We met our cake lady tonight and sampled some cakes! Long story short: I was going to make my cake (a very yummy banana & cream cheese) and decided last month it was too much work and worth the $$ to hire someone.
I had been poring over pictures for awhile and have changed my mind several times on what I want the cake to look like. The funny thing is, FI is the laid-back zero decision making one since he rolls with every decision I make, and he actually had some preferences! He chose the frosting out of 4 types, and even had a say in the design. It's just so not like him, and of all things, the cake?! I'm glad he had direction though since I could have went with just about every choice offered! Almond cake with raspberry filling and French Cream icing - here we come!
Oh, and since they won't cut & serve the top cake, we made that different for ourselves to enjoy after the honeymoon - french vanilla cake w/ Bavarian creme filling. Woohoo!