Miscellaneous Stuff

Cake serving set, programs, and other junk

So I met my fiance at work 5 years ago. He hired me straight out of high school to sell Cutco Cutlery (www.cutco.com). I was shy, hated calling people, hated knives, and hated sales. But the product was awesome, the work environment was one-of-a-kind, and of course, nobody else would hire me. I sold almost $10,000 worth of cutlery in 2 1/2 months (and I lived in a podunk, low-income desert town). I left for college with some money in savings and a long distance boyfriend.

Needless to say, though I haven't been a sales rep in years, and he hasn't been a sales manager for years, we have a soft spot in our heart for Cutco. He had the entire Ultimate 2000 set, minus a petite slicer (a small bread knife) and several table knives (steak/butter knife in one).

So when I brought up the issue of how to cut and serve the first piece of cake, we naturally thought of Cutco! Ben's gift to me was an engraved slice n' serve set (as pictured). Unfortunately, they engraved July 19th 2008 instead of July 19, 2008, which wasn't a big deal to me, but Ben wouldn't have it. It's being exchanged as we speak. They do come in pearl (white) handles, too, which may have been better for wedding cake cutting, but the rest of our set is classic (brownish/black), and besides, our wedding cake is chocolate anyhow.

I'm also working on programs. I will add a picture when they're completed, but this is the website I got my inspiration from: http://www.do-it-yourself-weddings.com/wedding-program-instructions.html.
I've been using Publisher (of course) to create my idea of the program. Because it's a 5 minute, non-religious ceremony, my program is also non-traditional. Here's a list of what I've included:
Name of couple/family with their table name on it (so I don't need separate cards)
Ceremony participants, procession, and outline
Dinner Menu
Lyrics to our first dance song "We've Only Just Begun" by the Carpenters
Story of our first date (because it was on July 19, 2003)
Short biographies of bride and groom
Explanation of pint glasses as wedding favors

I'm thinking of doing Pealescent Metallic White paper, and maybe a Black Linen Cardstock for the outside (with nothing on it), tied with rose red ribbon. I've also just considered nice white paper by itself (how many will actually keep it as a keepsake? Will it be worth the extra paper and ribbon expense? Time will only tell)