Food for thought...

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   So Food has been the biggest drama starter for wedding planning. Juan and I have narrowed down our choices to either BBQ or A taco bar! Both foods are not very "traditional" wedding food.
   But I personally would LOVE to have BBQ and even better they can do the Snow Cones that I so badly want! So not only could I have one of my favorite types of food for the wedding We wouldn't have to rent a snow cone machine and buy all of the syrups and cups and chance having way too much or *Gasp* not enough.
    Now why would food be a drama starter your wondering? Well My grandma thinks that we should do a pot luck reception. And yes that would be great and a real money saver but could you imagine make enough potato salad for 175 guests? I know there is no way I would want to ask anyone to make that much food!


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     Now a few other family members think that BBQ is not a good idea. Why you ask well because of the mess... But my Bridal party LOVES the idea! One even told me she would make me a BRIDE BIB (I can be a little messy at times... well most the time) It would be funny and I think would make a great photo op IF we can get the whole wedding party to put one on! But I don't think mine would look like the one pictured. I would want one in our wedding colors :)
    And when looking into prices I have noticed that BBQ from a place that I know will have great food is less than traditional catering and the BBQ includes snow cones and drinks... How could I go wrong with that?
    I think with a little warning and lots of napkins BBQ would be OK. What would you think if you went to a wedding that had BBQ?

The main wedding cake!



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    I wanted a huge wedding cake to begin with tons of layers lots of different flavors and pretty sugar flowers fondant the whole thing... Until i tasted fondant EWWWW... Not my cup of tea... I know different bakers make there fondant other ways but I think i was scarred for life. Just like how still to this day i cant eat coco puffs. (long story)

    I was looking into different types of NON fondant cakes. and that is when i fell in love with textured butter cream. But Juan wasn't sold. He gets his grooms cake so i get to choose the other cake right? Well I thought wrong he still wants a say in the other cake too.. 

     As a compromise we are doing a little textured butter cream slicing cake with lots of  super yummy cupcakes! The picture is my inspiration! I believe the plan is to find a seller on etsy who can make me a whole lot of the Gerber Daisys for me to just plop on top of some yummy Costco cupcakes and have my amazing baking aunt do the slicing cake for us! Has anyone else had/is having/ever been to a wedding with Costco cupcakes?