New Spain - Cake

The hardest thing about planning a wedding without actually planning one is trying to find something that is exactly what you envision. The cake for my New Spain wedding is a combination of these two designs:

Found this cake on bride.ca created by Sara's Simply Delicious. The original design which can be found on either page includes a fifth tier which is mostly white with a border of the pattern - I'm not a fan because it seems random and out of place, almost like they ran out of time.

However I love the look of this cake and the only thing I'd like to add is some gerber daisies like the cake below.
Found this on CakeCentral.com by Callyssa, who made it for her brother's wedding.

New Spain -Gift Bags

I'd love to give my guests reusable bags as part of their welcome gift. I hate plastic bags and try to remember to bring my reusable grocery bags whenever possible. Also most stores give you 5 cents back and that really can pay off the bag depending on how much you shop and if you bring it with you. This bag is $2.99 from Pier 1 Imports.

Inside the bag:

1. Lake Champlain Assorted Chocolate Squares (180 pieces =$105.00)
2. Personalized Mini Hot Sauce bottles ($39.00 for 12 bottles, $6.00 for 15 labels) {not my fav but the boy likes it on his burritos}
3. DIY Mexican Paper Flower
4. Custom Wedding Party Buttons from Zazzle.com (113.50 = 50 buttons)
5. Coppertone Continuous Spray SPF-30
6. Map of Epcot (and all the other parks)
7. Poland Spring Water Bottles
8. Wedding Itenerary
9. Emergency Numbers and Party Member Contact Info
10. Must See Ride and Show List For All the Parks!

New Spain -Invitations

When I saw these lamp shades, I knew I needed to find a way to incorporate them into my wedding.

Invitations:

David's Bridal: Dramatically Fashionable - Invitation

It seems to me that the venue, flowers, and bridesmaid dresses will all have so much color that bringing out this understated design in the invitations will make seeing the overall look at the wedding, that much more powerful.

I'm also thinking that I'll use this design for the table numbers at the reception.