Monday, April 30, 2012
Happily Ever After...
Okay! So here we are, almost 8 weeks in! And we are LOVING it! :) I haven't posted since Valentines day so it looks like I have a lot to cover. I'll try and give a quick overview. :)
Bridals were fun. It was fun to put on my dress and see Garrett in his tux for the first time. :) Garrett looked so Handsome!!! And I LOVED the look he gave me when he saw me coming down the stairs in my dress. :) We did our bridals at temple square around the Temple grounds and around the Lion House Restaurant. :) They turned out great! It was cold and windy, (as it usually was when we took pictures) but, they turned out great. :)
We had our reception on March 2nd, five days before our wedding day. People thought it was a little strange to do the reception BEFORE the wedding, but it turned out great and made for a much less stressful wedding day. :) We had a group called Legacy Weddings come in and decorate our stake center for us. They did a great job! It looked beautiful!
We got there early and started taking pictures. Man! I had no idea taking pictures took so long! :) People started lining up at the door before 6 and we barely finished taking the pictures in time. :) The reception actually flew by for me. The line seemed to go on forever! But it was fun seeing so many friends and meeting so many new people and hearing what great things they had to say about Garrett. :) I really am so lucky to have him! :) While we shook hands with people Garrett's brother Taylor played some beautiful music on the piano. (SO talented)
After the line ended we cut the cake (which for some reason I felt self conscious doing with so many people watching...) and we KINDLY fed it to one another. :) Our wedding cake was red velvet. Mmmm. :) It looked so pretty! Our cake was made by Granite Bakery who also did our delicious cakes that we served as refreshments.
After the cake was cut we did the dancing. :) We danced with the parents to the song "I've Got a Thing For You" from the movie "Charly" and then it was time for the Bride and Groom to dance. :)
I have always loved the story of Cinderella. When I was little I think it was just because of the cute little mice that talk and make dresses and rescue Cinderella from the tower. But It has come to mean so much more to me as I've gotten older. Cinderella is a normal girl living with some pretty rough trials. But instead of turning bitter and angry, she remains positive and kind. She pushes on even through the hardest days and doesn't give up. In the end, she is rewarded with a Prince and the realization of a seemingly impossible dream. :) Which is what can happen to each of us if we will push on with a positive attitude through our trials, and have faith in the Lord. If we will trust in Him and endure whatever hardships may come our way, He, in the end, will reward us with the riches of His kingdom. :)
Anyway, my Prince just so happens to be a very skilled dancer. :) He taught me how to do the Viennese Waltz on our second date. :) And so for our Bride and Grooms dance we Viennese Waltzed our way around the floor as the Cinderella Waltz was playing through the sound system. :) It was AWESOME! :)
After that, we had a few line dances and then went home. :) ...If I remember right, my Parents took us all to Denny's that night for dinner. :) That was fun.
5 days later, we were sealed in the Salt Lake Temple for time and all eternity! :) It was beautiful! After the sealing we went out to take pictures. Once again... it was COLD! :) And windy. haha But it was fun. :) We took some on the temple steps and then inside the Joseph Smith Memorial Building. After that everyone left for the luncheon and we stayed to take just a few more pictures. :)
At the luncheon we had Chinese food and cheesecake. Garrett's mom decorated for the luncheon and it looked beautiful! It had a Chinese theme because they have a Chinese ancestry. Garrett is actually 1/4 Chinese. His Great-Grandparents (if I remember right) came over from China and owned a Chinese restaurant. Maybe it was Great-Great... :) I'll have to ask him.
After the Luncheon we took off for our Honeymoon! Yay! It was so fun getting in the car, driving off, and letting it soak in that we really were married! :) What a great feeling!
Bridals were fun. It was fun to put on my dress and see Garrett in his tux for the first time. :) Garrett looked so Handsome!!! And I LOVED the look he gave me when he saw me coming down the stairs in my dress. :) We did our bridals at temple square around the Temple grounds and around the Lion House Restaurant. :) They turned out great! It was cold and windy, (as it usually was when we took pictures) but, they turned out great. :)
We had our reception on March 2nd, five days before our wedding day. People thought it was a little strange to do the reception BEFORE the wedding, but it turned out great and made for a much less stressful wedding day. :) We had a group called Legacy Weddings come in and decorate our stake center for us. They did a great job! It looked beautiful!
We got there early and started taking pictures. Man! I had no idea taking pictures took so long! :) People started lining up at the door before 6 and we barely finished taking the pictures in time. :) The reception actually flew by for me. The line seemed to go on forever! But it was fun seeing so many friends and meeting so many new people and hearing what great things they had to say about Garrett. :) I really am so lucky to have him! :) While we shook hands with people Garrett's brother Taylor played some beautiful music on the piano. (SO talented)
After the line ended we cut the cake (which for some reason I felt self conscious doing with so many people watching...) and we KINDLY fed it to one another. :) Our wedding cake was red velvet. Mmmm. :) It looked so pretty! Our cake was made by Granite Bakery who also did our delicious cakes that we served as refreshments.
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| The flowers were brilliantly done by my good friend Alaide Parker who just opened up a business in floral design. :) |
After the cake was cut we did the dancing. :) We danced with the parents to the song "I've Got a Thing For You" from the movie "Charly" and then it was time for the Bride and Groom to dance. :)
I have always loved the story of Cinderella. When I was little I think it was just because of the cute little mice that talk and make dresses and rescue Cinderella from the tower. But It has come to mean so much more to me as I've gotten older. Cinderella is a normal girl living with some pretty rough trials. But instead of turning bitter and angry, she remains positive and kind. She pushes on even through the hardest days and doesn't give up. In the end, she is rewarded with a Prince and the realization of a seemingly impossible dream. :) Which is what can happen to each of us if we will push on with a positive attitude through our trials, and have faith in the Lord. If we will trust in Him and endure whatever hardships may come our way, He, in the end, will reward us with the riches of His kingdom. :)
Anyway, my Prince just so happens to be a very skilled dancer. :) He taught me how to do the Viennese Waltz on our second date. :) And so for our Bride and Grooms dance we Viennese Waltzed our way around the floor as the Cinderella Waltz was playing through the sound system. :) It was AWESOME! :)
After that, we had a few line dances and then went home. :) ...If I remember right, my Parents took us all to Denny's that night for dinner. :) That was fun.
5 days later, we were sealed in the Salt Lake Temple for time and all eternity! :) It was beautiful! After the sealing we went out to take pictures. Once again... it was COLD! :) And windy. haha But it was fun. :) We took some on the temple steps and then inside the Joseph Smith Memorial Building. After that everyone left for the luncheon and we stayed to take just a few more pictures. :)
At the luncheon we had Chinese food and cheesecake. Garrett's mom decorated for the luncheon and it looked beautiful! It had a Chinese theme because they have a Chinese ancestry. Garrett is actually 1/4 Chinese. His Great-Grandparents (if I remember right) came over from China and owned a Chinese restaurant. Maybe it was Great-Great... :) I'll have to ask him.
After the Luncheon we took off for our Honeymoon! Yay! It was so fun getting in the car, driving off, and letting it soak in that we really were married! :) What a great feeling!
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Happy Valentines Day!
So I know it's a couple days before, but I got my Valentines early this year. :)
Garrett had to go out of town for work. He left yesterday and will be gone until Thursday morning. Since he isn't going to be here Tuesday, he surprised me with an early Valentine. :)
I had to work yesterday until three, and Garrett had to be on the road around 2. So around 1:30 he came by my work to leave me a sweet Valentines Day card and say goodbye. (I love when he visits me at work.) The card was really sweet and it was fun talking to him. We said our forever long goodbye and he was on the road. When I got out of work I locked up the building and headed out to my car. When I opened the door, I found a beautiful pink rose on the drivers seat with a little hand written card that said, "I love our long drives together." :) Well, I melted inside and called him up to tell him how thoughtful he was, to thank him for the beautiful rose, and agree with him about our long drives together. :) I smelled the flower as I talked to him on the way home feeling like a princess. Little did I know that was only flower #1.
I walked through the door and immediately saw flower #2 on the table in the entryway with another hand written card stating another thing he loved about me. :) I once again thought that was so sweet and figured he'd just quickly dropped it off on his way back from seeing me before he hit the long road. My mom and brothers and sisters were all sitting in the piano room and so I went in to chat with them and to smell my beautiful flowers and swoon over what a lucky girl I am to have such a thoughtful and wonderful prince charming. :)
As we sat there I began to notice that my family was acting a little strange... I looked around at them trying to figure out what was going on. I felt like I was the odd one out on some kind of inside joke. My mom went over to the piano and started playing "Heart and Soul" and that's when it all clicked. :) There was flower #3 sitting on the piano keys with another "I love you" note. As I looked at and smelled my beautiful flower my mom made the suggestion that I go and get a vase........... a big one. :) The search was on!
On my way to the Kitchen I found flowers 4 & 5, and in and around the kitchen area were flowers 6-8. I carefully put those flowers in a vase and headed up to my room. When I opened the door I found 4 more flowers making a total of 12. Each flower was accompanied by a sweet note stating something that he loves about me. :)
Each flower is so unique and beautiful! I swear he went into the flower shop and searched until he found the most beautiful, most perfect flowers that they had! I love him so much! And I feel like the luckiest valentine in the world!
Saturday, February 11, 2012
Engagements at Snow Basin
Getting our engagement pictures was a fun experience. We have a GREAT photographer! He's so fun and he does a really good job. (http://jeffhodgesphoto.blogspot.com/)
We decided to take our pictures up at Snow Basin because I really wanted snow in the pictures. (You would think that in January it wouldn't be too difficult to find a spot with a lot of snow but hey, this is Utah. You never know what the weather will do.) And it was fun. :) Jeff was really familiar with the area because he's done photo shoots there before, so he knew where all of the perfect spots were for picture taking. The first spot we went to was a small path lined with tall trees and covered in snow. He had us walk down the path a ways ahead of him, and then turn and start walking toward him while he snapped a few shots. Garrett and I just started giggling. :) It felt so unreal! We couldn't believe that we were actually getting our own engagement pictures taken! It was so much fun.
We got up to Snow Basin and it was COLD! We should have known that it would be. After all, we were on a ski resort... :) It's kind of funny looking through the pictures. You can watch our noses and cheeks gradually grow darker and darker as we were growing colder and colder... :) But it was totally worth every shiver and every chatter of our teeth. :) We had decided that we wanted to start with some formal pictures and end with some that were a little more casual. Beginning in a skirt and heels might not have been the best idea. BRRRRR! :) But Garrett was so sweet and didn't make me walk through the snow. He carried me everywhere so that my feet wouldn't get too cold. :) Do you see why I'm crazy about him?!
At the end of the photo shoot Jeff suggested snow angels and a snowball fight. I reached down for some snow to make my first snowball and immediately dropped it! It was FREEZING!!! You know that cold that is so cold that it burns? That's what this snow was like. There was no way I could hold onto it long enough to form it into a ball. My Prince Charming came to the rescue again. :) He made all four snowballs so that I wouldn't have to freeze my hands. Aw! :) After the snowball fight we decided to fore go the snow angels and head home to thaw out our frozen bones. :) But we had a really good time.
Friday, February 10, 2012
Planning
I have no idea how to start a family blog. I didn't really think I ever would. But my mom has one, my friends have them, and it seems like everyone else has them too. So I decided, why not follow the trend and start my own family blog? :) So here I am making my first entry. I'm not the best writer so I hope this doesn't completely bore anyone reading it to death. It's mostly for my family to keep them posted about what's going on with Garrett and me while we're away for the summer and maybe for school. (We don't know where we'll be yet. He's still applying to law school. Cross your fingers!) I'm sure we'll end up wherever we are supposed to be. I just can't wait to find out where "supposed to be" happens to be. :)
I am writing this and the clock on my blog says that we are exactly 25 days 15 hours 35 minutes and 40 seconds away from being sealed for time and all eternity in the Salt Lake City, Utah Temple. (On March 7, 2012 at 10:20am precisely. :) Yay!) Looking at that clock makes me sooo excited, but it also makes me a little nervous because I can see how much needs to be done in so little time. I never knew how much went into planning a wedding: Pictures, invitations, more pictures, bridal showers, cake decorators, flowers, packing up your things, reception planners, planning, planning, and more planning! But even though it's a lot to sort through, it's fun.
I am writing this and the clock on my blog says that we are exactly 25 days 15 hours 35 minutes and 40 seconds away from being sealed for time and all eternity in the Salt Lake City, Utah Temple. (On March 7, 2012 at 10:20am precisely. :) Yay!) Looking at that clock makes me sooo excited, but it also makes me a little nervous because I can see how much needs to be done in so little time. I never knew how much went into planning a wedding: Pictures, invitations, more pictures, bridal showers, cake decorators, flowers, packing up your things, reception planners, planning, planning, and more planning! But even though it's a lot to sort through, it's fun.
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