REVEREND MARKLEN KENNEDY wants you to confess your sins. Or tie the knot. Perhaps even get baptized. Now you can do all three at Tao Beach.
“I went and I got ordained as a minister!” says Rev. Kennedy, better known in the world of Vegas nightlife as Tao Beach’s director of VIP marketing. “I was nervous to tell my mother, but she’s very proud of me now.”
Kennedy’s ordination is 100 percent legit and nicely complements the existing ecclesiastical temple of Tao. He’s willing and able to perform ceremonies at Tao Beach—even in Tao Beach’s pool if a couple so desires. “It doesn’t necessarily have to be a marriage that’s absolutely legal,” he says. “They can come on in just for fun—except that I will have certain parameters: I’m not going to marry farm animals or cousins.”
Joking aside, having Rev. Kennedy available for weddings, baptisms and absolving people of their sins is just one of the new amenities that’ll help Tao Beach stand out among the plethora of pool parties. The Venetian hot spot has also added more lush horticulture and five cabanas, and moved the DJ booth to the center of the venue.
“We have Worship Thursdays. At Tao Beach we have a thing called Good Fridays. I thought going along those lines, let’s do a deal with Confessional Sundays,” Kennedy says and hints he’s looking forward to the prospect of having “Altar Girls” at the party. “I think it really flows in with the themes that Tao has. You can do everything wrong that you want—and have a great time doing it—then come to Tao Beach, confess your sins, have a frozen TaoTini, and then ‘Boom!,’ you’re able to go back home and look yourself in the mirror and not be scared that you’re going to be lucky just to get into hell.”
