yum yum...

i love love the look of the indie round cakes. i am so feeling the roundness and the adorable cake stands as well. i don't know why the tier cakes aren't appealing to me although they are very popular and common at weddings. well, i guess because they can feed such a big number. and that's another thing, to feed at least 350, that's whole other story. luckily, tony has some sweetaliscious bakers in his family who are graciously willing to do the delicious deed. some flavors that we're been mentally savoring include: banana, italian creme, german chocolate, zucchini (my fav), and some more i can't quite put my finger on... we want to have a desert table with layers and wood tiers of delish sweets... brownies, cookies, etc. we want to go crazy!

the perfect centerpeices!

tony and i's love of nature, uniqueness, and art really shines through with our centerpieces. we have yet to actually complete one but our ideas rock thus far. my love of vintage bottles, candlelight, and blooms plus tony's wood idea led us to our centerpiece idea. so here it is. basically we're going to have a big piece of 2 inch thick wood and upon it will stand three textured glass bottles, and i stress the textured because they are beauties...we have already begun collecting and have several lovely family and friends helping us with the search. all of the three are different heights: tall, medium, and petite. then there will be three textured jars with three candles, each a different height. i found some great pictures that have bits and pieces of what we have in mind.

church and reception hall...check!

tony and i found the perfect church and reception hall. the church is not only beautiful and in downtown, but my grandparents were married there AND my mother and her three sisters were baptized there. we are so lucky to have father alberto as our priest for the ceremony. he has quite a charming and humorous personality. we are very lucky indeed! as for the reception hall we found one big enough to hold at least 300, has a dance floor to put all other dance floors to shame, and most importantly allows tony and i to choose the caterer of our choice.