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Justin booked our getaway car this week. We'll be leaving the reception in a Mercedes E300D provided by Clean Air Limo.



From their website:

The Mercedes E300D is the only limousine of its kind in Texas. We won't have to compromise our conscience while riding in this vehicle because it combines luxury with ecological responsibility. The engine runs on biodiesel, which is made from vegetable oil. Biodiesel is the only alternative fuel to have fully completed the Clean Air Act's health effects testing requirements. To learn more about biodiesel, please visit the National Biodiesel Board.

-- Sarah

Yum!

Yesterday, Justin and I went to a cake tasting at Coco Paloma with his aunt Ana and uncle Brian, who are paying for our wedding cake. Paloma Efron made us a miniature lemon rosemary cake with a rosemary-infused lemon curd layer and vanilla buttercream frosting. Citrus and herb is one of the many themes of our wedding, and we've been set on having a lemon rosemary cake for a long time now.



The cake was delicious, and Paloma Efron, our baker, made sure that many of the ingredients were organic and/or locally-sourced. The rosemary came from her own garden! We're going to forgo fondant because it's mostly sugar and chemicals, and just stick with a buttercream outer layer. Paloma was very nice and her bakery was adorable. We expect to hear back from her in a few months with potential designs for our cake.

Ana will be making Justin's groom cake, which will look something like this:



Ana's also going to make a special little cake for Justin's grandmother, who will be celebrating her 75th birthday the same day as our wedding.

-- Sarah

Dress Shopping

Today was my first attempt at dress shopping. I went with my mom and a friend to Unbridaled on South First. It was a very cute store, and the staff were incredibly nice and helpful. The in-store selection is small, but they can order any dress from the designers they carry. For someone like me who is not looking for a poufy princess dress, they have a great selection. Even if I don't get my dress from them, I still highly recommend Unbridaled.

This isn't the dress, by the way.


-- Sarah