It's my turn now

Hello friends in cyberspace. Tonight’s episode in blogland is written by Lenny. The other half of this dynamic duo as it were.

I wouldn’t get real comfy reading my accounts of life. The opportunity was afforded tonight and I’m giving it a shot. However, I get the real sense that Amanda is actually fairly worried about what it is I’m going to write. Love it! I figure if I do well enough to be invited back once a month, I’ll be doing good.

I’m not a blog rookie, I keep up my own sports blog (shocker, eh?) at GoUpstate.com. See if you can even find them on the newly (terribly) redesigned site.

We’re exactly 11 months from the big day and I thought I would share a few thoughts with you.

A. The “Shady” Cake Lady is far from shady. She’s a very sweet lady who makes terrific cake. Actually those who coined the term years ago did it tongue in cheek, so realize that we put quotes around it for a reason. There’s nothing shady about that lady.
B. But even if there was something shady, I’d still eat her cake.
C. It is possible to pass Strossner’s Bakery in Greenville 11 times in a day and not buy a piece of cake. BUT we probably found the groom’s cake. Maybe I’ll have a chance to tell that story to you one day. Look at me – “the groom’s cake” um, newsflash, that’s me.
D. I get the sense that when people ask you “So how are the plans going?” they expect us to say that we are still searching for just about everything. And when we tell people that we have most of the main pieces in place there an “oh, wow, you’re on top of it.” (Rightfully so people say that to Amanda, not me.) Folks, we’re event planners by trade. This event just happens to be ours.
E. If after May 30, 2009, I never see another minute of the TV network WE, I will be just fine. As it is, my "man-card" is on probation I think.
F. And finally, I’ve been asked about 3 times if the Wofford t-shirt gun will appear at any point during the reception. That is for me to know, and you to find out.

I’ll leave you with this quick story. I know in my heart that many of our friends have been pulling for us to get hitched for a long time. Two in fact have expressed this idea in a very creative way. In our *ahem* years of dating I have been to my share of weddings. Unlike Amanda, I have only served in one. At that reception, Tim, went through the motions of the garter toss. Only rather than tossing the garter, he did his best quarterback pump fake and chased me down to jam the garter in my pants pocket. Fast forward to last year and doggone if the same thing didn’t happen again when Marc, husband of one of my co-workers Elizabeth, jammed her garter in my pocket.

Now, I can’t think of a more public display of someone saying, man to man, you’ve got yourself a great girl, time to come down our road. And they're right.

Thanks for giving me an opportunity to share a view from “the other side.” Maybe we can do this again in a month. I’ll let you plead my case to Amanda. :)

A Reception Must Have!

I saw the picture above in the newest edition of Martha Stewart Weddings yesterday and thought "What a brilliant idea!" Who doesn’t love a little ice cream with their cake?

The Save-The-Date Debate...

As the wedding draws closer, 11 months in just a few days, the discussion of our STDs has become a hot topic of conversation. After some major Internet searching, I just discovered Pose Prints.

http://www.poseprints.com/

Totally cute and unique...this STD has now moved to number one on my list. Now all I need to do is convince the groom....

Fan Mail!

How do you know that you’ve made a good decision on your cake vendor? When you receive an e-mail like this…

I was just reading your blog - I know you didn't eat all that cake and not even bring your pregnant pal a tiny little sliver... !!!

Shady Cake Lady - Part II

We had the second meeting with the Shady Cake Lady. I know…I know but we thought we give this vendor one more shot and actually taste her cakes. Our meeting place you ask? A dark alley, the laundry mat…no it was actual her home!

I know, you may have gasped.

I did to and was way too excited for my own good as I traveled the two lane road to our potential “Cake Lady’s” house. My dear finance and I spent a wonderful hour at her beautiful ranch home, picked up our samples of Italian Crème and French Crème goodness and headed for G-Vegas (otherwise known as Greenville) for a impromptu family tasting.

Her cakes were FABULOUS!!!

So after meeting with four other vendors, we officially have booked the famous “Shady Cake Lady” for our big day. Consider it another check off the to-do list and now on to flowers as I channel Martha Stewart.

TODAY had a wedding!

If you, like me, had to rush out the door this morning and missed the anticipated wedding then here is your shot to view it again. I knew this couple would will as soon as I saw them in the first challenge.

If I had a million dollars...

WE has turned Sunday into a “We-go-bridal” day full of fun, exciting…and sometimes annoying shows about brides in their planning for the big day.


While impressed as I am with some of the weddings from “Platinum Weddings” in which a bride will spend up to one million dollars to have it her way, I do stop and think – seriously?


If I had a random million dollars hanging around in my bank account, I assure you that I would not waste it on renting an elephant so my future husband can have his grand entrance for our wedding day. I mean...I’m sure we could find a nice Llama.


It's okay, you can call me boring but I’d probably save it, wait until I had more money until I could buy my own island and an elephant for my husband if he wanted one.


It makes one wonder how much of this “reality” is true as they say and how much is spun for TV. And who in their right minds of respectable high society would call a cable network to get on a show like this? While I still enjoy the show - I mean it’s not my money they’re spending – I can not stop smiling and thinking in the back of mind “fools.”