try changing this line in index.php from:
<div id="logo"><a href="/"><img src="/images/copy of new logo.png" alt="" /></a></div>
to:
<div id="logo"><a href="/"><img src="/images/copy of new logo.png" width="376" height="50" alt="logo" /></a></div>
Ok this is what I came up with....
top font is Garamond R85 G85 B85
lower font is Lucida Calligraphy R167 G167 B167
the fonts are not standard as they have been stretched to match the original
The original was 250 x 50
so you can resize this one to the same height but it will be...
I agree your site does take a while to load. I do like the colours. I also agree that you need more padding around the text to show more white space..Instead of using "min-width: 1050px;" add some padding to both sides. Good job though.