Wedding Plan Update

During our beach trip last week, we stopped by the liquor store on our way home.  Florida has a much lower tax on liquor so we decided to load up for the wedding while we were down there.    Even though we have an open bar for the actual wedding reception, we found out that doesn't include champagne.  That's what's in the boxes, champagne for toasting, not Jack Daniels.  Although you could probably get some very entertaining toasts if you use Jack Daniels, I'm a little more traditional.

As you can see I had a little furry visitor on the table exploring as I was trying to take pictures.  He was being very stubborn and not wanting to get down even though he knows the dining room table is off limits.

A little tail in this picture pointing at the Beefeater Gin box.

A little tail still seeming to point at the Beefeater Gin box.

Finally deciding to jump down now that he's within arms reach and he knows I'll get him.

Ed's checking out the other box that's on the floor.  Ed would never disobey the rules and jump on the dining room table.  He has better manners than Cadence.    This box had various other liquors, for the house since we will have a houseful of family members all weekend, including a brunch and a bar-b-que on Sunday after the wedding.

The house is still a mess and the carpets need cleaning, but we're prepared liquor wise.

I took pictures of my dress to the bakery that is doing the wedding cake.  She is going to match the sparkly design on the top and bottom of the dress to the top layer and bottom layer of the cake.  While there, I took advantage of the opportunity to purchase more cupcakes.  I got an assortment of different yummy flavors.  The blue one is still my favorite.

The bridesmaid dresses have come in and are the perfect fuchsia color.  My favorite color.  I love them!  I gave the Running Nazi her dress when I ran with her yesterday so she could get it altered if needed since she never gave me her measurements.  I don't know if she liked it or not even though she said she did.

 The Murph is now calling tux places so he can get measured for a tux.  We weren't able to get The Boy measured for a tux while we were in his college town and he won't be back home until right before the wedding.

Fortunately, since my ex husband (The Boy's father) just got married in May and The Boy was in his wedding, we were able to call that tux place and found out that they still had The Boy's measurements on file.

Yea!  Problem solved.  Now if we could just convince The Boy to get his hair cut.  He refused to get his hair cut for his dad's wedding.  That was almost 4 months ago and he still hasn't had a hair cut.  At this point I could just loan him a sparkly pony tail holder for the wedding.

Also, since the tux place is a nationwide chain, The Murph's brother, who lives in New Jersey, can get his tux at the same place.

Now we have to finalize everything with the music, florist, officiant, etc. and finish writing our vows.

"Let Them Eat Cake" (Or Cupcakes)

Today was my mom's "29th" birthday.  She's been "29" for at least 30 years, but who's counting, right? I was fortunate to have her agree to go with me to meet with the bakery that I wanted to do my wedding cake.  The Murph who seems to be very anti-cake was going to go with me, but really didn't want to so I gave him a pass.  Dreamcakes Bakery is a local company in Homewood, Alabama and I was informed that they make the best tasting cakes and cupcakes ever.

I picked my mom up early so we could look for shoes for her to wear with the dress she chose for the wedding.  We found the perfect pair at DSW, our second stop before heading to the Dreamcakes Bakery.  They are Liz Claiborne Massey sandals found Here in off-white.  I think they will be perfect with her dress.

I took pictures of my wedding dress and pictures of some of the wedding cakes I have found in magazines that I like.  We met with K at Dreamcakes and she was very nice and brought out samples of the different cake flavors as well as photo albums and an Ipad full of wedding cake pictures and ideas.

For the wedding cake we decided on three square layers with the first layer having the exact embroidery, beading and design as the top of my wedding dress, the second layer being a little plainer (like my dress) with some edible pearl beading and the last layer having the exact same embroidery and sparkle as the bottom of my wedding dress.  There will also be some flowers in the wedding color strategically placed on the cake and a sparkly monogram of the initial of our last name on top if I can find one to order and get it in on time.

The grooms cake is going to be a special surprise, but will include some chocolate, red velvet and a strawberry cake layer since the bride cake is traditional white cake with lemon filling and vanilla butter cream icing on the top and bottom and almond cream icing on the middle layer.   This bakery does make some very tasty cakes.

They are most famous for their cupcakes.  Since it was my mom's "29" birthday, she picked out some different flavor cupcakes, Lemon Drop, Strawberry Lemonade, and Coconut Cream.  I took home the Lemon Drop, Maple Bacon (yes it is a cupcake with bacon on it), and Over the Moon, which is vanilla butter cream and my favorite so far.

Lemon Drop and Strawberry Lemonade Cupcake

Over The Moon Cupcake

Lemon Drop, Maple Bacon, Over the Moon Cupcakes

I'm saving the Maple Bacon cupcake for breakfast tomorrow.  I was told it tastes like pancakes and bacon.  I've already nibbled or licked all three of them so I can tell you right now they are all delicious.  I warned The Murph if he wanted one of them he should get the side that I didn't lick.  He said that's okay.  He doesn't want any cupcakes.  He still wonders why the heck we need wedding cakes at all.

My cupcakes are safe.  They will still be in the box when I'm ready to eat them tomorrow.

Unless this guy gets them.  He's not suppose to be on the kitchen table, but he wanted to be up higher so he could watch me taking pictures of the cupcakes.  He's very bad!

Very bad!