I've been happily married since my big day and we've had ADVENTURES! But just to keep the timeline in order, let's travel back to that day...(*wind chimes*strange haze*)
01.02.2012 [:
the second day of this year, Zackary and I were married in the Saint George, Utah temple. Lots of people asked why that temple. Well, because it's a family temple for us. We have relatives that were sealed there, which was so amazing and important for us.
Morning OF!
WAKE UP: 6:00 am wash my face, brush teeth, run around crying because I realized i didn't pack an outfit that I could unbutton to not mess up my hair, get convinced I look cute in my mom's white button down shirt, eat a bowl of cereal, and get in the car to go to...
Studio 359 where Angie was nice enough to do my hair that early and basically on a holiday! She was SO good at what she did and so sweet and totally willing to do ANYTHING I (or Amy haha) wanted! (fyi Amy suggested the french braid on the other side of my head, cute touch)
(Special thanks to my cousin Malory for gluing EACH individual pearl to a short bobby pin to use in my hair! i'm still so grateful! i think it was the perfect cherry on top, and without them, my hair would've been blah!)"COME TO THE TEMPLE, BLESSINGS AWAIT YOU!" - Nauvoo's City of Joseph Pageant
Arrive at the temple!
When my entourage and I got there, Zack and his were waiting to open my door and complimented my hair. While we were waiting, it was interesting to see how we both were reacting! He was very quiet and calm and mellow; I was smiley, laughing, and talking a lot! We talked to the temple recorder and then went our separate ways to get all dressed up! We met up and went to talk to our sealer...
THE TIME FOR FOREVER HAS COME!
Our ceremony started at 11:40 am in the East (Rose) Room, our parents and some of our friends and family were already sitting there. As the sealer was about to close the doors Adam, Melissa, Kim and Taber snuck in! I was so worried they wouldn't make it! the ceremony went beautifully, except I had to say YES twice because I said it too quietly the first time haha I was just so distracted! We went back to change and get prettied up again, the final touches. He was waiting for me in the lobby, and when I walked out... [: his jaw dropped! he couldn't stop staring at me, it was the cutest funniest thing! We let our parents leave before then we proceeded down the hallway to the "wedding exit" where everyone was waiting for us.
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| Barely Newlyweds! Everything felt SO RIGHT! |
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| FRIENDS AND FAMILY! |
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| WEDDING PARTY! (Scott Shattuck, Kim Wilson, Parker Eads, Celeste Burrell, ZACK AND AMANDA, Todd and Amy Guison, Ammon Hallsted, Natawni Burrell, and Jake Hollingsworth) |
AFTER Party!
We took pictures...and some more pictures...and a few more! it was so FUN! Paisley Studios did our photography (all the photos in this post and from our engagement session were done by them, they came all the way from BLACKFOOT, ID for us, so awesome!) We went to the church across the street and had AMAZING food from the restaurant my cousin, Carly, manages : 25 Main (definitely stop by if you're ever in St. George!) then Zack and Scott Shattuck surprised me with the song zack sang to propose! it was so incredible! I definitely teared up and Zack got choked up, too! SO SWEET! We had a cupcake or two, said our thank you's and took off for our honeymoon ADVENTURE!!!
