cake, cake and more cake?

This past Saturday I got to spend some quality time with Zack and we actually did something related to the wedding: cake tasting!

We tasted at 2 places in Beaverton- the typical Beaverton Bakery and the Dessert Tray. The Dessert Tray gave us a slice of each that we wanted to try. We were respectful of their kindness and did not taste as many as I would have liked.... we'll save those other ones for next time.

No decisions so far- I think we both realized we're not big into cake. There are so many options though, so it may be that it's all a little overwhelming too. Hopefully we'll have a decision by the end of the month. We're only 4 months away from our wedding- time is flying by!

Other than that, we spent some quality time Saturday afternoon, relaxing on the deck in the sun, margaritas in hand. Thanks Zack. Hopefully we will have more days like this as the weather gets better.

and sorry for the lack of pics. i'm trying to get better.

Yeah, we passed!

Zack and I are happy to inform you that we received our certificate of completion for our couples' retreat this weekend. We are glad to check yet another item off the to-do-list.

All the Little Things

A picture from last Xmas for those of you who complain that I need more pics. :)

I'm now realizing how many details make up a wedding! Now that the major items are taken care of, I have started making a to-do list for all the smaller items. So far I have 22 items on my new list! I'm definitely starting to pay more attention to time.

To-do this week (all church related):

-order baptismal certificates for both of us for OLL requirements
-church couples counseling Friday morning
-church couples retreat Friday and Saturday

A Break From Planning

This past weekend we enjoyed the break from wedding planning. We met both sets of parents up at the winery to check out the site again. It was a great reason to enjoy the sun and some WINE on a beautiful day.

I can't wait for September, when the vines are full of grapes!

wedding fun and more...

wedding fun....
This past weekend we attended my girlfriend's wedding. It was the first wedding we had attended as an engaged couple and it's amazing how much more attention I paid to EVERYTHING. Zack was a good sport listening to my comments all night.

and more....
Thanks to Miss (Ira) Thio, we're several steps closer to finalizing our invitations. Zack and I met with her on Sunday to review several mock ups. I was very excited about them all and am glad that I have such a great friend to create them.

More Tasks Completed.....

Adding on to our list below ("So Far") of completed items:

7) Florist: Flowers for You. Kay was great and really worked with my budget. www.flowerspdx.com
8) updated colors: black, red, and orange.
9) DJ: Rick Harlow and his wife are great. I'm looking forward to working more with them. www.rhfactordj.com


6 months and counting.....

One more step...

We've booked our florist, Flowers for You. She did a great job walking me through my options.
We'll be going with an array of red and orange flowers. Great color pops for our base color- brown.

http://www.flowerspdx.com/about.php

One more step completed on the LONG wedding planning path!