Wedding Wednesday: Cake Inspiration

 With a busy weekend full of wedding appointments ahead, I'd thought I'd share my inspiration for our wedding cake. We're doing a small cake for show and doing some sheet cakes that will be pre-cut ready for guests to dig into! My ever adventurous err bland fiance wants marble. I'm totally okay with it after tasting our cake baker's marble. I'll just go buy myself a small cake of an adventurous almond raspberry from the bakery we did not go with for our engageversary . :)  I'm super excited to meet with our cake lady Saturday!!

I love the detail between layers.

 

Ignore the orchids..I just love the round and square together.

 Love, love, love the pearl details on this cake. I may do a ribbon, but if I don't, go back to the first picture.

I really want these forks!

Wedding Wednesday: Checklist Update

It may not seem like a lot of things got checked, but both mom's found and ordered their dresses last Saturday. So glad to have that taken care of. Tuxes have been picked out too! I got appointments set up with our FOCCUS couple, cake baker, and florist so far this week. One more thing will be checked off Saturday with our last marriage prep class. Good thing T's work Christmas party is afterwards so I have something to get me through the day! We're making some progress and with 5 months to go next week there's always something to do!


Finalize guest list
Print & mail save the dates
Meet/Book Cake Baker
Start photography list
Work on timeline (started..not anywhere near finished)
Work on invitations and wedding program with Erica 
Decide on wedding ceremony musicians/music
Call Church to change wedding time and ceremony
Call couple to do FOCCUS
Second marriage prep class - Jan. 26
Research wedding party gifts
Research place to get rehearsal invites done through (etsy, walmart?)
Ask friend to be a program/bubble lady
Select and order groom and groomsmen attire
Look at cake/knife sets and decide if I want to borrow Berkley's
Talk to photographer about ordering guestbook or go through shutterfly
Find out price for hotel block we reserved at AmeriInn
Find wedding jewelry
Look over registries and add missing things/wants
Find garter
Find hairstyle and makeup inspiration
Menu tasting Feb. 2
Waterproof wedding shoes (will do this next time I'm at my parents)
1st wedding dress fitting
Alterations appointment/Find someone to do alterations
Decide on wedding flowers and make appointment with floristAll men wearing tux measured and paid deposit

Wedding Wednesday: Bridal Show Weekend Recap

It was a crazy busy weekend being home and attending two bridal shows. The first one was on Saturday in Dubuque, Iowa where my Senior Prom was held! If I were getting married in Dubuque, I would have wanted the Grand River Center as my reception venue. I found a lot of inspiration for floral and centerpieces, as well as tasted yummy foods and cake! The best part was stopping by the tux shop that works with my bridal shop to find out they're pricing. Kinda torn between which tux place I want to go with at my shop, but it will all work out.

On Sunday, my mom and I went to a bridal show at my alma mater, UW-Platteville. It was nice to be back on campus (not that it wasn't that long ago that I was). I stopped by my shop's booth to say hi to my consultant and to warn her that I'm coming in with the moms. :)  My mom saw a handful of dresses she liked at the fashion show, so I'm excited to go back this time.

Here are some floral inspiration pictures and a cake picture (love Hy-Vee cake!) I took over the two days of bridal show festivities. Enjoy!

Wedding Wednesday: January Update

I hinted at that I saw my dress last week and there was a problem. Well, turns out it came in with this long snag at the butt. I was bummed, but still very excited to see my dress in person. Knowing that I have to wait for my dress take two is hard. I'm hoping next weekend when I go with my moms and future sister in law to look at/pick up bridesmaid dress that they'll still have it so I can try it on. I'm kinda torn though, I want to have that bride moment in my real dress. I have a week to think about it, which helps.

Below is the list compiled back in December that should lead me up to February. 
Book cake baker (sorta - she wants to meet when I have my look figured out)
Finalize guest list
Print & mail save the dates
Start photography list
Work on timeline (started..not anywhere near finished)
Work on invitations and wedding program with Erica 
Decide on wedding ceremony musicians/music
Call Church to change wedding time and ceremony
Call couple to do FOCCUS
Second marriage prep class - Jan. 26
Research wedding party gifts
Research place to get rehearsal invites done through
Ask friend to be a program/bubble lady
Select and order groom and groomsmen attire
Look at cake/knife sets and decide if I want to borrow Berkley's
Talk to photographer about ordering guestbook
Find out price for hotel block we reserved at AmeriInn
Find wedding jewelry
Look over registries and add missing things/wants
Find garter
Find hairstyle and makeup inspiration
Menu tasting Feb. 2
Waterproof wedding shoes
1st wedding dress fitting
Alterations appointment
Decide on wedding flowers and make appointment with florist