Patty Beck, DWS, has lived many lives professionally. And for the past two years she’s found a new niche as wedding manager for the Golden Nugget.
Before she was helping couples say their “I do,” she worked professionally as a sommelier across the Strip at various restaurants and resorts for more than a decade. Beck’s love of wine went beyond just certification—she’s a level-four sommelier and only one of two people in the whole city who received her Diploma of Wine and Spirits. Before her career as an oenophile, Beck spent many years performing as a keyboardist and singer in a local band that performed all over the Strip.
But come 2020, “I was looking for a change and I needed a challenge,” Beck says, so she put her wedding-planning skills to the test and found a calling she loves. To date she’s helped plan and oversee nearly 400 weddings at Golden Nugget. Weddings, she says, can take place all over the property, supporting anywhere from 30 to 1,000 people, with the property providing everything from photography and florals to special ceremonies and a curated menu of fine-dining specialties.
“I’m the sole contact point from beginning to end for brides and grooms,” Beck says. “For me, it’s being there that day—the best day of their lives. I get to see their best day and they know me, and they thank me, and I’m part of their family for one day. When you see the panic in a bride’s eyes and you can calm her down and she’s fine, that makes you feel very much like you’re worth standing here on Earth, and there’s a reason you’re here. When it’s done, they always say, ‘The wedding was effortless.’ And I get more hugs than you can even imagine.”
Libation: Bellinis
Toast to the future with your sweetheart! Order up two delicious—and perfect for a wedding toast—cocktails: the raspberry Bellini, mixed with champagne and raspberry purée, and the strawberry Bellini, mixed with champagne and fresh strawberry purée, available at all bars in Golden Nugget.
Benefit: Say “I do” at the Tank Pool or overlooking the Fremont Street Experience from the balcony of Troy Liquor Bar.
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