FI got his way

It is a tradition in the south for the groom to have a groom's cake, not that FI knew this at all. Once he found out, however, he felt that it was absolutely necessary that he have one. FI and I are both still in college and while our parents are generously contributing what they can, it is still our responsibility to cover a lot of our wedding costs. For this reason he decided that he didn't need his cake, but I could tell that he wanted one. With all the decisions that revolve around what the bride wants in a wedding rather than the groom, I thought it would be nice to surprise him with something he would enjoy. Fortunately the bakery we went with gave us such a good deal on our wedding cake that I was able to snag a groom's cake at a very reasonable price without going over our designated amount we'd put away for a cake. So my sports-obsessed hubby-to-be will have his very own cake at the reception shaped like a football with a Florida State Seminoles emblem. I'm so glad too because I know he's going to love it and I love to see him smile!

You can eat these?

Alright, I know I said I was done with the cake postings but technically I didn't lie. These aren't cake designs that I'm actually considering, I just came across them in my search for the perfect wedding cake for my wedding and thought they were too unique not to post! They look more like works of art than edible dessert.

I love s'mores and this is just too cute!

Edible sandcastle

Okay what kid didn't grow up playing Mario? This cake is awesome!

Someone's a bit of an egotist but still I give props to the bakery who made this life-size cake

Cakes (page 3)

Yet another page of wedding cakes I adore. I hate being indecisive! Maybe I should just do cupcakes instead lol

Cakes (page 2)

Another page full of wedding cake designs that I like. The only thing I am sure of as far as the cake goes is the flavor. FI and I wanted to have a variety of fillings and such to appease everyone, so we're thinking right now that one layer will be almond with strawberry filling, another will be marble with chocolate ganache filling, and the third will be vanilla buttermilk with European buttercream filling. All the frosting will be standard buttercream since it's cheaper and tastier than the fondant in my opinion.

Cakes (page 1)

So I got a little Google happy today since FI and I are doing our cake consultation and tasting nest Tuesday. I was trying to see what kind of designs appealed to me so I can show our baker what we had in mind, but I learned a valuable lesson in the process - give a bride-to-be too many options and she will likely be more unsure than she was before. I found so many cakes that it's going to take multiple postings to show them all on here because for some reason this blog won't let me post more than four pics at a time. So if you are hunting for a cake design as well feel free to look around at all the cakes that have inspired me. I will go ahead and apologize now that there are so many pages :p

I love Wal-Mart

So this is a pic of the cake topper I got from Wal-Mart for under five dollars. I saw this exact same topper at other stores and online for over twenty bucks! I like the interlocking hearts design because FI gave me a promise ring back in high school that looks similar to this. I'm not the type of girl who goes out and spends a hundred bucks on something as small as a cake pick when I can find one that looks just as nice for so cheap! I have more important things to use my hard earned cash for so hooray for being thrifty!