The Wedding Day

This post will be a lot of pictures but hopefully I can get some of the stories of the day in too.

Our wedding was in the morning around 10:00 I believe. We had to get to the temple early to get ready. I wanted to be married in my wedding dress, the only issue was that the sleeves were not long sleeves, but that wasn't to be a big deal because the temple has sleeves you can put in under your dress. I expected it to be just sleeves, but it was a sweater thing, that was a little bulkier than I expected. My mom and I had a panic moment when she was doing up my dress, because the zipper would not go up, but with me holding my breath she could get it done up. It was really tight, and it was hard to breath but I made it in.

From there the temple workers took me to the Celestial Room, and Brian and I got to sit and talk while our guests for the ceramony were brought in and seated in the Sealing Room. We didn't have tons of people there because our families are fairly small. Then they brought us in and the sealer gave us some advice and then we had the ceramony. It was beautiful and special, and I loved looking in the double mirrors as Brian and I went back for forever. I also loved the calmness because the rest of the day was crazy.

Next we went out and did pictures on the temple grounds.

Here is everyone that came to our wedding and to the temple to wait. (Not everyone could go in for the ceramony).

Here is my family and extended family.

Here is Brian's family and family friends that came

It was crazy all the pictures that were taken, my roommates stuck around to help out with the lighting and moving things around.

Our photographer was a little slow, but he got some good pictures.

And here is us by the beautiful Mount Timpanogos Temple

Brian and I were hoping to have a break to rest between pictures and getting my hair done for the reception, but the pictures took too long, so we just had a quick lunch and we were off to get my hair done. My dad and siblings worked on finishing up the decorations for the reception and getting the food. My roommates went back to my parent's house and fell asleep. They were laying all over the place.

The reception turned out really beautiful and I had some gorgeous flowers.

Here is the wedding cake If you look closely on the right side you can see a finger swipe.

Here is the groom's cake. (I had never heard of a groom's cake, but I guess it is a Southern thing, and Brian really wanted one).You can't see it in the picture, but this cake got a swipe taken out of it too. I just laughed about the cakes, my dad did too, but it was a good thing for the kids that swiped the cakes that they were gone before my dad got back to the church.

I love fresh flowers, and and loved my bouquet, too bad they don't last longer. I spent most of my night in the never ending line, and had to sneak bites of food, I was starving by the end.

We cut the cake, but didn't go for the cake smashing in the face.

And Bree caught the throwing bouquet. She was the next one out of everyone who dove for the bouquet to get married.

Finally the line ended and Brian and I escaped into our decorated car.After the day's before's driving issues my roommates had written on the car something to the effect of "Don't die on the way to the honeymoon, its a long time until the Millenium". But we made it safely away.