the wedding story...part 2

Have your cake

& eat it too...

the cake was made by a friend of the bride

{& her mother!...actually she is the one who makes my kids b-day cakes too!}

I had seen some faux bois blind embossing on some letterpress cards

& knew it would fit right in w/ the wedding ...

So we asked the cake decorator & she was willing to give it a shot...

It turned out beautiful...

The "tree" cake stands are all over blogland...

& so charming...

I had originally asked E. to make them

he was not overly thrilled...

so @ the 11th hour my sis

asked her fiance'

{who was so high on love that he obliged :)}

{ok...so there is a few advantages of  "dating" :)}

She even put a "carving" of the bride & groom intials

on the side of it...

How sweet is that!

No meal was served...

just cake, party mix, icecream

{w/ hot fudge & caramel sauce}

& mint sticks...

& a coffee bar...

{nixing the meal was a way to stay w/ in the budget}

We stamped monograms on these little

flags & stapled the bags shut...

chocolate dipped mint sticks...

the petite cake for the bride & groom...

{cake stand from damask}

the flowers were simple...

made to look like they were just laid

on a tree stump...

the remaining details to come...

--I have put my trust in the Lord God...

Psalm 73:28