VeeCon Recap: Day 1 – Welcome Party!

Hey VaynerNation. As many of you know, last month kicked off the inaugural VeeCon. I’m so, so grateful for every one of you that I met, talked to or snapped a selfie with during those few days, and I’m so excited to meet even more of you at VeeCon 2023. 

That being said, if you missed it this time around, today’s blog is a special VeeCon recap to show you how it all went down. Enjoy this look into a brand new episode 603 of DailyVee – full episode at the end of this blog – where you’ll see sneak peeks of the welcome party, my first steps into the U.S. Bank Stadium and the real reason behind this unique event in my life. 

I hope you enjoy! 

VeeCon Day 0 – May 18, 2022

The day before VeeCon officially started, I touched down in Minneapolis with my team for a first look inside the stadium before everyone arrived. 

My home this week @veecon pic.twitter.com/vgAGhUC0Ms

— Gary Vaynerchuk (@garyvee) May 18, 2022

Meanwhile, so many of you were still on your way by plane and car, and finding out which VeeFriend loves you with the new VeeFriends Instagram AR filter: 

@garyvee BEST FILTER EVER 😂😂🐼 @veefriends pic.twitter.com/SUsI7KMTY6

— DJHippiePanda.eth 🙏🏽NFTNYC (@DJHippiePanda) May 18, 2022

VeeCon Day 1 – May 19, 2022

Thursday was when we got things started with the VeeCon Welcome Party, which went down on The Commons right outside the stadium. My first move of the day? Scoping out the selfie station where I would post up later that night to meet all of you!

Welcome party life … pic.twitter.com/fW1xxdykK7

— Gary Vaynerchuk (@garyvee) May 19, 2022

Hail storm…

Despite me pleading with Mother Nature for good weather, VeeCon weekend kicked off with hail… 

Welp … hail huh pic.twitter.com/CwkuRY8lEr

— Gary Vaynerchuk (@garyvee) May 19, 2022

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Still, that wasn’t enough to get spirits down! 

Hey @garyvee, I know we asked for 🌞 but honestly what’s more @veefriends ethos than clouds & dirt and rad humans getting together doing ish they love 💚😎 #VeeCon #SeeYouAtVeeCon #askgaryveecon pic.twitter.com/b4qY3w372S

— Sipp | Making➕Louder (@Sippola) May 19, 2022

Welcome Party

Thankfully, the weather cleared up by that evening… just in time for the official Welcome Party! So, so humbled by the hundreds of people waiting patiently in a line that wrapped around the block! 

As usual- I don’t keep up on content while at these events. But here’s the line from yesterday’s welcome party! You’re welcome.@garyvee @veecon #Minneapolis #veecon #garyvee pic.twitter.com/EsSuz4mqSz

— TracyLΞΞ.eth NFT Photographer (@tracyleephotos) May 20, 2022

Once everyone made it in, the good times began. Pickup basketball games, music, and all-around good vibes. 

VEECON IN ALREADY INSANE! Didn’t even start yet!! @garyvee did that! pic.twitter.com/sG3m1ZLHEs

— سلامة(Sal) (@Sal_Haddad88) May 19, 2022

FEWOCiOUS Paint Party

One of the crowd favorites was the epic paint party with NFT artist and VeeCon speaker, FEWOCiOUS.

Here with @fewocious – the calm before the storm… @veecon @nft137 pic.twitter.com/HB93RW4ZAw

— ONE37pm (@137pm) May 20, 2022

Epic opening night for #veecon really loved ⁦@fewocious⁩ s paint party and also ⁦@djskee⁩

⁦@garyvee⁩ ⁦@mahagaber⁩ ⁦@veefriends⁩ ⁦@veecon⁩ pic.twitter.com/VoU3CB7TVx

— TProᵍᵐ (@TylerPro52) May 20, 2022

Selfie Station

Without a doubt, my favorite part of the Welcome Party was just getting to meet hundreds of you in passing and at the Welcome Party selfie station.

I didn’t get a chance to go to @veecon because of school exams, but @garyvee made my day! I got his sign on my work 🤩🤩🤩@veecon #SeeYouAtVeeCon #veecon2022 #VeeCon @veefriends @VeeFriendsFam pic.twitter.com/f4l9M33Rr4

— Teresa Melvin | 13 y/o Artist 🎙NFT NYC (@TeresaMelvinart) May 19, 2022

So this just happened @garyvee @veefriends #veecon2022 #letsgetit pic.twitter.com/7NCv6R1C89

— nftkyle.eth (@306Certified) May 19, 2022

When @garyvee chose to autograph on my Rubik’s Cube! 😍✨@veecon fan moment 🤩🤩🤩#SeeYouAtVeeCon #VeeCon #VeeFriends pic.twitter.com/ZVskUlsRvN

— hariology.eth ✨ (@hariology) May 19, 2022

When @garyvee realized the bottle of 🍷was signed by his father, seeing the signature reminded him of a funny story from 6th grade. “It worked” 😂#veecon #VeeFriends @TeamGaryVee pic.twitter.com/ETdp02Scho

— BookGamesInfo.eth (@bookgamesinfo) May 24, 2022

One message for everyone at VeeCon…

My one message to all the VeeCon attendees? Bring happiness. 🙂

The one thing you should bring to @veecon pic.twitter.com/p8cDdGe7rb

— Gary Vaynerchuk (@garyvee) May 19, 2022

Opening talk today at the @veecon meet an greet by @garyvee It’s going to be an awesome weekend. I’ve met so many really nice people already and I look forward to meeting YOU next! 💜 #veecon @VeeDaoEth @veefriends #garyvee pic.twitter.com/9IyzJYCAN7

— AV8or Jason (@jason72martin) May 20, 2022

Above anything else, I’m so incredibly proud of all the relationships and friendships made. Here’s just a few: 

What's the utility of this costume? Looking fresh at VeeCon 👌 pic.twitter.com/EEmEvv39Kk

— VeeCon (@veecon) May 26, 2022

Meeting so many people #veecon was one of the most fun things I have done in a very long time…maybe ever… I love all of #veefriends you all are incredible! 😁❤️‍🔥 pic.twitter.com/Ko86IV2zKy

— Ismail (@ismailzrikem) May 30, 2022

Miss this kind of energy from all my @veefriends back at @veecon! Love you all and can’t wait to build the future together 🥰 @abbywrenart and I are feeling so much gratitude! 🙏 #VeeCon #VeeFriends pic.twitter.com/olyVw7V6j4

— Wade Holland (@WadeHolland) June 4, 2022

Bay Area @veefriends meet up 🙌🏽 Great re-up of that #VeeCon energy @garyvee @apatel4423 @PatrickJoeMiner @camredpath_ @alberto_xpr @bighairyarab pic.twitter.com/R644zy2wRG

— DrNabila.eth (@DrNabilaETH) June 5, 2022

DailyVee Ep. 603

Just like that, we were ready for Day 2! For a deeper look into everything that went down and more behind-the-scenes of VeeCon Day 1, check out DailyVee ep. 603 below: 

If you enjoyed this recap blog, drop me a tweet on Twitter @garyvee .