The Happiest day of my life, or, Our Wedding :)

 

Sam waits for me as I change for our Bridals and Couples shots.  I snuck up behind him (as per the photographers request) and it was so wonderful to see each other!  We looked great. 

 

 Getting some of those bride cameos.

 I absolutely loved my bouquet, the shoes, and Sam's shoes!  Everything went together so well.

 The Mesa, Arizona temple where we were married for time and all of eternity.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Exiting the Temple!

The whole gang. :)

 

 

 I loved my dress!  Taking pictures was fun too, Jamie did a wonderful job.

 

 

  Our reception was truly breathtaking!  There was good food and a delicious chocolate bar.  A special thanks to my                               wonderful parents for hosting what was a                                         truly spectacular event!

 Pound it Carter!


My new niece Olivia and nephews Carter and Abe. They were all dressed up and looked adorable!

Our cake was beautiful too.  Red velvet inside, mmmm. :)

   
Off to our honeymoon!  Love you forever, my sweetheart.

Photos by the wonderful Jamie Kontak Harper, hair and makeup by the amazing Sophie Terry and Maddie Fitch! Thank you all so much!

Sam's Bachelor Party

The boys went to an indoor high-speed go-cart track for Sam's last hurrah. :)

Scott, Sam and Skyler suiting up for the races.  Isaac was there too, but was the cameraman for these shots. 

Broomfield Open House

Sam and I at our Open House in Broomfield, Colorado the week before the wedding.  It was just lovely and  many friends and family came to wish us well.

(What am I getting myself into?!!) hahaha.

So much fun. :)  My mother in law Melanie organised a wonderful party with all different kinds of soups, rolls, and many desserts (including French silk pie!).

My cousin Erin came to the open house too- it was so fun to see her and her cute little girls!

Christmas Devotional

In December we went to the Christmas Devotional with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir!  It was so amazing. We went with Mel and Steve, Mark and Maddie, Mark's parents and sister and brother-in-law, and Skyler.    Here we are at PF Changs before the show- it was so delicious!  We finished with the Great Wall of Chocolate. ;)

The stage was really neat- I loved the decorations it was breathtaking, especially because we were sitting so close.  

Sam and I after the performance.  It was amazing!  This photo was taken from where we sitting!  That is how close we were.  We heard special guests baritone Nathan Gunn, and movie star Jane Seymor.  She was beautiful and told a lovely Christmas narrative that almost made me cry.  Nathan Gunn did a wonderful job too, and they even had dancers at one point!  It was spectacular.  We were so lucky to go.  

Trying out the new "ghosting" technique in Temple Square. It is where you try to walk as close as possible to the person in front of you without them noticing, and gets harder the more people you have. (yeah, we're that good.)

Silky smooth mooooves....

Sam and I outside of the Salt Lake Temple.  They had Christmas lights and dozens of nativity scenes from different countries I loved it!