CAKE!!!

Well after meeting with 5 (yes, 5!) cake bakers - which I was told by Matt was the absolute limit - we finally decided on one. Go figure it was the last one we met with. She is wonderful, though, and her cake is absolutely DELICIOUS!!!!

Who did we choose, you ask? The amazing Annie O. You can check out her website here.

She was honestly one of the nicest, most genuine people I've ever met. And like I said, her cake is wonderful. She is very talented, which you will see from her website. Not only does she do beautiful wedding cakes, she does custom carved cakes like this one:Yes, that is a cake. How amazing!? I don't think we'll be doing anything that crazy for our wedding cake, but I am very comforted by the fact that she has such wonderful talent. :) For our cake, I am still inspired by the design I posted about a while ago (if you missed that post, you can check it out here) After talking with Annie, I'm thinking we may change that up a bit though. We are considering off-setting the layers, kind of like in this picture:I think with my brown, simplistic cake, the off-setting would be a nice touch. Plus, I am just picturing my Gerber Daisies cascading down, and sitting so nicely on those corners... But I'm getting ahead of myself here. We don't have to choose our design, or our flavors for a few months yet. When the time comes, it will be a hard decision, though...Annie has about a gazillion flavor combinations to choose from!! Some yummy sounding combinations include: Reese's Peanut Butter Fudge Cake, Raspberry Lemonade Cake, S'mores Cake...oh and the list goes on. You can see the full list of flavor options on her website, on this page. Luckily we have plenty of time to make this decision, because it's going to be a tough one...You'll just have to wait for the wedding to find out what we actually decide on!! :)

Oh, and thanks to my co-worker, Nicole, who recommended Annie to me. This is one of very few vendors that didn't come to me by Realie recommendation! :)

Save the Date!!

Guess what went in the mailbox this morning?

These bad boys!!!

Now it's really official...our wedding date has been sent to the masses!! I didn't want to ruin the surprise for all of you actually receiving one...so that's why you only get a picture of the envelopes ;)

I have to give a big THANK YOU to my awesome Maid-of-Honor, and best friend for life, Jess, who came over Saturday and helped me address, stamp, stuff, & lick each and every one. It would have been a much less entertaining experience with out her... :)

So check your mailboxes everyone...in just a couple of days you will have a shiny new magnet to put on your fridge, with our wedding date in nice big letters, so you have no excuse! Be there or be square! ;)


Oh, and have I mentioned how much I love VistaPrint before?? Because I do. I ordered these from them, at a great price, and even got FREE shipping! Woo hoo! I ordered the envelopes separately from another awesome website, Envelope Mall. Oh how I love the power of the internet...

MMMMmmmmmm...

Last week on Wednesday Mom, Dad & I went out to Evergreen for our tasting with the caterer (Molly's Table...Evergreen's exclusive caterer). Matt wasn't able to make it...he and his brother-in-law were installing an alarm system into our newly burglarized home. Yes, I said newly burglarized...but that's an entirely un-related story, which has nothing to do with wedding planning, so I won't bore you. :) ANYWAY...back to the FOOD. We went down and met Donna Nagle, the owner of Molly's table. She was FABULOUS!! She is so sweet, and was full of great ideas for our "heavy hoers De oeuvres" reception. Not to mention, we got to eat TONS of her AMAZING food...so it was a good night. :) She is an excellent cook, and now I'm really looking forward to the buffet at our wedding...I don't care what people say, I will be eating at my reception. Period.

Now...without further ado...here are our selections...

• Mini Cocktail Sandwiches (Ham, Turkey & Roast Beef)
• Fresh Cut Vegetables with Dill Dip
• Chicken Tenders with Buffalo Sauce & Ranch (for all the picky eaters ;)
• Artichoke Parmesan Dip with Baguette (this. was. so. good.)
• Mini Pulled Pork Sandwiches
• Spicy Spanish Meatballs
• Infused Oil with Bread Baskets - on tables

So for all of you out there who will be in attendance...this is what you have to look forward to!!!!

I am really happy we get to work with Donna, like I said she is just wonderful, and her food is TO DIE FOR. I'm getting hungry just typing this...

It's 2009!!

Holy cow...we're getting married THIS YEAR!!!!!

I can't believe it is already 9 days into 2009 (and I haven't posted a single entry this year!). I am kind of in the middle of several things right now, so that's why I haven't had much to post about. Just for fun...here's what's in the works right now:

~Cake tastings: 2 next week, and hopefully we can then make our decision
~Save the Date's: ordered, should arrive next week!
~Catering: tasting next week, we should have our menu planned after that!
~Guest list: almost finalized. Just need to gather some more addresses...
~Honeymoon: still working on getting into the travel agency so we can get this planned
~Bridesmaids dresses: still searching online, will be ordering by the end of the month (hopefully)
~Invitations: after an unsuccessful attempt to design them myself, I have enlisted the help of a Realie to design them for me...once they are done I will be ordering from VistaPrint


So basically what all that means is I need to get on the ball and get working on these things!!

But be on the lookout...several new posts *should* be coming soon!!

Happy 2009!