The day of the wedding arrived

September 7th my little brother, Allen, married a lovely girl, Courtney Cluff.  She is sweet, intelligent, and beautiful and is just perfect for Allen.  They are a beautiful couple and it was such a blessing to share in their joy that day. 

 

Family started rolling into town on Wednesday, starting with Chery and her fiancé, Stephen Ross.  Since she will be getting married in a month, Chery was able to go through the temple for her own endowments on Thursday night. It was a wonderful feeling to be in the temple with (almost) all of my family!  I realized I hadn’t been in the temple with them since the day Scott and I were married. 

 

We had all the usual fun, rushing about, and chaos that comes when you cram a bunch of family into a house together for a big event.  Let’s just say it was nice that we got to go home and sleep in our own beds each night! 

 

Enough words, time for the pictures!

The day before…supposedly we went to help set up.  We were not any help at all!

 

It rained all morning but cleared up just as we went inside the temple.  When we came out at 3ish it was cloudy and humid but not too hot.  Then, suddenly the sun came out and it became unbearable!

 

My favorite picture of Allen and Courtney.  Just look at the joy on their faces!

 

Courtney is the first in her family and so she had no nieces or nephews until Friday.  Here she is with all the little ones.

 

Here are my shoes that used to be black.  I spray painted them pink and put glitter on the soles.  They were cute but were a one time wear.  The paint started cracking and flaking after a while.

 

The rest of these pictures were taken by Stephen and Anna.  I bring you, “Wedding Reception Through the Eyes of Five-Year-Olds.”

 

One of my personal favorites…notice their cute little toes in the picture!

“W” for wedding.