Yay . . . engagement pics!

We got our engagement pics back and I am SO excited!

It looks like we're ready to fight crime!

Our hands (you can see my ring if you look close)

On the swings at Kendrick Park

Flowers and Cake!

This week was pretty eventful in the old wedding planning world. I ordered my cake on Saturday evening from a magnificent local baker, Das Meyer. They're family owned and their cakes are A-MAZING! They were so helpful and accommodating, especially with my cake topper (which is technically too small to be on top of the cake). I reccommend this place to any Denver couples looking for a beautiful AND tasty wedding cake. The best part is that they have guilt-free cake tastings every Saturday from 10-3, so you don't have to pay consultation fees or make an appointment.

I ended up ordering my flowers from King Soopers because the first florist I went to never called me back. I was so impressed with the level of professionalism and knowledge with the KS florist. She was awesome (and very complimentary of what I had chosen, which never hurts) and I have to say big thanks to my mom for suggesting the idea of using a grocery store flower department! It worked out beautifully. And it's a lot cheaper than using a "real" florist! (And we all know how I like cheap!)

In addition to having good ideas, my mom may be the sweetest person out there. She and her (equally sweet) boyfriend spent their entire day off hunting for leftover bags of Valentines' Day M&Ms. They bought 55 bags of regular and 25 bags of peanut . . . and then, they picked out all the red ones for me! Mom also bought an oversized martini glass and filled it with M&Ms so we'd know what it looked like. I must say it is super cute!

Invitations!

So, we finally bought our invitations. We chose some very simple white, embossed cards with vellum overlays that came in DIY pack at Target. The pack included sections of sheer, white ribbon to tie the invitations together, but we decided to cut pieces of polka dot ribbon to tie them. I think it looks very pretty, and I love how simple they are!

The response cards that came in the package are great because they are big enough to include space for a song request and to advertise our website!

Our next goal is to order the cake. I'm hoping to be able to set aside a day next week to go down and get everything settled.