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Over the weekend my husband and I celebrated our new marriage with our friends and family by having a marriage blessing ceremony at his church and a wedding reception. The church service was lovely, the dinner and dance were loads of fun and included karaoke (if you know me you know this is not a surprise). One thing I will remember for the rest of my life is singing Bohemian Rhapsody at the top of my lungs surrounded by a crew of my best and oldest friends. Afterwards I even went to one of the dive-iest dive bars in Fargo in my wedding dress. I had a great time.

There are things in every wedding celebration that hold special meaning for the couple, or each individual. For me it was the cake.

Isn’t it lovely? The cake was made by my friend Kim as a gift to us. I’m so glad she made it. We learned from my sister’s wedding that trusting a stranger with your wedding cake can lead to disaster. Kim’s cake is perfect!

The lower tier is made of white cake. We taste-tested three different types of frosting before we found the just the right taste. Unfortunately we couldn’t guarantee that particular one was gluten-free, so it would only be on the bottom tier. The top tier is gluten-free yellow cake for me with a gluten-free frosting. The icing and fondant vines and leaves were designed to match our wedding announcements.

The cake toppers represent us, as well as my love of crafting, Pablo’s love of my crafts, and our mutual love of amigurumi. They are absolutely adorable and I got tons of compliments on them which makes me feel warm and fuzzy inside. I know I’ll keep them for years and years!