TPC Golf Club was the host for the January meeting of the Las Vegas Wedding Network.

A diverse panel of Las Vegas wedding professionals shared their personal and company perspective, as well as giving various reactions to the views of each other.

From the venue perspective, there was emphasis on “lead time” from vendors for any special needs. “No surprises, please…” Carrie Key  (Dragonridge Country Club) made it clear that, in the absence of a wedding planner, the venue has the lead responsibility in assimilating the various elements from photo, video, entertainers, as well as pre-event professionals, such as floral designers, bakers, and decorators.

She went on to note that when it comes to execution, the emcee (usually the DJ) is the point-person. Carrie goes so far as to have a duplicate timeline at the DJ console, so that any member of her staff can refer to it, if needed.

The other keywords for the discussion were: flexibility, cooperation and communication. Timelines tend to be guidelines, and need to be adjusted as an event unfolds. And the best timeline is one that is made to be reasonable, in advance, such that all ceremonial elements, meal service, and dancing can occur, smoothly, within the total time available.

Kevin Cordova’s DJ’s To You provided outstanding uplighting, surrounding the room, and created a beautifully crafted truss-lighting array, focused on the panelist table.

Moderator (not pictured) was Ricky Gulati (Memory Lane Videography). Panelists are (from left to right) Gordon Becker (Bear’s Best), Christie McCoy (CLM Weddings & Events), Jon Sanchez (Memory Lane Videography), Carrie Key (Dragonridge Country Club), Adam Frazier (Artistic Imaging), Natasha Chornesky (The Write Shot), and Kevin Cordova (Dj’s To You).

Jacqueline Johnston (Scheme Events) was responsible for planning this highly successful meetings.

Photo credit: “Orange Soda Photography”