After we came out of the temple, we took all of the traditional family photos.
That night was the reception and it was beautiful! After searching and searching for a perfect place for a reception during winter, I believe we had found it. We had so much fun talking to friends, dancing, and laughing. Everything was perfect!
Beautiful flower decorations!
The cake!
My family at the reception.
John's family at the reception.
The night was also filled with lots of friends. The "Saratoga Girls" go back as far as we can remember and we love sharing special days with each other.
John and I had our first dance as a married couple. We had planned to dance to "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?" by Rod Stewart, but earlier that day my sister, Ashley, and John decided it would be fun to surprise me by turning on "Hero" by Enrique Iglesias, which was the dance John asked me out to at a stake dance back in 2004 when we were sixteen years old. I couldn't stop laughing when I first heard "Hero" over the loud speakers.
I got my very own daddy-daughter dance, and we ended up dancing to "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You".
I also got to dance with my cute grandpa!
I loved watching the little flowergirls run around all night and they loved dancing as well. I couldn't have asked for cuter flowergirls!
The reception was absolutely beautiful and I have my mom and my sister, Stephanie, to thank for it. They planned the whole thing for me while I was out at BYU. I am so grateful for them for the time and energy they put into making my wedding day special and the reception very memorable. Everyone had so much fun, and after a fun day and exciting reception, there were some who just needed to rest!
We spent a few days down in Huntington Beach for our honeymoon. We had perfect weather!
We spent a day at Disneyland and California Adventure!
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After our honeymoon we drove back to Saratoga for New Years and welcomed in 2010. We drove back to Utah and now are in the middle of our winter semester. The semester is going good so far, with John working hard at school while I am teaching a third grade class for my student teaching! We are enjoying every moment of our lives together!
