WE'RE GOING WITH COTTON'S GOURMET!!!!!

I got an email from Gary (the director of hospitality at our reception venue) yesterday, and I just got off the phone with Cotton confirming our switch in bakers. :-)

The design consultation with Cotton was totally different than with our previous baker. At the first bakeshop, the consultation was really detailed. We talked about cake shape, cake flavors, what color cake we wanted, she wanted to see pictures of cake designs we were considering, she took pictures of the bouquet, and I even gave her fabric swatches of the dress. I was definitely confident that she'd make a great cake for us -- mostly because we pretty much designed the whole thing.

This time, things were different. We discussed the theme of the wedding, my dress, our flowers/boutonnieres, how much color we wanted on the cake, and any details that we liked. Cotton took notes, and is going to just go with it.

And you know what? My micro-managing, detail-oriented, "Can we please also document this conversation in an email?" self is totally fine with her taking the lead!

I'm a big fan of shows like Cake Boss, so I'm excited to get my own big reveal. With Mrs. Oliver, I think I would've have been more worried about the cake being "exactly the way we discussed." With Cotton, I'm looking forward to seeing what she puts together. I know it'll be colorful, I know it'll be vintage, and I think it'll have some feathers. We'll see!

Cotton is also going to do our Spelman/Morehouse/UMich groom's cake for the rehearsal dinner, so that will be like our "preview" of the next day.

Now the hard part, which flavors to choose?! (Yes, yes. Sweet potato will definitely be one!)