Y2K On Repeat: Creating Experiences Guests Want to Relive

You’re gonna wanna put up an away message for this one: “C U @ THE CAV”.

Ready for an instant nostalgia rush? Imagine your favorite Y2K throwback song listening with the windows down, singing every word, feeling everything all over again. That’s what an unforgettable wedding does. The music ends, the lights come up, but the feeling stays. For wedding professionals, creating that kind of memory is never accidental. It’s designed.

On November 4, WIPA Richmond will take over The Historic Cavalier Hotel for a night that plays like the greatest hits of the Y2K era – one room at a time. Members get the first track with an exclusive hour in the Raleigh Garden Loggia. Then it’s time to press play when everyone gathers poolside for a welcome cocktail hour and settles into the Crystal Ballroom for our panel. Because no greatest-hits collection is complete without a final track, we will turn it all the way up at an after-hours dance party under a clear-top tent on the Great Lawn.

Our panel, Now That’s What I Call: Intentional Design!, brings together top vendors of multiple disciplines to talk about the details that make guests want to relive a moment, and how to design so that every single guest who walks into the space feels something.

Y2K On Repeat: Creating Experiences Guests Want to Relive
Wednesday, November 4, 2026
Members Only: 5-6 PM
Main Event: 6-10 PM
The Historic Cavalier Hotel, 4200 Atlantic Avenue, Virginia Beach, VA 23451
Members $150 | Non-members $225
Ticket Sales Close: Thursday, October 29, 2026

Staying the night? Rooms are held at the Cavalier from $229+ and the Marriott Virginia Beach Oceanfront from $159+ per night, before taxes and fees. Booking links coming soon. Group rate available through October 21.

So grab your flip phone, cue up your favorite throwback, and get ready to make some memories worth putting on repeat.