Our anniversary yesterday started out on a fairly unrelaxing note. Since we skipped the long run we had planned as part of our half marathon training on Saturday, that meant we had to cram it in on Sunday morning.
My Garmin wasn’t charged, so I’m not exactly sure how far we ran, but we ran the 10K course from the Race for the Cure that we did earlier this month and kept going for another 15 – 20 minutes. I’m thinking we did right around 8 miles.
The run was actually enjoyable! Ryan and I both appreciated the change in scenery, and considering most of our run took place along the water it was a beautiful way to start the day.
Post run we showered back at the hotel before meeting up with my parents for a fancy brunch at Marchand’s, a wonderful restaurant located inside the hotel.
I didn’t take pictures of all the display stations like I did last time we went to this brunch because I was too hungry to think about anything other than eating.
My mom, dad, Ryan and I all made a beeline for the seafood station and loaded up on crab claws and crab legs. I also filled my plate with pulled pork, caramelized onions, roasted potatoes, broccoli rabe, and a tomato and cucumber salad.
I had seconds of the craw legs before it was time for dessert.
I filled my plate with sweet treats thinking I would be sharing with everyone, but I ended up dominating the entire plate myself, leaving only half of the tiramisu cupcake remaining.
I also grabbed three more of the mini glazed doughnuts on a stick because they were so darn tasty. Ryan and I thought the glaze had a slight lemon flavor that made them extra fantastic.
Our Wedding Cake: One Year Later
We all hung out at the brunch for a good two hours, nibbling at more goodies from the amazing buffet, sipping hot tea and mimosas before heading home for a very special moment!
Recognize this baby?
It’s the top tier of our wedding cake!
We froze it in my parents’ freezer for the past year and on Saturday moved the cake from the freezer to the fridge before placing it on the counter top three hours before we planned to eat it on Sunday.
We were all surprised at just how well our cake held up! It was still very tasty and the red velvet cake and white chocolate mousse filling still tasted great, though the cake was a bit drier than it was on our wedding day.
The buttercream icing wasn’t nearly as good as it was a year ago, but we were just happy our cake was edible! It was so fun to be able to eat something from that special day a year later.
Oh! And for those of you who asked, Ryan loved the anniversary gift I made for him. Yay!
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Aww, what a romantic little treat. I’m so happy that Ryan loved his gift! Doesn’t surprise me one bit, though. 😉
Aw, so sweet! That cake still looks delish to me!
Crab legs & cake—> sounds like my ideal meal!
I love the spiderweb brownie on your plate–what a cute treat for Halloween!
That’s awesome that your cake held up; I can’t wait to see how ours tastes–if it lasts a year…it is pretty tempting overtime I open up the freezer!
I’ve never heard of freezing a piece of the wedding cake, but I just love the idea 🙂 I’m glad it was still edible
Happy Anny! So glad you two had a wonderful one!
I loved the gift you got him! So thoughtful and meaningful!
I hope our top layer of cake tastes good too next June!
Happy Halloween! xo
Aw, I’m so happy that you two had a wonderful anniversary! I’m glad that he loved your gift. I think the idea of eating the top of your wedding cake a year later is so sweet! I cannot wait to do that once I get married. I’m glad to hear that it still tasted good. Red velvet is delicious 🙂
I can’t believe you guys have been married for a YEAR already. Seriously? I feel like it was a week ago that you were posting about the pink eye and being sick but still being so excited (am I creepy for remembering that?) Happy anniversary to the two of you, I’m glad you had such a wonderful weekend together and with your family!!
Your cake is/was so gorgeous Julie! I’m totally saving the top tier of mine for my 1 year anniversary too. Looks like you two had a lovely anniversary weekend!
You are making me REALLY excited for my wedding next August… and all of the years of anniversaries!
Happy Annaversariy to both you and Ryan!! If you lived up north, you would have been celebrating in SNOW!
I can’t wait to dig in to my wedding cake next August! Yours looks just like the red velvet cheesecake from Cheesecake Factory!
Happy Anniversary! Your cake looks so good!
Your brunch meal looks fantastic!
We had a red velvet cake for our wedding too! Unfortunately we weren’t able to save the top tier because our wedding was in AZ and we live in UT, and it would’ve been a hassle to deal with transporting it all over. It looked like you guys had a very special day! Congrats!
Hmm your cake looks fantastic! Great pics 🙂
Yesterday was our 1st anniversary as well 🙂 We were also pleasantly surprised to find that our cake did not taste like a frosted shoe. Happy Anniversary!
I also have some of my wedding cake all wrapped up in my freezer. Just hoping it’s edible a year later… haha
Happy anniversary! Sounds like you guys had a wonderful weekend. 🙂
Sounds like the perfect day. Congratulations on making your first year great, it’s a huge accomplishment 🙂
Loved the gift & I am so impressed that you waited a year to eat the cake. Ours only last 2 weeks & then we broke into it!
I LOVED eating our wedding cake (top) tier one year later. Ours tasted still totally amazing. We actually took it to a restaurant and ate it there after eating dinner–it was awesome!!
Sounds like you had a great time celebrating! Congrats 🙂
Aw I’m glad your cake held up well!! It is so pretty! Hope you two had an awesome anniversary and I’m glad Ryan enjoyed his gift :). Hope you have an awesome Halloween!
Looks like you guys had an awesome anniversary weekend with lots of good eat. Congrats!
Have an awesome Halloween! Is Sadie rewearing her bride costume this year?
Aw, what a fun tradition…I am glad it still tasted good. I bet it tasted even BETTER since it represents such a special event.
I also loved your gift idea…how cute and clever! Have a great Halloween!
That cake looks INCREDIBLE!!! And I totally would’ve dominated that entire plate as well 🙂
awwww!!!! You guys make such a cute couple!!
Your cake was so beautiful! 🙂 Red velvet is the best!
What a wonderful weekend. It’s truly a blessing to have moments like those.
Happy Halloween! 😉
I was surprised to when my cake held up and tasted just as good as I remembered it! Happy belated Anniversary 🙂
am I the only fatty who ate the top tier with her hubs like a week after the wedding?
I knew my cake wouldn’t be good a year later, so my husband and I ate it as snacks for like two weeks afterwards, lol!
what a delicious day of food!! we saved our top tier for the one year anniversary as well and it was pretty delicious 🙂 happy anniversary!
I’m always surprised when I hear that the wedding cake survived a year in the freezer. What a fun tradition and happy anniversary! 🙂
we had canoli. it didn’t freeze well. it was like eating goo inside of a dead finger. surprisingly unappetizing.
Congratulations on the first year! The cake looks delicious, even at 1 year old 🙂
Freezing the top layer of the cake is an awesome idea! 🙂 I bet it really made the anniversary special!
Your cake still looks so pretty for being stuck in the freezer for a year!
I was so happy that our’s was edible too. What a neat tradition 🙂
Aaawww how sweet!!!! Sounds like ya’ll had an awesome anniversary! 😀
I love fancy brunches!!! What can get better than breakfast food plus seafood plus mimosas?!?!?! 🙂
Also, I’m always intrigued if people’s wedding cakes hold up an entire year later – glad yours tasted great. Congrats again!
Wow! Yours held up great!!! Ours was not so fortunate and each took a bite and that was it 🙁
I’m impressed with how good that cake looks! I always wondered how they tasted after a year because most of my friends/family decided not to freeze theirs.
14 years of marriage and I remember that we FORGOT to put our cake in the freezer before going on our honeymoon. Yup, nasty and moldy by the time we got back. Oh well.
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Our cake was pretty good 1 year later, but the buttercream frosting was a little gritty. I still enjoyed eating it though 🙂 Your cake looked like it held up great!
What a nice brunch! I love the idea of being able to have the wedding cake 1 year later; I think it is so sweet and sentimental!
Happy Anniversary! The cake looks great after being frozen for a year! Wishing you guys many more happy years to come 🙂
So sweet. Happy Anniversary! Here’s to many more.
Happy Anniversary! Yall were smart and took your flowers off before you froze the cake. We totally forgot and they did not defrost very well!
Happy Anniversary 🙂 I love the white chocolate curls on the cake.
What a beautiful wedding cake! It’s elegant and classic. Plus you can never go wrong with red velvet.
Congratulations on 1 year!
Happy Anniversary!!
When I got married, instead of keeping the top of the cake, our baker made a mini version of our cake. We ate it a year later and it was still so delicious! Our flavor was apricot spice. Delicious!
Wow- your cake DID hold up well! Our top tier is sitting in our freezer, but we got married last July, so we have a while to find out if it’s still good! I was thinking of just getting a mini-cake made by the same baker.
I am SO stealing that idea for the anniversary gift. How cute!!!
that is so cute! I love the idea of saving the top tier of your cake! My brother and sister in law opted not to, I think they’re crazy! I guess they don’t like cake as much as I do…
I’ve heard mixed reviews about eating the cake a year later. Where my husband and I got our cake from, the make you a new top-tier looking cake (very similar to your wedding cake) on your 1 year anniversary which I thought was an amazing idea so we skipped tradition, ate the top tier the week after the wedding and had a fresh cake at 1 year.
I’m glad yours still tasted good!! It’s beautiful!