Wedding planning!

I think I found my dress today! I say I think because I just started shopping, and I want to hit up David's Bridal at least before I decide. I want a straight dress, which is more form fitting, and a Grecian style. This dress is gorgeous. I wish I had taken note of the brand so I could post a pic of it up here. AND it's reasonably priced. So if I don't find anything at David's that I like just as much or more, then I am definitely going back to Marchele's to buy it.

I also went cake tasting today and was VERY disappointed. I went to Josef's here in town, and tried cupcakes. For whatever reason, their cupcakes are NOT as good as their cakes. I LOVE their cakes, but they have a long ways to go with improving their cupcakes. So, I will be sticking to Batch Cupcakery, which is the first place I tried.

So, basically, I have this thing all planned. I know it's only been about two weeks, but I already know what decorations, the venue (which John and I will tour next Friday--I'm fairly certain we're going to stick with it. It's in Genoa, which is gorgeous, and the best part is that there is NO rental fee if we meet a minimum on food and beverage.), the dress, the florist... The DJ we are not sure about yet. So if we wanted to, we could get married next week! bwahaha! ok, not so much. I wanted to know which vendors and the venue before I leave for Tulsa next week. I think I accomplished that much at least.

The photos you see are photos of my inspiration. It's important to me to somehow incorporate elements of my Chinese heritage into the wedding. Originally I thought I wanted to do this by using red, which is a celebratory color. But I am leaning more toward different shades of pink as the color (sorry John! That means you get to wear pink, too, hahahahaa!) and incorporating things like parasols, Asian favors, etc... What I would love to have are Chinese dragon and lion dancers, but Reno is a small town... No such thing here, unfortunately. But just think of how much fun that would be!