Let them eat cake!

Today's wedding list agenda included a visit to The Sugar Suite. Owner/operator Jennyfer Mancino is a genious. Read all about her and how she got started in the "about us" page. With flavors from traditional red velvet to mint chocolate (which I've yet to taste...can't wait til May when we can get our wedding cake kit.)

Her bakery is this quaint little shop that is filled with creative ideas and beautiful pictures of previous cakes she's done. I'm so looking forward to seeing her sketches from the ideas we talked about today. Tom totally enjoyed this appointment considering it involved tasting! And another item can be (semi) checked off my list. Considering I loved her suggestions and previous cakes, I feel at ease leaving the cake in her hands.

And it's up, up, and away to the next thing on the list. For now I'll leave you with a picture of one of Jennyfer's beautiful sugar creations...

Pick a Place, Any Place

Here are a few snapshots of the wedding venue. It is The Manor in The Plantation neighborhood (Tom's mother's neighborhood) in Leesbrurg, FL.

This is on the drive up, it just looks like this big, southern house.

In the backyard there are stairways on either side that lead down to the aisle.

This is the staircase as you first walk in the front door.

And a view from the 2nd floor inside. Dance floor, tables, chairs included.

So there you have it, a tiny glimpse at the space. The ceremony will take palce in the backyard (the concrete slab already perfectly dictates the aisle and the front) and the reception will be inside. It's perfect for the price and the feel that I wanted: a not too stuffy atmostphere that will lend itself to some antique details and make for a beautiful backdrop for a fun wedding.

As I said earlier, more posts to come on both wedding and apartment design.

Decorating of a Different Sort

So, this blog was supposed to be about the adventures (and mis-adventures) of decorating, furnishing and living in my very first place. And I will continue that mission, however the design focus has shifted slightly. By shifted I mean it's gone from decorating my apartment to decorating and designing...MY WEDDING! Yes, that's right ladies and gentlemen, yours truly is getting married.

Remember the before pictured handy man/rose-giving boyfriend? That's the lucky guy! There are a few large details that are already decided or in the process of being ironed out, but many of the smaller and oh-so-fun details have yet to be determined. And that's ok, I think. I mean we do have 7 solid months left to organize, and finalize so I think I'm doing ok.

My plan is to continue blogging some of the design elements that have been in place in my apartment for some time now and I just never caught up to posting. And then I'll sprinkle in wedding info as well. (Hint: look for a post later today with pictures of our venue.) I'll also try to bring the camera along for outtings such as registering for gifts (one of Tom's most anticipated trips), cake/food tasting (also one of Tom's favorites) and finding decorating bargains. I'm also toying with the idea of posting tid bits about each vendor as I meet and sign with them. We'll see, it's still evolving.
In any case, happy Friday people.