RSVP cards are awesome

I almost decided to do all online RSVP's to save money... at this point in my planning I'm so glad I changed my mind, for multiple reasons.

1. Getting a little postcard or 6 in the mail every day really puts an end to the monotony. Generally, my mailbox is flooded with Victoria's Secret catalogs (seriously, have they heard of sustainability?) and bills. It is oh so refreshing to get a wedding RSVP amongst the crap. 
2. As I start to get more and more 'yes' RSVP's you start to feel really loved. What? It's good for the self esteem... not to mention, when wedding planning gets me frustrated, I just think of all of these loved ones who are planning on coming and enjoying all of our hard work. :)
3. The little notes... "We can't wait!" or "We love you both!" It just makes you feel all warm and fuzzy inside.

So at this point, with exactly one month before our RSVP deadline of 9/26, here is where our count stands...

• YES: 71
• NO: 16
• AWAITING REPLY: 65

Hasta La Vista Cozumel...

A couple of weeks ago we decided that there was just too much going on and too little cash flow to take a honeymoon right after our wedding. :( And I'm not going to lie, I was pretty bummed at first. However, with TG's new job we just couldn't afford to have him take too much unpaid time off. Plus, this way, we can put more money in to the wedding day... :) And that makes me happy. 

So we will instead be going to Cozumel in March or April (we'll avoid hurricanes this way, too) and taking a "Mini-moon" in San Diego right after the wedding. 

We love San Diego... it has to be one of our favorite places on Earth. So that made the compromise a little easier.

San Diego, August '07

So.... VIVA SAN DIEGO. :)

Dessert for our guests

We finally came to a decision about dessert... and cake it is! We met with our cake baker last week (she is fabulous) and we finally decided to do a 3-tier cake, white with dots, black ribbon, fresh daisies. End of story, that's it.

It'll look a lot like this:

Flavors:

• First tier - Lemon cake with lemon filling
• Second tier - White cake with raspberry filling
• Third tier - Chocolate cake with cream cheese filling

All covered in a white vanilla buttercream. 

Final cost? $175.00. I'm not kidding, we are getting an amazing deal. If you're in the northern California area and looking for a cake baker, email me! I have just the girl for you. :)

Woohoo!

Reception decor inspiration

I always imagined a simple but elegant table setting and I think ours will look a lot like this (actually, it's nearly identical):

...except indoors.

And to top it all off, here is my first inspiration board! Special thanks to Picasa for making it extremely easy to make.