WELL!!! The day FINALLY came friends :)AHHH I KNOW!!! March 2nd was quite the wonderful day!! On February 27th I said goodbye to Mr. Hinton as Ms. Jarvis so that I could go spend my last few single days with the fam in Bountiful. It was so weird leaving Logan and knowing the next time I was here I would be married!?!? haha it was such a crazy thought!
The next two days flew by, all the planning my mom and others had done was falling into place perfectly! I was amazed to see all the little things she had thought of that had never crossed my mind! Then it was March 1st at 11:00pm and I was spending my last single night with my best friend Ann Marie.... It was so surreal! I WAS GETTING MARRIED IN THE MORNING!! And the person I had been through everything with was there to send me off. The thought that brought tears to my eyes kept crossing my mind... "things will never be the same"... I was so nervous but excited!5:00 am came earlier that Saturday I swear! I had just closed my eyes and it was time to wake up?! I gathered my things, packed my dress, vail, shoes, make up, suitcase... and turned off the light to "my room" for the last time... so many memories there and now... I WAS GETTING MARRIED!!! I said goodbye to Ann Marie and headed to get my hair done!
Hair and make up went perfectly and I am really just so in love with both these girls! Linzie and Juliann really just blow my mind! As I was sitting by these two CUTE CUTE girls talking about our engagements and about their fiancee's it was the weirdest feeling knowing that all the planning, all the drama, all the craziness... would be over after today! :D They sent me off feeling SO excited and just blessed! GREAT way to start off my wedding day!! THANK YOU!!! :)
As I walked into the temple holding my dress there he sat!! MY ALMOST HUSBAND!!!
Thought process: What the flip!? HUSBAND!? How did this happen!? Wow he looks good! Good call on the grey suit. Holy Moley! I'm doing this!! AHH!!!
yup... that was pretty much it! haha we were walked through everything and before our ceremony we had a few minutes to sit next to each other and just talk. Our last moments as "not" husband and wife. Then... it was our turn! Needless to say I was super gitty the whole time and couldn't stop smiling :)
It was beautiful and perfect and I am SO happy that I got the opportunity to marry the most amazing man in the temple. If you have any questions about the temple or what happens in them, feel free to click the side tab "my beliefs" to find out more :)We then went to get ready and we realized that we didn't have my hoop! So of course my right hand woman, my lady in waiting, my BFF, the tootie to my pum...ANN MARIE DOLLING FOLKS! Saved the day by going to grab it! :) She picked it up that morning from the rental place to bring it early! BOOM! Disaster avoided!! ;)
Well, then we decided that we should touch up my make up why we waited and if any of you know me... I'm prone to spilling things on myself... so let me paint you a little picture... me. in my white dress... liquid make up....
ALL DOWN THE FRONT!! haha I was seriously just like... "yup...this would be me in a nutshell" hahaha luckily my mother being the awesome miracle worker she is and our little temple helper lady having all the right supplies and keeping very calm got it all out! and no one could even tell!! haha
SO it was finally time for that amazing moment! where we get to walk out hand in hand and see all our favorite people!!! but oh wait... they didn't give me my vail at the dress check.... hmmmm hahaha so again my adorable mom rushed to get it! :) the workers gave her one and we were out the door! :)
That feeling.... walking out of the temple holding the love of my life's hand and seeing all my family, my closest friends... and my NEW family! wow.... there is just no other feeling to describe it other than WOW! It was just an overwhelmingly happy feeling. Like I had swallowed my tongue and my stomach was jumping and singing all at the same time! haha I really don't know how to explain it! just SO GOOD!
We took pictures with our amazing photographer Jen Fauset for the next hour and a half and then it was off to our luncheon at the Joseph Smith Memorial Building!
Due to the vail mishap we had been a little late coming out of the temple, making us a little late to the luncheon. BUT! it was our wedding day!! I guess they couldn't start without us!! When we walked in David and I talked as we sat at our table... and were just so overwhelmed by all the people in the room... next to us... Our parents. The people that had really been there with us our entire lives. The four people that have been the main sculptors in our lives molding and shaping us to be the people we are today. Adding in parts we were missing, shaving off the parts that, maybe aren't as fantastic. Then, looking out into the crowd, there were Siblings, Nieces and Nephews, Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles, Cousins, Young Women leaders, Family(second family) friends. Life long friends, Coaches, Neighbors... and again... just that WOW feeling...Knowing that every person had effected you in your life to get you to the point where you were now... was just mind blowing. David and I really can't express enough gratitude to everyone there. We love every one of you and... just WOW!
That night at the reception that feeling just kept coming!! To start off... I knew my mom had been busy but little did I realize just HOW busy!! We walked in, to paper lanterns and flower balls strung across the ceiling. Lanterns with flowers flowing out of them on the tables, Cold Stone, an amazing wedding cake, pictures everywhere (just the way I like it) and BEAUTIFUL Home made picture frames my dad made! Then to add the the beauty, tons and tons of people that just kept pouring through the door! Old and new friends just kept coming! The support of our families was phenomenal!!
The night went by all too quickly and looking back we wish we could've stayed to just hang out and take it all in, but it was time to move again!
We were sent off through a tunnel of sparklers. and as we cleaned off our beautifuly decorated car that feeling again... just wow... everything every good feeling we'd ever felt. put into one day. wow.
SO I apologize for this long entry my friends! There was just so much to tell! SO much grattitude to express and i'm sure I haven't covered half of it!
I'd like to end on some special thank you's and what I found to be fantastic wedding advice that really made my day so amazingly perfect!
Advice: On YOUR wedding day... DO NOT!!! I repeat DO NOT!!! let anything get to you. the make up on your dress, someone's shirt that doesn't match your colors, realizing you didn't pick up your hoop, having the Salt Lake Temple workers track you down at your luncheon because they gave you some other girl's vail, complaining about how bad your feet hurt, being bummed you're on your period. ETC... DON'T! YOUR wedding day is a day that you get to celebrate with the people you love the very very most in this whole world, that you found the one person that you get to love the very very VERY most for the rest of eternity. In the long run, if you get to walk away with that guy... You Won. So don't let all the silly little things get in your way. When anything goes wrong, my advice is to laugh it off. Hold the love of your life's hand and realize you just scored the most amazing person for you! No spilt make up can ever compare to that. LIFE GOES ON AFTER YOUR WEDDING :) and its great!
and last but not least THANK YOU'S!
MASSIVE THANKS to my Mom. From the day after we got engaged to the day of she was running around to place to place trying to make our day perfect and she more than succeeded! EVERYTHING really was perfect!!!:)
EVEN BIGGER THANKS to my Dad for funding everything from the candles in the center pieces to my dress :) AND for the amazing frames!!! He's a boss. Holy smokes... one ulcer and a son in law later we did it! :) (SIDENOTE:the only times I cried the whole day were when he hugged me... Daddy's girl all the way ;))
HUGE THANKS to Mama and Papa Hinton for the beautiful luncheon and flowers and for taking care of us being stressed out of our minds while we were stuck in Logan while the wedding planning was 80 miles away. <3
AND LAST! every person who came to our showers or reception, who sent a gift. who sent a card. All the people that helped get things ready.
WE ARE SO GRATEFUL FOR ALL OF YOU! WE LOVE YOU!
So until next time my love's!
Be Safe and enjoy life!
Love,
The Hinton Family ;)
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