Time Flies!

So, looking back at this blog, I realize that I haven't written since July! Yikes!

I tried to do most of the big planning before I began school, and I accomplished a lot. The time off from wedding planning allowed me to focus on school, work, and the newspaper, so I appreciate everyone's patience.

As the Christmas vacation approaches, however, I'm planning to go full swing into the wedding planning mode, so be prepared for a flurry of new posts through December and January. I get no escape for the next semester, so I'm hoping they will continue until the wedding, but no promises!

As for new plans, before I dissappeared into my schoolwork, I visited the Das Meyer Bakery in Arvada for two cake tastings and I was blown away! The cakes themselves are amazing, but the best part is the delicious fillings they offer. Kris and I decided on a three tier cake, with two layers of chocolate and one layer of vanilla cake. The top layer will be chocolate with raspberry filling. The middle layer will be vanilla with a chocolate truffle filling. And the bottom (and biggest) layer will be chocolate with a chocolate mousse filling. We tried to do a little something for everyone, and still keep it classic. The cake design, like much of our wedding, is very simple - white with accents of black and bright pink. I will definitely post pictures after the wedding, but all I have right now is the crude drawing I did, and no one wants to see that!

Another piece of relatively big news is that we took our engagment pictures! I've seen proofs, and they look amazing, so I want to give a big thank you to our photographer, Soraya!! I can't wait to get the prints and send them out with our Christmas cards.

In the next coming weeks, I will be getting the invitations ready and creating the placecards. Luckily, I'm going to have some help from my wonderful mom when I go out to visit her in Omaha!

My biggest worry right now is the flowers. We did visit one florist, but unfortunately, they never got back to me with a price list, so I have to soldier on. If you live in the Denver area and know of a good florist, let me know!