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Vegas Casino Themed Party

December 29, 2014 ·

Slot Machine Vegas Party! Lots of ideas for casino themed food and decor @ajoyfulriotHello again! Malissa and I kind of took a semi-unintentional break from the blog last week so we could enjoy each other’s, and the rest of our family’s, company :) It was so nice to try and just relax and spend time together. We baked lots of treats, played games, gave gifts and even saw the new Hobbit (amazing!). We had such a nice time and now I’m trying to deal with the fact that Christmas is over..and soon 2014 will be too! It’s been such a crazy, wonderful year and my life has had many big events, one of which was my one year wedding anniversary.

Slot Machine Vegas Party! Lots of ideas for casino themed food and decor @ajoyfulriotI knew when I was 16 that I would marry Nathanial. I obviously questioned, along with everyone else, if my 16 year old self really knew anything let alone who I’d eventually marry and there were even several years where my life went a completely different direction and I thought for sure he’d never be a part of it again. But two and a half years ago, we found each other again and things just immediately picked up where we left off!

I remember about 2 months into our rekindled relationship, marriage was brought up and Nathanial said we should just do it in Vegas. I think at the time he was just thinking he needed to lock me down as quickly as possible (ha!) and I was almost offended at the thought! A vegas wedding for my party-throwing-loving self and the love of my life???! Never.

For many reasons though, a little over a year later, it sounded just perfect for us. Funny how that happens.

IMG_201312Slot Machine Vegas Party! Lots of ideas for casino themed food and decor @ajoyfulriot29_142851It was tacky, it was quick, it was cheap, it was personal and we loved it!

This year at the last minute we decided to have our friends over for a housewarming party and since it was on our anniversary I thought it definitely needed to be Vegas themed.

I decided to pay homage to card games and slot machines and decorated with a lot of red, black and gold and I thought sharing it this week might give you some ideas for your upcoming NYE celebrations! Let the glitter, games, drinks and another awesome year commence!

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I tried to make all the food casino-game themed and had so much fun doing it!

Slot Machine Vegas Party! Lots of ideas for casino themed food and decor @ajoyfulriotBean dip decorated like a playing card, dice cheese ball, domino brownies (I used cosmic brownies with white chocolate chips turned upside down and pressed down in to them), grapes and cherries since those two things are often pictures on a slot machine.

IMG_3564 IMG_3577 IMG_3586Slot Machine Vegas Party! Lots of ideas for casino themed food and decor @ajoyfulriotSlot Machine Vegas Party! Lots of ideas for casino themed food and decor @ajoyfulriotSlot Machine Vegas Party! Lots of ideas for casino themed food and decor @ajoyfulriotSlot Machine Vegas Party! Lots of ideas for casino themed food and decor @ajoyfulriotSlot Machine Vegas Party! Lots of ideas for casino themed food and decor @ajoyfulriotSlot Machine Vegas Party! Lots of ideas for casino themed food and decor @ajoyfulriotSlot Machine Vegas Party! Lots of ideas for casino themed food and decor @ajoyfulriotThe backdrop was tons of gold foil fringe and a garland of triple 7’s and triple cherries (jackpot!) made from balloons.

Slot Machine Vegas Party! Lots of ideas for casino themed food and decor @ajoyfulriotSlot Machine Vegas Party! Lots of ideas for casino themed food and decor @ajoyfulriotOf course you can’t have anything Vegas or casino themed and not have plenty of drinks! We had a spread of our favorites including old fashioned whiskey cocktails, grapefruit vodka, whiskey shots and dirty Coke for the non-drinking guests.

Slot Machine Vegas Party! Lots of ideas for casino themed food and decor @ajoyfulriotpizap.com14198303134921Slot Machine Vegas Party! Lots of ideas for casino themed food and decor @ajoyfulriot IMG_3425 IMG_3467Here I also played homage to slot machine graphics with a “bar bar bar” sign made from a black foam board and letters and lines cut from poster board and glued on.

Slot Machine Vegas Party! Lots of ideas for casino themed food and decor @ajoyfulriotI also decorated with lots of playing cards including affixing half of one to each paper straw and making a garland of our names cut out of them.

Slot Machine Vegas Party! Lots of ideas for casino themed food and decor @ajoyfulriotSlot Machine Vegas Party! Lots of ideas for casino themed food and decor @ajoyfulriotI hope I’ve inspired you a little bit for your next Vegas party, game night, bunco get together or NYE event! All simple ideas that can be thrown together in a day and will be lots of fun for you and your guests!

And I made the slot machine food tent signs available for you to download here. Just load the PDF into your favorite photo editing program, type in your foods (or hand write them!), print and cut them out and fold them each in half. They’ll look just like the spinning rows of a slot machine!

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Comments

  1. Tiffany says

    December 29, 2014 at 10:01 am

    Congrats and happy anniversary!
    Everything looks amazing and I love that you themed it with your wedding.

    • Machelle says

      December 29, 2014 at 11:31 am

      Thanks Tiffany! It was really fun, as was the wedding :)

      • Rebecca Somerville says

        April 30, 2015 at 3:25 pm

        I liked the 777 party theme

  2. ronnie wetzig says

    April 30, 2015 at 11:11 am

    i would serve the best hot wings off the grill and ice cold beer.

  3. Dorothy says

    April 30, 2015 at 11:21 am

    Love them all. Couldn’t decide.

  4. glenda says

    April 30, 2015 at 11:42 am

    we are planning a casino themed party already

    • joyce payton says

      April 30, 2015 at 7:49 pm

      joycecant decide

  5. Marty Stimac says

    April 30, 2015 at 11:49 am

    mini ham salad sandwiches shaped like spades,mini pimento cheese sandwiches shaped like clubs, tuna salad mini sandwiches shaped like diamonds,egg salad with crumbled bacon sandwiches shaped like hearts.Cheese ball shaped like slot machine, cheese ball like roulette wheel. the crackers shaped like suits on cards, colored ice cubes in suits of the cards molds. big sheet cake like Let it ride table with plastic figurines sitting around it and 1 for the dealer. Chips and dips, best drinks that can be made. cut outs of Red Sevens and furry Dice and playing cards scatted on serving table.

  6. Carol Scott says

    April 30, 2015 at 12:00 pm

    Wow, what inventive novel ways to celebrate, at 78 I’ll probably not use them but I know I would have loved to 15 years ago. Thanks, again.

  7. Jim says

    April 30, 2015 at 12:12 pm

    Serve SHRIMP ,dip and CRABCAKES
    OYSTER on the HALF SHELL.

  8. Char says

    April 30, 2015 at 12:27 pm

    LUCKY STUFFED PEPPERS

    Wash about 12 jalapeno peppers. Slice in half and remove the seeds.

    Fill halves with Jimmy Dean Sage Sausage. Sprinkle shredded cheese on top.

    Bake at 350 degrees for 15- 20 minutes. Great on the grill!!

  9. Gwen says

    April 30, 2015 at 12:29 pm

    I would make cookies in shape of 777, have drinks with floating dice in them, make some dip and chips, play games , have a roulette board for a dart board, bomb fire and just relax and think of my favorite game. Wearing all my diamonds to represent Double Diamond on Double Down Casino.

  10. Gerri Sjoland says

    April 30, 2015 at 12:40 pm

    I waited to long my computer timed out I was going to say the 777 cookies….I love rotel dip so that is mine

  11. Gerri Sjoland says

    April 30, 2015 at 12:41 pm

    thank you for all you do for us gamblers

  12. Chris MacDonald says

    April 30, 2015 at 12:59 pm

    I am a donut maker at Tim Horton so i would make Timbits made to look like Bingo balls Love Doulbledown Casino!!!!!

  13. Pat Garrow says

    April 30, 2015 at 1:17 pm

    Thank you for all the free chips you generously give us. Double Down is my very favorite casino.

  14. Becky says

    April 30, 2015 at 1:21 pm

    Chips and jalepeno ranch dip

  15. Denice Webb says

    April 30, 2015 at 1:31 pm

    First I would make sure to serve Chips and Lucky 7 Layer Dip!
    Then I would have platters of Pinwheel Spin Again Sandwiches in several different flavors:
    Tuna Go Fish
    Don’t Put All Your Egg Salad In One Basket
    Bring Home the Bacon Lettuce and Tomato
    Of course I would have to serve a great beverage at the party, so Jackpot Cherry Punch is on the menu.
    The Coctail of the night will be the Million Dollar Martini with a Gold Coin Garnish.
    For dessert, we will have a Progressive Chocolate Fountain with all the fixings!

  16. PATSY BALDWIN says

    April 30, 2015 at 1:50 pm

    I SAY WE SERVE CHERRY CHEESE CAKE SO WHEN YOU WIN YOU CAN SAY CHEESE WITH THAT GREAT SMILE AND A SHIRLEY TEMPLE WITH CHERRIES OF COURSE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  17. Barbie says

    April 30, 2015 at 1:52 pm

    My lucky beans sandwiches /with chip and dips Mango TEA.

  18. marie bosse says

    April 30, 2015 at 2:01 pm

    I WOULD SERVE MY OLD FASHION ICE BOX CAKE ALWAYS A BIG HIT

  19. Rosemary Brandt says

    April 30, 2015 at 2:18 pm

    cheese cakes shape in DDC

  20. Al Larkin says

    April 30, 2015 at 2:30 pm

    Thanks for the free chips!I would love to win them so I could bet MAX! MAX! MAX!

  21. gail says

    April 30, 2015 at 2:37 pm

    mardi gras masked ball

  22. Linda says

    April 30, 2015 at 3:09 pm

    I would have my party in my back yard staring with a casino back there serving all good food and games to play as slots and poker be there and giving out great coins to play with all day ,all the food would be shaped as poker cards and chips be made out of cake and brownies, and drinks name after every game there is , such as double down coolers and for mix drinks it would be ,hard liquror double duzzy,

  23. leonard ziebart says

    April 30, 2015 at 4:11 pm

    i like the 777 cookies

  24. charlene coulter says

    April 30, 2015 at 4:19 pm

    I would serve spicey chicken wings ,jalapeno poppers, cheese ball ,chips.

  25. Rosalyn Piercey says

    April 30, 2015 at 4:41 pm

    I would have Brandy SNAPS.DICED crispy potatoes.CLUB soda and BRAG about what a card I am a real DIAMOND with a HEART of gold and calls a SPADE a SPADE.

  26. bubba hodge says

    April 30, 2015 at 4:51 pm

    jello shooters with gum drop dice roulette wheel cake and crownroyal for kings

  27. roberta says

    April 30, 2015 at 4:51 pm

    i would serve chocolate gold coins

  28. Belinda Logan says

    April 30, 2015 at 4:52 pm

    I would make my casino based party all about the cards, I luv anything and everything about cards!!

  29. Dan Rasmussen says

    April 30, 2015 at 5:20 pm

    romulen ale. From star trek, with a spalsh of revenge best served cold.

  30. darrin says

    April 30, 2015 at 5:22 pm

    Thats pretty cool, l got married in las vegas 2 times the 2nd one was the first one’s work partner who my ex wife introduced me to and it’s been great for 8 wonderful year’s.

  31. Quang dieu says

    April 30, 2015 at 5:33 pm

    I would have the salty grape and add with chili is good

  32. Ken Mohr says

    April 30, 2015 at 6:37 pm

    I would serve Beer, vodka, bourbon and Tequila!!! I would DownDown all bets!!!

  33. Berniece VanHouten says

    April 30, 2015 at 6:52 pm

    I would serve red 7s cake, sandwiches shaped like cards, chips and drinks with cherries.

  34. Wayne Longley says

    April 30, 2015 at 7:11 pm

    I would serve hos for the bros and Keno cards bingo boards for their wives lol

  35. Jeanette Fuller says

    April 30, 2015 at 8:29 pm

    idiamond shaped, club shaped, heart shaped sandwiches, ,and spade shaped sandwiches. 7 shaped cookies. as well as those shaped as coins, and bills. Hot wing and mixers available for drinks, as well as pop for non-drinkers. Also lots of chips and dips

  36. Johnnie Melton says

    April 30, 2015 at 9:08 pm

    Strawberry Cheese cake and coffee

  37. Johnnie Melton says

    April 30, 2015 at 9:09 pm

    Strawberry cheesecake and coffee

  38. Daniel Cappi says

    April 30, 2015 at 9:46 pm

    I would serve spicey chicken wings , french fries & oniion rings. For dessert Strawberry Cheesecake & espresso.

  39. jerry says

    April 30, 2015 at 9:47 pm

    chips and dip

  40. Hiram K. Ballew says

    April 30, 2015 at 10:31 pm

    Since i’m half Japanese and half caucasisan and lived in Japan til I was 18 when I went to Hawaii to go to college. My theme would be at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel with sashimi, sushi and bunch of other oriental foods along with good wine and good scotch at least 18 years old.

  41. Mary Lou Allison says

    May 1, 2015 at 5:29 am

    No matter what is served the entertainment will be with Double Downs Casino. I love your sight and only play with you. I love fast great games and of course great food.. Keep up the great job ..

  42. monroe says

    May 1, 2015 at 5:47 am

    No matter what is served the entertainment will be with Double Downs Casino. I love your sight and only play with you. I love fast great games and of course great food.. Keep up the great job ..

  43. Carmen Lopez says

    May 1, 2015 at 8:32 am

    I LOVE DOUBLE DOWN I PLAY IT EVERY DAY THE GRAPHICS ARE great

  44. Carolyn Fisher says

    May 1, 2015 at 9:39 am

    Cheese cake, wine and confetti. (Pun intended, for all those members who whine on line about DDC and loosing their chips, afterall, who is forcing them to push the buttons) DDC is the best on-line gaming site that I have found and would love to have a party to celebrate.

  45. Joette fabbri says

    May 1, 2015 at 10:00 am

    Congrats on your party.

  46. Linda says

    May 1, 2015 at 10:42 am

    Very interesting. Good ideas like it

  47. William H Adams says

    May 1, 2015 at 11:26 am

    I always am happy winning chips. Heart shaped ham and egg salad sandwiches are always welcome around here.

  48. ROGER POLLOCK says

    May 1, 2015 at 4:10 pm

    A PINT OF MAD DOG 20/20 AND 4 OREOS

  49. Jim says

    May 2, 2015 at 8:33 am

    I Like 776

  50. milly says

    May 3, 2015 at 1:41 pm

    u were misses

  51. kimberley myers says

    May 3, 2015 at 3:43 pm

    I WOULD SERVE JELLO SHOTS SHAPED IN THE FORM OF SEVENS IN SEVEN DIFFERENT FLAVORS… GLAD TO HAVE YOU BACK

  52. Uli says

    May 3, 2015 at 8:07 pm

    Would make dips in shape of diamond, clubs, hearts and spades.

  53. Ann T says

    May 6, 2015 at 7:40 pm

    Fun fun all night long!!!!!!

  54. Ann T says

    May 6, 2015 at 7:41 pm

    Fun all night long!!!

  55. ken snider says

    May 10, 2015 at 8:47 am

    I couldn’t decide everything looks amazing and I would take all these ideas and make them work for my vegas party

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