What Happens in Vegas does NOT stay in Vegas!

We just got back from the WPPI (Wedding & Portrait Photographers International) conference in Las Vegas. Sin City was never a place I wanted to go, but it was a blast! We stayed at the Paris Hotel, which was fabulous.


Alberto took this fabulous postcard-worthy shot of the Paris Hotel exterior at night.

Here was our window view:

We could also see the fountain show in front of the Bellagio FROM OUR ROOM WINDOW! Best view ever!!!

This is the inside of the Paris Hotel. Do not be fooled by the blue skies! They are merely the ceiling!!! Isn't that nuts?!?!

Here I am eating a fabulous crepe from La Creperie in the Paris Hotel between seminar sessions.

Our funds quickly draining from eating at the hotel every day, we went to the Miracle Mile Shops next door for some good, cheap food.

Okay, finally we get inside, but just barely, after Bert plays along with my "Hey, I'm Cindy Crawford, hey, I'm Elle McPherson!" game. But then I see this fabulous fashiony wall of international words. "Hey, I'm Claudia Schiffer!"In the end, Bert is rewarded for his patience with my newfound modeling skills. Here he is after finishing off a bowl of fresh guacamole at La Salsa Cantina at the Miracle Mile shops.Timeshare to the rescue! We were running out of things to do in Vegas with no money. Then the timeshare people found us. We would get free tickets to shows in exchange for a couple of pleasant hours at their new resort, Tahiti Village. Well, we had more time on our hands than money. So 3 hours later, we emerged from Tahiti Village. Yes, I drank the Kool-Aid, but I spit it out just in time. Here is a victorious shot of me with my hard-earned Vegas show tickets. See the wild Charles Manson look in my eyes. They really got to me!!!Killing time at Circus Circus before our first show. At Circus Circus Alberto and I both won a huge Bert doll (as in Bert & Ernie), but had to give them away since they wouldn't fit in our luggage.

Here's Mr. Smooth Alberto outside the Riviera before the comedy club show. The bright Vegas lights gave Alberto a Violet from Willy Wonka look. The lost purple member of the Rat Pack.Yes, it's a foot long! At the New York, NY Hotel we found even cheaper food. I had a Coney Island Foot Long! It was fabulous!Altogether a wonderful trip. We learned so much from fabulous photographers like Matthew Jordan Smith (as seen on America's Next Top Model), Denis Reggie, Tomas Munoz, Jose Villa, and Joe Buissink, just to name a few. And we soaked in the fabulous Vegas life. My advice for future Vegas travelers: Don't take the little cards they hand out on the strip. You might get a glimpse of something you never wanted to see!