When J and I were planning our wedding, we were pleasantly surprised to find that our venue would provide a cake at no extra cost. SCORE! We thought. One less thing to plan, one less vendor to deal with, and one less thing to worry about. We chose our cake from an album of "typical" wedding cakes, chose the flavor and filling, and that was that. photo by Danny Weiss At the time, we thought that spending the extra money for a spectacular wedding cake was a waste of money. Cakes are to be eaten, not admired. We were sure that no one would even notice if we were to spend an extra $1,000 on a cake. And you know what? I'm sure that 99% of our guests...

Recently I have even been called out (in the wedding blog world) for advocating creativity and individuality when my own wedding was so "cookie-cutter." I know that making your wedding one-of-a-kind and unique is the trendy thing to do these days. However, J and my wedding was fairly traditional and conservative.  Thinking back to our wedding day and the months preceding the event, I can think of three explanations why. Our venue provided everything.We would've had to do additional work, and/or pay extra fees in order to incorporate elements that were unique to our personalities. We knew this was a trade-off when deciding on this venue; however, their food was to die for (people are still talking about how awesome the food was at...

I first starting blogging in 2001 and have had several blogs since then. (Although Geek in Heels is only 3 months old I've transferred some of my favorite posts from those blogs to the archives.) When I got engaged I naturally started a wedding planning blog and was delighted to be accepted as a blogger on one of the largest and best-known wedding blogs in the U.S. - Weddingbee. Due to its immense popularity, I sometimes get recognized on the streets. Once in a while, I meet new people and they exclaim, "I know you - you're on Weddingbee!" Thus, I think it would be safe to say that my internet identity is mostly tied in with my wedding, which occurred 1.5...