The Big Day!

Nathan and I got married for time and all eternity on June 20, 2009 in the Seattle Temple. It was the most absolutely perfect, non stressful day ever. The day began with Colleen our wonderful Mary Kay lady coming over and helping with putting on make-up, eating breakfast, and waiting for Nathan to come and pick me up to get my hair done. We changed hairstylists at the last minute because the Monday before we got married I went to get my hair color blended and she died my hair orange! I seriously looked like carrot top from the T-Mobile commercials. Thankfully Jenny at Jenny's Place was able to save my hair. Luckily the hairstylist who did my up do did it so perfectly. It was exactly the I wanted.

We made it to the temple early which was super nice so that we weren't rushing to get things done. It was so nice to get ready in the bride's room with my mom, and then spend the time before we got married with Nathan. It is such a wonderful thought that I was marrying my best friend and that he is mine for eternity.

The day was absolutely wonderful. It was almost as though there was no one else there with us. My friend Jackie Morrell owner of Smile Catcher did our pictures and did such a wonderful job. They are all so beautiful. After pictures we were able to go to a wonderful luncheon. The food was so good, thank you to Aunt Kathy for playing a beautiful rendition of the song Always, and Thank you to Char and Kelly for making all of the beautiful and tasty cupcakes. Everything was absolutely perfect.

We headed off on our honeymoon where we stayed the night in Port Orchard, and then took the foot ferry to... Victoria BC! The next post we will share some of the fun activities we were able to enjoy while we were there.

Here are a few glimpses of our beautiful day:

The Beginning

Nathan and I started dating our last year at BYU-Idaho. I don't know what took us so long to start dating especially since my parents moved into his home ward almost 5 years ago, and we always saw each other at school. I guess it was just timing. Right from the first date I think we knew we were meant or each other, but honestly I have to say that I have always liked Nathan from the first time I saw him. I think the stars were aligned for us- our ward boundaries were moved so we ended up in the same ward, and we lived right across the street from each other. We made every excuse possible to see each other and spent every waking moment together.

We took a trip down to Salt Lake City for Valentine's Day weekend which luckily was also a 3 day weekend. This was the first Valentine's Day that I had a special someone. What a picture perfect day. We went to the Gateway Mall where Nathan bought me the most amazing fergalicious shoes (that is the brand) they are purple and turquoise snake print. We then ate dinner at T.G.I.Fridays I couldn't believe that we didn't have to wait in a line for a restaurant. The best part of the day was when we went down to Temple Square and it was only us right before they were going to close. Nathan started talking about eternity and the significance of the temple. I know something was up cause he was super nervous and kept saying "so yeah". We sat down in front of the temple right by the flag pole and the compass on the floor. He said "Before they kick us out there is something I need to ask you, but I can't do it sitting up here." He then got down on his knee and asked me if I would marry him which of course I said yes! I was not expecting that at all! This was the best Valentine's Day ever!!!

(This was taken right after Nathan proposed!)