Hello Family & Friends, After six years together, we are tying the knot and have decided to elope In a casual ceremony in Las Vegas, Nevada. Each of you has played a role in shaping the world we share. Together, we invite you to pack your bags and join the celebration! Throughout this site, you will find detailed information on our accommodations, weekend itinerary, and a price list to join us on optional group activities. Las Vegas is for everyone, so please take every opportunity to enjoy the city on your own terms. Included for you are a few resources and recommendations to assist in your travel planning. While we hope that you will be able to join us for this special celebration, we also understand if you are unable. We look forward to sharing time and love with our close family and friends.

In 1905, the San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake railroad arrived in Las Vegas, connecting the city with the Pacific and the country’s main rail networks. The future downtown was platted and auctioned by railroad company backers, and Las Vegas was incorporated in 1911. 1928 is when Congress authorized the building of nearby Boulder Dam (later renamed Hoover Dam), bringing thousands of workers to the area. The lifting of gambling prohibitions in 1931 set the stage for the first of the city’s many booms. Fremont Street, the town’s sole paved road at the time, attracted Railroad and dam workers. When the dam was completed in 1936, cheap hydroelectricity powered the flashing signs of Fremont’s “Glitter Gulch.” In 1946, mobster Bugsy Siegel opened the Flamingo, a swank resort that took its cues from Hollywood. Top-drawer talent was booked for its lounges and dozens of celebrities attended its Christmas Day opening. From the 1940s onward, Las Vegas enjoyed a military boom as World War II bases gave way to Cold War facilities, most famously the Nevada Test Site, where over 100 nuclear bombs were detonated above ground between 1951 and 1963. Mushroom clouds were often visible from the hotels on the Strip, and postcards proclaimed Las Vegas the “Up and Atom City.” In 1966, Howard Hughes checked into the penthouse of the Desert Inn and never left, preferring to buy the hotel rather than face eviction. Later buying $300 million worth of hotels, Hughes ushered in an era in which mob interests were displaced by corporate conglomerates. In 1989, longtime casino developer Steve Wynn opened the Mirage, the city’s first mega-resort. Over the next two decades the strip was transformed yet again as the era of mega-hotels continued on the Strip, including the new MGM Grand hotel, backed by a full theme park (ending Excalibur’s brief reign as the world’s largest resort), Luxor Las Vegas, and Steve Wynn’s Treasure Island. As a true 24-hour town, no one can rest on their laurels in Vegas; for this is not only a city that never sleeps, but also one in which progress never stops, even for a heartbeat.