{ Details } Cake for Breakfast... and Lunch...

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It’s finally happening. The day that Carl and I get to do what every nine year old on the planet dreams of… We get to have cake for breakfast!

Saturday is a full schedule for us and I couldn’t be any more pumped for a sugar buzz. Our first stop at 9am will be to Emily’s Bakery in Hastings. We had these cakes at my cousin’s wedding and fell in love with their almond cupcakes. Carl and I had a very serious discussion as to how they were better than any others we had ever had. Our determination: Almond flour in the batter. We don’t know if we’re right, but who cares – they’re delicious!

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Next will be a light lunch break before we head to Grandma’s Bakery in White Bear Lake. Anyone from White Bear has had Grandma’s at one point or another in their life! We get their cakes for all out birthdays, we had them for graduation parties, and kids used to buy the day olds to bring to class in high school. It’ll be interesting to see the place that fueled my high school sugar buzzes in the light of wedding cakes.

And then... to cap it all off... This is how we are going to end our day:

 It's gonna be a good Saturday.

{ Details } The Wedding Website

I have been flip-flopping over and over about whether or not to create a wedding website. Do I? Don't I? Is it really necessary?

Well... I did... And here it is!

Working with The Knot was really, really easy. Since I work with spread sheets and uploads all the time, it was a piece of cake to format an upload to get the guest information into their system. Super easy, super quick, it will allow people to RSVP once they get their invitation online! They can even select their meal choice.

Finally having hotel information, I finished out making that page, added photos all over the place, and turned the guest book on. Now people can stop by and say hey!

What benefit will it serve? Just another way to get information out to people in the Digital Age. I put a lot of time into it for what it's worth, so hopefully it proves to be beneficial!

{Attire} Suits!

Well, hello there! Let me introduce myself... It's been quite a long time since I've been around here. I'm Katie... and you are? Nice to meet you.

Things have been a little overwhelming, but in a good way... I think.

The list seems to be growing and shrinking at the same time. Is that possible?

Well, the best man was in town three weeks ago and thus began the Suit Trek. It was possibly the easiest thing we have done so far. The whole entourage clamored over to the mall to Men's Warehouse and the guys each took their turns getting fitted.

Chocolate brown suits with a variety of under-things! It's going to be epic.

The groomsmen will be in green vests with green ties.

Which I stupidly forgot to take a picture of ><;

The dads will be in taupe vests and taupe ties.

Carl will be in an ivory vest with a green tie.

 

Snazzy, huh? I even brought one of my awesome boutonnieres to try on the suits! This one was really easy! All that is left is cufflinks, which we are planning to do something fun with. I can't wait! The guys are all going to look so handsome.

{ Attire } Bridesmaids... Again

It's been awhile since we went on our second shopping excursion, but how about another set of fun times in the world of bridesmaid dresses?

Chrissy and Stacey went with my mom and I to David's Bridal to check out more options on dresses after the ordeal with the shop I ordered my dress from. There was no way I was letting my girls go through that shop and risk the same terrible service I got with my own wedding dress!

We started out just grabbing dresses. After a pile was gathered, it was on with the trying the dresses out!

I have to admit... I caught some excellent faces on this trip! Stacey's look is priceless!

Look! They both look happy! This dress was a contender right up until the end... Certainly not in that color, though!

 The next dress also wasn't too bad, but the girls decided against straps. Still, a nice choice!
 

This one was kind of all right, but is wasn't the most flattering dress over all. What's with the blue floppy panel?! Onward...
 

We have a winner!! Yes, ladies and gentlemen... The purple dress won out over all.

Such a pretty bodice. A little bling to go with my dress, a simple, elegant neckline... After much deliberation, we settled on this dress... But...
 

 In this color!

And... Just because I can... A few more goofy pics!

{ Tasks } Registry, Part Two

Well, we did it! I wasn't certain it would all happen at once, but Carl and I set out to do our registry yesterday. It was an epic battle that kept these kids up way past their bedtimes, but over all, we had a ton of fun. I can't even tell you how fun it was to scan things and think about ourselves as a married couple... with a house. Speaking of... we should probably start thinking about that whole "buying a house" thing. Eep!

We started our day out a Williams and Sonoma. They offered us coffee, little snacks and were so helpful and friendly the whole time we were there. When they reminded us to register for the little things, like spices and kitchen accoutrements, we hit that wall with a vigor. Can you say kid in a candy store?

We then went to have a quick lunch to try out one of the BBQ places we want to hold our rehearsal dinner at, Maverick's. The food was all right, but I think we have higher hopes for our other two locals we still need to try out.

Next, we hit AMC to see Hunger Games. Yep. I roped Carl into seeing the movie with me after I got hooked on the books over our vacation. They were a quick, easy read with likeable characters and a fast-paced story. Why not? I certainly enjoyed them for what they were. Even headed out for the day in my nerd gear:

After the movie, we headed to Macy's for our next round of registering. We picked out China, crystal, and all the bedding and bath things we could think of. Not to mention, any and every Kitchen-Aid product around! I'm really excited about our place setting. Something I didn't know I would geek over, but I love the simplicity of it. When they offered to set a table for us, I was a little baffled and confuddled. Carl got a good laugh out of it all!

Finally, we ended our night at Target. We hit the movies, cleaning items, housewares... All the little bits we didn't register for elsewhere. I think we were through here the quickest, and probably because we knew the road by now! We did, however, forget to hit the board games. Oh well -- there is always adding things online!

It was a great day, capped off with drinks at Jimmy's Food and Drink with my brother and his girlfriend. Anxiety was squashed, fun was had, and we were certainly happy with how everything turned out!

Oh... and strangest thing we registered for?..