Winter Skipped Us....

I feel like winter literally skipped over us this year. Yah, we had a few cold days here and there, but nothing like a normal Rexburg winter. Lately we have been wearing shorts and a t-shirt.... even though it's only like... 45 degrees. It's funny how that works out. When it is 45 degrees in the fall, everyone is shivering, complaining, and layering with coats. When it is 45 degrees in the spring, suddenly everyone is shedding layers saying how beautiful it is!

Taking advantage of the beautiful sunshine we have been getting, Bryce, Stuart, Spencer and I decided to hike up R Mountain. It's a pretty easy quick hike. It was fun being able to feel the warmth of the sun on my skin. I even got a little tan on my face!

Here we are at the top of the mountain.

Stuart peering over the edge....DON'T FALL!!! :)

Oh great... there he goes....

And here is Spencer's epic picture.

And last but not least... Bryce and me :)

It's About Time... Wedding!

So, I meant to blog about my wedding a long time ago, but then I wanted to wait for the edited pictures before I posted. But by the time I got the pictures, I forgot that I didn't already blog about my wedding. Anyway, long story short, now that Bryce and I have been married for 6 months, I thought I would finally post some pictures!

First and foremost, the temple ceremony was beautiful. The sealer was so sweet and funny, and the spirit was so strong. It was such an amazing experience having so many family members in the temple with us. I wish that everyone could have the same experience.

After the ceremony, we had our dinner with all our family at Craigos, and then Bryce and I stayed the night in Idaho Falls. Our hotel room was themed, so we actually stayed in VENICE! :)

The next day was our reception. I can honestly say that I haven't seen such a pretty reception in such a long time. Thanks to so many friends and family (Mom, Paula, Suzann, Meiken, Peggy, Shauna, Beth) for making it so perfect!

When people arrived, the first thing they saw were these cute lanterns, leading them to the wedding line.

Here is the big tent we rented. It was magical!

Inside the tent were these lanterns. I love them!

Every little part of the tent was so beautifully decorated, including the legs of the tent.

For the food, we had cookies (made mostly by my mom and decorated by Kathy)....

.... and ice cream, catered by Sub Zero. They made the ice cream right there at the reception using liquid nitrogen! SOOO COOOL!!!

Although I didn't serve the cake at the reception, we had one for decoration. It was made by Betty and decorated by Alesha. Isn't it just beautiful?

Here is a glimpse of our rings.

There was one of these for each guest. Great idea, mom!

We had to get a picture with our amazing friends. I wish they all could have been there!

My family....

...and Bryce's family...

...And my cute niece, Hailey!

Oh and my dress was absolutely amazing. I was going to wear the same dress that Kim and Mandi wore at their weddings, but we couldn't alter it to fit right. I was still going to wear it anyway, but my amazing sister, Kim, decided that she wanted to buy me my own dress, so that i would feel beautiful on my wedding day. Thank you so much, Kim. I really did feel like a princess.

Then on to a few bride and groom pics. Enjoy!