Ok, so I know it’s been a while since we’ve posted on here, but man, what a busy month October was! Between school, life and wedding planning, there hasn’t been a whole lot of time for blogging!

As Mark mentioned in a previous post, we decided to check out another venue besides the chapel at DBU. Well, we did, and it was a perfect fit! We are getting married at The Country Abbey, a wedding chapel in Justin, Texas. As much as we liked DBU and all it had to offer, we found out that the Abbey was a better fit for us. For one thing, it was smaller–since we don’t plan on inviting enough people to fill even a qaurter of DBU’s beautiful but massive chapel, we felt like the proportions would be all wrong. At the Abbey, we can have a smaller number of guests, but still fill the place. Another reason we switched was the type of ceremony we wanted. The chapel at DBU is so magnificent that it demands a ceremony full of elegance and formality. Mark and I prefer to have a more casual event. I would feel like there was a major juxtaposition of styles if we had stuck with DBU. All in all, I would have loved for it to work, but I am definitely happier with our new place.

Speaking of our wedding, we have decided to make it really fun and personal. One of the ways we want to do this is with cupcakes instead of a traditional wedding cake. Although I’m a huge fan of the way traditional cakes look and taste, cupcakes are definitely more my style. Besides, no one ever said cupcakes can’t be beautiful! There are more fun touches that I’m really excited about, but if I tell you all of them, you won’t be very surprised when the wedding actually arrives! Let me just say that we’re drawing a lot out of our interests and personalities…and that it’s going to be awesome!