The day started very differently for the both of us. Josh had a sleep over the night before with his brothers, friends and cousin. I slept at my parents house and when I woke up, the sisters, Abby, and I had a fun bridal shower...with lots of giggling.
I got my hair done at the Root Forest by Christy Hendrian and then headed to my home to do my make-up. While putting together the finishing touches guess who shows up...Josh! Yes, he saw the bride before the wedding....isn't that bad luck?
Josh headed up to Rexburg with his parents, but not before running back home because he forgot to do his hair...honestly!! I picked mom up and we drove to Rexburg in the bug.
We met at the temple and was sent to the recorder's office to make sure we were all ready with our marriage license and recommends for living ordinances.
We reserved the sealing room that seats 60 people not sure if we would have lots of empty chairs or lots of people standing and when Josh and I came in and sat down there was only one empty chair! The room was very spacious with tall windows and high ceilings. I remember how white and bright the room was, it was spectacular. After our sealing it was so wonderful to say hello and hug all of our guests.
Although it was March, it was absolutely freezing outside and during the photos we kept warm by goofing around which yielded some very amazing photos taken by John Hobbler. My bouquet and the boutonnieres were done at Floral Arts and they turned out beautiful! My bouquet had white Amazon lilies, cattleya orchids, sweet peas and white lilac. It smelled wonderful! My wedding gown was designed by the European company Casablanca. It was the most amazing dress. Mom put together the table bouquets and buffet table arrangements which turned out great...just one more of her many talents!
At the reception we had a non-stop line for over two hours! It was so amazing to see so many friends and family. Mom and Dad put together a delicious feast served by my amazing family. We had BBQ pork sandwiches, chicken salad sandwiches (thanks Uncle Matt & Uncle Dave), veggies, salads, and the most amazing desert bar with an absolutely delicious wedding cake made by mom. She made a short cake, stacked in layers, covered in whipped cream and topped with sugar coated strawberries.
After the line we did the bouquet toss and guarder chase. Abby won the bouquet and cousin Brian caught the guarder...although we stole it back :) We were able to get some food and desert and mingle with friends and family. It was an amazing night that wouldn't have been successful without the amazing help and preparations from our family!
