our cake

i didn't think i would want to try tons of cakes, i usually like to make my decisions quickly and without tons of input, or else i suffer from information overload and cannot for the life of me decide. as an aside, how many times do you walk into target to get some shampoo or body wash only to find yourself standing paralyzed in the aisle, unable to choose because there are so many choices? i have to take james with me when i don't have time to linger because he just grabs the first thing he sees.

so when it came to cake tasting, i first chose two places, twiggs (which is right down the street from me) and flour power (which came recommended by a bride i worked with). the cake at twiggs was good, and the man who was helping me was awesome, i liked him instantly and it is a very cute place. they had the best designs too, very similar to what we are looking for. flour power smelled great and the cake was very moist and flavorful. but PRICEY!

so i added two more bakeries to our list--edelweiss (used by our caterer) and crumbs of paris (recommended by a friend). we went to crumbs of paris on a rainy saturday morning and the shop is small, but the ladies were very friendly. we knew we wanted to try the chocolate chip filling, and when we tasted it, we were in heaven--it was one of the most delicious cakes i have ever tasted. we headed over to edelweiss next and the lady there was also extremely helpful, willing to work with us on every detail. the cake was good--we also tried the chocolate chip filling--but we liked the crumbs of paris one the best. plus, they were willing to work with us on the design and price, and they don't charge extra for different flavor layers, which is a nice detail for us budget-conscious brides.

so we are thinking of doing something like this for part of our cake design (photo courtesy of vanilla bake shop) and then having another layer with a pink and brown ribbon.

well that's it for our latest update, almost done with all the planning, just a few more things to go!