Vegas To Ring In New Year With Weddings, Weed, and WOW

Vegas is always involving and always finding a way to entertain and engage visitors – Is this year going to be bigger & better?

Las Vegas’s old theme was “what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas”, but when was the city every discreet? Sin City seems to be always going for bigger, better, and flashier.  Gone are the days of the $9.99 buffets and hello to the world of excess and excitement.  Home to three Tiffany & Cos, 4 Guccis, 8 Louis Vuittons, and 3 Hermes shops in less than 2 square miles – Vegas knows money. Now this year looks like Vegas to win in the New Year with weddings, weed and WOW.

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This year on December 31, 2023, the date’s repeating 1-2-3 pattern has made it a popular choice for couples looking to make their nuptials extra memorable. This year’s specialty date just happens to fall on a holiday famous for its celebrations, making it even more appealing. And couples are responding.

Melody Willis-Williams, the president of Vegas Weddings, which operates multiple wedding venues shared “Anytime you get these specialty dates, they’re always hugely popular. But tie that in with New Year’s Eve and it’s a showstopper.”  The record of  4,492 for marriages in Las Vegas set on 7. July 2007. The day of the “lucky sevens.”

Of course, Vegas has always had iconic locations – from the Golden Steer Las Vegas – home to massive steaks and lobsters to the kitschy Vegas sign and Bellagio fountain shows…Vegas gives you are reason to return again and again. The Spheres are the current showstopper.  Social media as blown as at the $2 billion globe like arena the outside has transformed from the Rocketttes to a Christmas Ornament mesmerizing locals and online community. And this is the first full year to make a splash and fill it with action, music and wonder. Look for Phish, U-2, and, rumor has it, Harry Styles to be part of their lineup.

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One of the nations most popular dispensaries, Planet 13, off the Las Vegas Strip, will get a bump when Cannabition opens in an adjacent space.  The immersive, “Instagrammable” experience designed for entertainment and enlightenment has the cannabis community excited.

And, coming off their inaugural race, the Las Vegas Grand Prix will return in 2024!  After the 2023, Vegas business are eager to the return and yet another unique attraction in Sin City.

So whether a ring, race, ribs or weed….Vegas has a promising 2024.