Wedding Cake

Brad and I are engaged and doing all the exciting/crazy things people do/have to do when they are preparing for a wedding. So far we have booked our wedding ceremony and reception sites, I bought my dress, and we booked a photographer. We have pretty much decided on the caterer because they have a contract with the reception site and we have heard great things- all we need to do is the tasting and pick a menu. Next up on our list is DJ and Florist.

By now, most couples would have started going to cake tasting appointments. Brad and I have not discussed it and I find it hilarious it hasn't crossed our minds to engage in this very special rite of passage, which is probably because we both knew from the beginning that I would be making the cake. This decision is not meant to shock or excite people.. in fact, I figured it would just be me and a couple of my geeky baker friends who would be excited or even care. Not so.

The reactions have been from mild shock to people downright arguing with me about how it will not be fun and I will not have time and will be too stressed out (even a potential photographer! thanks, Brad).

Okay, now the brat comes out. Let me ask.. when has it ever been appropriate to not do something you absolutely love, simply because something might go wrong or it might be a little time consuming? NEVER! Why punish yourself with fear? The amazing thing is if something goes wrong, life actually does go on (unless of course you love skydiving and your chute doesn't open). Seriously.. I cannot believe the number of people who are actually trying to talk me out of making my own cake with the argument that it will not be fun. Um, making my own dress wouldn't be fun because I don't know how and don't have a passion for clothing design or sewing! Making my cake WILL be fun because I love to bake. It will still be fun if something goes wrong because I would have tried to do something challenging in the process. And come on.. it's cake!! If it doesn't come out right, so be it. We will cut into a Costco sheet cake at the reception and laugh for the rest of our lives. The point is, we will make it work.

Back up plans are great and all, but I am super confident about this cake. Willful will be helping. It will be delicious because we are making our favorite cakes. It will be gorgeous because we have a simple, bright, and elegant design planned. It will be fun because when Willful and Collie get together.. everything is fun! We also work well together, swapping the role of whiner and leader effortlessly until a job is done. If we could find the Trevi Fountain on a gloomy day with an ill-planned map, we can do anything. Ha! I am really excited.

I still think it's funny Brad and I haven't gone to tastings and would very much like to correct this. I'm interested to try some cakes and see what Brad likes.. he tends to have favorite things that are cheap.. like boxed cake, russel stover chocolate, etc. Even in Italy his favorite gelato was this generic tasting chocolate flavor he got in Padua that tasted like Thrifty ice cream..you know, the square scoops? Hilarious.

Yay for cake!