It's a Keak-e!

So we have been talking to our baker for our wedding cake and finally found something we both love. We have been searching for a while for a cake design and we just couldn't find anything that screamed "us". Then we started looking at cake alternatives and looked at cupcake displays.

I wasn't sure how I felt about cupcakes  because I have seen some and felt they didn't look as nice.

Well, we found a design we really like so I sent the image to our baker. She said she would do a trial run on it and let us know how it turns out. She was pretty confident it would turn out fine.

So, here is what the cake/display will look like assuming everything goes well:

Keep your fingers crossed for us!

Merry Christmas!!!!

Merry Christmas everyone!!!

So this year was absolutely fabulous! I bought some of the best gifts for people this year. I got my mom this awesome walking trails book that listed all of the trails in Western Connecticut. She was really happy when she opened it so it made me feel 10 times better about picking it out.

I got my brother some PJ pants, gave my grandmother a picture of a lighthouse that I took in September (she loves lighthouses) and my grandfather received a book of all of the news articles that cycled during World War II, which he is a veteran of.

And of course, I bought Allan what he told me he REALLY wanted me to add to the registry..... A popcorn maker. Not exactly the most romantic gift ever, but he really wanted one so I caved and bought it. We opened it up when we got home  and made our first batch of popcorn with it.

Now, you may wonder what I got. So I'll tell you!

Allan knew I needed a new computer because my old one was about 7 years old and wasn't doing ANYTHING anymore. I was doing all of my photo work on his laptop (which I am sure was getting old for him).

Well, he went to my mom and grandparents and together bought me a new computer that would run everything I needed it to. So now, I am typing on my new machine, and it's awesome! He also bought me an external hardrive to back up all of my pictures from my Photography business so I can get them off of his laptop.

I got the usual odds and ends and useful things, oh and I forgot to mention the best part.... Allan gave me a case of Apple Streudel pop tarts! Now you may be wondering *why* would I want a case of pop tarts for Christmas?? Well, in 2007 I took an internship with Disney in Orlando, FL. I did all of my grocery shopping at the Walmart Supercenter that was near my apartment. They happened to carry Apple Struedel pop tarts (which I had never seen before), bought them, and got hooked. After I came home, I checked every grocery store and Walmart for these pop tarts and no one had them. Many times, Allan was with me and saw me go on the hunt for them and find nothing.

Well, He won't tell me where he found them, but he bought me a case of these pop tarts. That means I have 12 boxes of Apple Struedel pop tarts!

So yes, I was rather excited over pop tarts! Hahaha.

Wedding Rings!

Whoa, hold the phone! We bought wedding rings, really? That must mean we are getting married!

Quite true! Last night Allan and I bought our wedding rings and we are super excited about it. They won't be in for 2 months because of ordering and sizing but I can't wait!

Mine is one of the rings that our jewelry consultant, Cassie, suggested when we went shopping for my engagement ring. It's simple and fits up against my ring perfectly. I love it.

Allan's is actually a designer ring. I know, Allan... designer jewelry..... do those things belong in the same sentence? Yup! Allan got a Scott Kay Cobalt comfort fit ring. It is simple, but unique.

Here are the pictures!

 

First Attempt at Invitations

So Allan and I went to a bridal show back in October to get some ideas for the things we still didn't have (which wasn't much).

We met with a few different stationary designers and saw all of the prices for these great invites. Then it occurred to me.... why don't I just make the invitations myself! I do have a Bachelor's Degree in Graphic Design and lord knows I have made more art projects than I care to count!

So, I made the trip out to Jerry's Artarama in Norwalk to get myself some fabulous card stock (because let's face it, Micheal's Crafts has nothing) and started working on a prototype last night.

Well, It didn't come out too bad. It was my first attempt and there are still things I want to change about it.

Here is the example of something like what I was going for:

And here is what I made last night:

 

 

The inserts aren't complete because I want them to look similar to the examples above. I am pretty happy with how they came out for the first crack at them. I am going to do more design work to them to make the text and whatnot look better. This was more or less to get a template for cutting the paper to the right size.

Lauren's Wedding is coming!

So Allan's sister Lauren is getting married on March 20, 2010. Allan and I got to have lunch with her and Vlad over the weekend and talk about all kinds of things.

It's so nice to have another girl around to gush about wedding planning with! Lauren also has graciously offered to let me take pictures of her and Vlad at the wedding to build my photo portfolio. I am so excited! Can't wait until March now!

So Allan and I haven't done too much more recently, although we did get in contact with our Justice of the Peace who will be marrying us. I actually use to work with her so it makes things really easy!

We are also hoping to get to the travel agent soon to price out honeymoons. We know we want to go sometime in Jan-Feb of 2011, just not sure on the specifics yet.