place a regular hangout for me whenever I come to Vegas. That's a
guarantee.
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| Fried dough with curry sauce |
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| Steamed pork buns |
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