Romantic Vegas
If you want to impress your spouse or significant other with the perfect Valentine's Day getaway, Vegas is your answer. Take advantage of the city's abundance of romantic shows, attractions and restaurants.
Attractions
The Bellagio Fountains have been the site of many proposals and even a few weddings. Once you see the romantic setting on the lake in front of the resort, hear the beautiful music, watch the soaring water and just take in the sheer beauty of the attraction, you'll understand why.
Venice is one of the world's most romantic cities and if you can't make the trip across the pond, the Venetian hotel has created canals and gondolas modeled after the real thing. The gondolas, complete with singing gondolier, will take you on a romantic cruise through the resort's indoor and outdoor canals, and there is also a wedding gondola available, elaborately decorated in white and gold, that serves as the site for numerous wedding ceremonies.
Located just 17 miles from the Strip, Lake Las Vegas is a beautiful manmade lake featuring MonteLago Village, a shopping and dining area created to look like an Italian village. Gondola cruises are available here as well. Three boats venture out for glorious lake cruises with singing gondoliers. As is custom in Venice, couples are expected to kiss when passing under the Ponte Vecchio bridge. Guests also can request upgrades to their cruises such as roses, disposable cameras and a "Message in a Bottle." The staff also will help to arrange proposals.
Love is in the air -- literally -- at the Paris Las Vegas Eiffel Tower. For the ultimate romantic setting, there's no need to travel across the globe to capture the feeling of Paris. Visitors who venture to the top of the tower, which is a half-size replica of the real thing, will enjoy views nearly 50 stories above the ground.
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Weddings
Las Vegas is the wedding capital of the world and Valentine's Day is one of the busiest days of the year for wedding chapels here. To accommodate all of the happy couples on Valentine's Day, the Clark County Marriage License Bureau has extended hours for the holiday. For all of the information you need to know to plan your wedding, check out our wedding section. You can find all of the legal information you need to know before tying the knot in Vegas here.
Valentine's Day Dining and Events
In celebration of Valentine’s Day, Executive Chef Saul Ortiz has created a prix fixe menu at Tacos & Tequila inside Luxor Hotel and Casino. The menu is priced at $58 per couple available exclusively on Thursday, Feb. 14. It begins with a sampler for two, including a shrimp ceviche shot, chicken quesadillas and beef flautas. For the main entrée,choose from authentic Mexican dishes including the trio of enchiladas; The Taste of T&T featuring pork carnitas, a chicken tamale and a chile relleno; or the combination taco platter. For dessert, T&T will delight lovers with a decadent sampler that includes traditional Mexican flan; a chocolate morenita sundae and a sweet tres leches cake. To enhance the romance, couples can add Patrón Tequila Flights that include Silver, Reposado and Añejo, for $15.
Ranch House Kitchen at Town Square will host a romantic evening for couples on Valentine’s Day, Thursday, Feb. 14. The eatery will offer lovers a three-course menu, half-off select bottles of wine and complimentary roses for all ladies. The three-course menu is priced at $45 per couple. Start the meal with a choice of either fresh Caesar or kale salads. For the second course, sweethearts will nosh on either blackened chicken fettuccini or grilled Mahi Mahi. For dessert, couples will indulge in a delicious French toast sundae for two.
Señor Frog’s Las Vegas at Treasure Island Hotel & Casino will host the “Kiss a Frog” singles fiesta on Thursday, Feb. 14. Single señoritas will be encouraged to fiesta their way through the day with themed drinks and numerous giveaways. Starting at 8 p.m. on Valentine’s night, there will be a ladies first one-hour open bar with well vodka cocktails. The party bar will also offer sexy signature fishbowl drinks including the Frog’s Kiss, Frogasm, Hot Pants and Horny Cupid, all priced at $18. Ladies can enter to win bar tabs, Señor Frog’s merchandise, dinner for two at the restaurant, Mystère tickets and the grand prize will be a Tiffany’s necklace.
Couples can celebrate with a dinner for two at Meatball Spot at Town Square on Thursday, Feb. 14.Carla Pellegrino has created a romantic Valentine’s Day dinner that will leave guests in amore. Priced at $24.95 per person, the four-course feast includes a salad, appetizer, main course and dessert, as well as a glass of sangria to accompany the meal. Guests will begin their feast with a Caprese Salad, made with vine ripened tomatoes, fresh mozzarella and extra virgin olive oil, followed by a serving of classic meatball bruschetta, grilled French bread topped with garlic and olive oil. For the main course, couples will enjoy a hearty portion of rigatoni tossed in Meatball Spot’s signature spicy meat sauce. Meatball Spot’s Valentine’s Day meal will be topped off with a specialty heart-shaped ice cream sandwich for dessert, made with fresh baked cookies and ice cream. Guests 21 and over may choose from Meatball Spot’s strawberry and peach sangria or white grape sangria to accompany their meal.
PBR Rock Bar & Grill inside Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino invites lovebirds to enjoy a scrumptious meal, two-for-one glasses of champagne and bull rides this Valentine’s Day.On Thursday, Feb. 14, the Strip-side eatery will encourage diners to try a plate full of “Lip-Smacking Texas Style Beef Brisket.” For dessert, diners will fall head-over-heels for the “Love Drunken Peach Cobbler,” a delicious confection with hearty portions of rum-soaked peaches baked in a cast-iron skillet and served family style.
For the first time, brides and grooms seeking a memorable setting for their nuptials can select a special Valentine’s Day wedding package at the newly opened Neon Museum.For a special package price of $777, couples and up to four guests will enjoy: a wedding ceremony in the picturesque Neon Boneyard; a romantic 30-minute “walk-thru” in the Boneyard, where the wedding party may explore the more than 150 signs on display as well have their photograph taken in front of the museum’s popular and whimsical vintage “Wedding Info” sign; a champagne toast and wedding cupcakes for the bride, groom and their guests; commemorative T-shirts for the couple; complete professional photography including three photo stations; a fresh red rose bouquet (half dozen) and boutonniere.
Public House Las Vegas at Luxor Hotel and Casino will set the mood this Valentine’s Day with a romantic prix-fixe dinner for two on Thursday, Feb. 14. Executive Chef Marc Zoda has developed a romantic three-course menu that will include two glasses of champagne. Lovebirds will begin their meal with a choice of either a house salad or classic Caesar salad. The second course features shrimp Gambino served with assorted bell peppers in a lemon butter sauce. Guests may choose from two main course selections: filet mignon stuffed with goat cheese and sun-dried tomatoes, served with pan-seared asparagus and couscous; or salmon Veronique in a crème sauce with grape tomatoes and red bell peppers served with fingerling potatoes. While savoring the memorable meal, couples may toast the occasion with a glass of celebratory bubbly as the ladies are presented with a beautiful red rose.
Sugar Factory American Brasserie at Paris Las Vegas will offer a “Love Bites” anti-Valentine’s Day prix fixe menu for guests looking to avoid the lovey-dovey dinner this year on Thursday, Feb. 14. Executive Chef Matthew Piekarski has created a menu that sappy lovers won’t be allowed to enjoy on Valentine’s Day, starting with an amuse-bouche of creamy garlic soup. The second course is “bleeding heart” arancini - fried risotto balls oozing with smoked salt beet gelee. Anti-Valentine’s diners will dig into Sugar Factory’s specially-made dry-rubbed, barbeque pork ribs. Topped with blood orange mulato barbeque sauce, the ribs are accompanied by pickled cabbage and sweet and spicy beans. The anti-cupid celebration will finish with “cold hearted” vanilla semifreddo, topped with pistachio butter and burnt cherry compote. The “Love Bites” menu, priced at $40 per person, will be served from 4 to 11 p.m. exclusively on Valentine’s Day.
Tender Steak & Seafood at Luxor Hotel and Casino will commemorate Valentine's Day with a special prix-fixe menu and wine pairing on Thursday, Feb. 14. Priced at $75 per person with optional wine pairings for an additional $30, the holiday menu begins with lobster ravioli and artichoke crab ragout served with cognac lobster sauce and truffle caviar paired with Maso Canali pinot grigio. The second course is a crisp garden greens salad with Persian cucumber, fennel and radish with black currant vinaigrette. The entrée course features two romantic options: black Angus beef tenderloin medallion with roasted asparagus, turnips, baby beets, sweet potatoes and fingerling potatoes with creamed morel sauce complemented by Louis M. Martini cabernet sauvignon; or Canadian Skuna Bay salmon with organic faro pilaf, Mediterranean succotash and sundried tomato pimento sauce paired with Yangarra Estate shiraz. Sweethearts can end the meal with the Tender Dessert Tasting Trio, complete with Grand Marnier crème brulee, cherries jubilee red velvet shortcake and chocolate sorbet served with Lamarca prosecco.
Chef Peter Scaturro has created a special That’s Amore couples menu on Thursday, Feb. 14 at Trevi inside The Forum Shops at Caesars. Priced at $70 per couple, the prix fixe menu will feature a light starter, the option to choose between three classic Italian entrées and a delectable dessert to share. Guests will have the choice of pairing their meal with Trevi's signature Valentine’s Day cocktail, Love Potion Number 9, priced at $9. Other pairing options include a bottle of 14 Hands Chardonnay or 14 Hands Cabernet, priced at $30 per bottle. For starters, diners will begin their evening with the choice of a traditional Caesar salad made with chopped romaine tossed in a homemade Caesar dressing topped with shaved Parmesan and croutons; or fresh field greens tossed in homemade balsamic vinaigrette mixed with tomatoes and crisp Italian crostini. Lovebirds will select from an assortment of Italian entrées including classic lasagna made with a hearty meat sauce, ricotta and mozzarella; penne diavolo served with grilled chicken, mushrooms and sun-dried tomatoes tossed in a spicy tomato cream sauce; or fettuccine al pesto con gamberi tossed with sautéed shrimp, sun-dried tomatoes, pine nuts and basil in a pesto cream sauce. To enhance the romance, couples will be delighted with Trevi's signature, Spaghetti Ice dessert. The unique spaghetti and meatballs presentation is completely made of vanilla and chocolate gelato topped with a sweet strawberry sauce.
The drinks will pour at Cabo Wabo Cantina at Miracle Mile Shops inside Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino with a “Love Stinks, Let’s Drink” party on Thursday, Feb. 14. The hard-rockin’ cantina will celebrate the independent and fabulous life with Sangarita, a combination of margarita and sangria, for $10 a glass and $30 per pitcher. Partygoers may toast to lovers past with $5 anti-Valentine’s shots including the Ex-Boyfriend, a stout blend of Patrón XO Café and Bailey’s Irish Cream; and the Ex-Girlfriend, a hard-hitting mix of tequila and Tabasco.
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