I’ve been wanting to go out to Las Vegas for a long time. I’ve had multiple attempts at going, but none of them ever worked out…. till this year. Back in January I went to a local meetup where multiple photographers told me I just had to go to WPPI this year. I’d wanted to go, but counted it out- not wanting to spend the money or take the time off work. I changed my mind. So we bought airline tickets, figured out what classes to take, got a rental car & a cheap hotel…. we were going. We left Charlotte at 6AM on Sunday, and arrived in Vegas at 1030AM (thank you time changes). We got our rental car & headed south to see the Hoover Dam. THE HOOVER DAM!!! I was excited. We wanted to see the Grand Canyon that day too, but found out the North Rim is closed this time of year due to weather, so we’ll just have to make another trip out there to see that. ….. and we shot that elopement at the Bellagio! Then we started our classes…. we saw Bobbi & Mike, Jasmine Star & Damon Tucci ( I only took a photo of B&M) We made a trip to In-N-Out Burger…. super yum! We did a little gambling. Lost all. 🙁 On Tuesday we got up SUPER early to head out to WE Bring the Sun. A sunrise concert held out in the desert. and before we left we made our last stop at Serendipity for their Strawberry Fields Sundae on Mandy’s recommendation…. we might have eaten 1/2 of it. You can’t see the giant piece of cheesecake on the backside! All in all, Vegas was a blast- but the measly 50ish hours we had there just wasn’t quite enough. Next time we’ll do more exploring, see more shows & hopefully WIN money!