Flowers, Dresses and Cake

Although Tiffany would like to post a picture of the wedding dress here, Travis would not like that too much. A natural compromise is to post a picture of the bridesmaids' dresses. Dresses? Is there not just one dress, in one hideous cut and color? You would be right in thinking that they will be one color- the orange on the far right of the picture, you be wrong if you thought it was hideous, though. Tiffany has decided that because not all bridesmaids are the exact same there should be four different styles to accommodate them. They are all the same designer which makes getting the same color possible.

Currently we are looking at florists and cakes. The cake part has been tasty, the flower part has been fun for Tiffany. Choosing a florist has been exciting because we are wanting to use a collection of milk glass as our center piece holders. Because the wedding will be in the evening both of us feel this will add some much needed light to the tables. Combined with a nice table cloth overlay they should look great.

Deciding on a flavor for the cake has been easy as layers make using different flavors possible. The design of the cake is difficult though. We both want something simple but not too little in the way of decorations. We are also going to taste at a caterer tonight. Tasting the food is easy enough but finding a balance between taste and quantity may prove troublesome.

All the Small Things

One of the interesting lessons to be learned about the process of planning a wedding is all of the subsidiary decisions that have to be made. For example, once you have decided on a beverage provider and what they will be providing, you still have some decisions to make.

Our venue is a winery and will therefore be providing the wine, water, and beer. We are very happy with the quality of each and heretofore have had little reason to worry about anything. Nonetheless, while looking at the contract we noticed that glass and stem ware is not included. This may very well have been an oversight on our part or an accidental ommision on the part of the venue or, what could be a problem, we have to pay for these.

Whatever the outcome, we know it will be fine. It is just a lesson in how paying attention to details is the name of the game in life and (definitely) in weddings. It is where grand plans and ideas meet reality that we find that a wedding is a series of small decisions based on one large one- the desire to spend our lives together "to infinity and beyond".