Fiesta Friday – Vegas, Baby!

So my bitterness overfloweth…my friend’s sister is having a bachelorette party in Las Vegas next weekend, and I can’t go. Very bitter, very bitter. So to ease the pain, I’ve thrown it into inspiration to creating your own Sin City.

Get The Party Started
Either of these invitations from Annoucingit will get your guests in the mood. Or print the invite on a sticker and place on an oversized die or deck of playing cards (Psst…check out your local dollar store for these gems).

Setting The Scene
Have different zones for different events: one for Texas Hold’em, one for 5-Card Stud and other poker games, other rooms for dice games and roulette.

Going all out? Check out party rentals for game tables, roulette wheels, even slot machines. Not so much? Create a poker table by placing green felt over a large round table. Cover tables with black felt and use a white paint marker to draw blackjack, craps, and baccarat lines, or buy premade game layouts.

Purchase a large novelty playing card for everyone to sign as a guest book as a keepsake for the bride-to-be.

Boxes of any size can be spray painted white with black dots to be stacked for dice decorations.

Line pathways and stairways with either votive candles or luminaries, and light the lounge area with tons of candles in different shapes and sizes. Just make sure the game room(s) are brightly lit so players can see their cards.

The Munchies
Set up your food buffet-style with a sign that read “$1.99 All You Can Eat Buffet!” Serve on these cute card-playing plates and their matching napkins. Have out a tray of these gorgeous cookies.

Host a martini bar for your guests, in true Rat Pack fashion. Check out these recipes, create drink menus and let them help themselves.

The Tunes
Start the party with old Vegas artists like Frank Sinatra and music from the other Rat Packers, Michael Buble and jazz. When the evening starts into the swing of things the music transition into either dance music or themed Vegas artists; think Neil Diamond, Celine Dion, Elton John, etc. And, of course, don’t forget Elvis!

Send Them Home With a Smile
Send your guests away with a special gift bag: a crystal dice paperweight for your bridesmaids, themed chocolate bars for everyone else, chocolate poker chips, and lottery tickets.