Cake Yummies

Sam, my mom, and I went to Magnificient Cakes in Birmingham today to meet with Hilde. I wasn't sure what to expect. She had so many books of really great looking cakes.

Of course, I'd been searching google and pinterest. I had a binder of my own design ideas. We ended up combining elements from some of her other cakes and the ones I had printed off line.

I am super excited about the CAKE. Here's the sketch.

The Venue

I wanted to share a picture of our venue, Gabrella Manor.
It am so very excited about it. It reminds me of Anthropologie, Great Expectations, and Art Museums. It's soooo very perfect.

Our wedding is going to be at night. I'm not sure if there will be enough light for people to really see and appreciate the ivy growing on the walls. I think it is beautiful.

a lifetime of loveliness

Recently while I was home visiting my parents, my mom and I decided it would be a great time to open up her wedding dress. She had it perserved a year after they got married. I had no idea what went into perserving a wedding gown but basically it just means there are a whole lot of boxes, bags, and tissue paper to delay your future daughter as you digs through it all to see your gown.

We had a lot of fun!
Each of the boxes had a funny saying on it.
My favorite was "a lifetime of lovliness".
"Bridal Gown Treasure Chest" was a close second.

My mom is still super skinny and exactly the same size. If I could wear her dress I think I might.It was beautiful.

Welcome to the Samby Kuhnundrum

We are recently engaged and planning our wedding for Dec. 31st 2011.

We have decided on a Library theme for our wedding because we both LOVE the atmosphere of the Library. We also spend a lot of our dating years in the library studying together.

After picking the theme we booked our venue. The whimsical Gabrella Manor. There website doesn't do it justice. If you want to love it as much as me, please click here and watch Amy & Steven's engagement video which was shot there a year ago.

Here's a little sneak peak at some of the wedding plans.

We have booked out minister! We are very excited to have Thomas George leading our ceremony. (Here is a picture of Thomas and his sweet wife, Ashley.)


I finally decided on a china pattern and finished up the registry today.
It feels GREAT to check that off the to do list. It's Vera Wang Wedgwood Gilded Weave. It's the perfect balance of artsy and traditional.


My lovely Bridesmaids have all picked out their dresses and they have been ordered from Bella Bridesmaids. I am in LOVE with the dress. I decided to let them have whatever style they preferred by designer Lula Kate. The dresses will all be night (a dark navy). I think the color is perfect for New Years Eve. I don't know the wedding party in the picture below but this will give you an idea about the dresses and the color.