New Addition to our Family!

One day I went to get my nails done as always at the same place as always and afterwards I always go to the pet store that is in the same strip mall as the nail place to look at all the cute puppies! I have done this dozens of times and saw tons of cute puppies but never have I absolutely fallen in love with a dog like I did this particular day. I was looking at the puppies and they had a new litter of chihuahuas and there was this tiny black and brown one marked just like my moms weiner dog and I knew I needed her. I took a picture of this precious puppy and sent it to Aaron like I had done with several other puppies and then tried not to think of her....two days later I am sitting in class and all I can think about is the adorable puppy at the pet store so I told Aaron I needed her and resent her picture. After I got out of class I went back to make sure she was still there and then made Aaron come straight there after work...we stood in the store staring at her for an hour before I told Aaron that he had to decide if we could have her or not because I couldn't stay there any longer looking at her and getting more attached to her unless I was going to be able to take her home...he finally told me I could hold her and that was it! We were both crazy in love with her and knew she needed to be ours!

This is the picture I sent to Aaron!

She was as small as a pop can!

Cutest face EVER!

Her favorite place to be! This was on MaLeas birthday when we took her donuts at lunch!

In her Halloween dress :)

We have had SO much fun with her. Neither Aaron or I thought we would ever love a chihuahua but she has us wrapped around her paw!

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WHAT DAY DID YOU GET MARRIED?

9. The Ceremony and Reception: Where Was It At? Show Us Some Pictures! What Day Did You Get Married?

We got married at Noahs just off of 114th South in South Jordan! Its a beautiful building but was so stunning when my wonderful friends and family finished decorating it.

The beautiful reception hall from the front and back!

The Brides room!


Two views of the Grooms room!



How the room was set up for the reception!

ACCESORIES!

THE LITTLE ACCESSORIES: YOU KNOW, VEIL? SHOES? JEWELRY? WHAT DID YOUR BRIDESMAIDS WEAR?



Hmm I had the hardest time with the veil! I could not decide if I should wear one or not....I had purchased a bubble veil on etsy but it was so poofy and just didnt look great but I knew if I didnt wear a veil on my wedding day I would regret it! I borrowed Julies veil and it worked out perfectly!

I had 4 pairs of shoes for my wedding! I couldnt decide on what I wanted to wear and when I ended up getting a new dress I had to get shoes with a smaller heel because my dress was a little short! I also had my picture only shoes that were way to tall to actually wear for any amount of time! I know that I have great pictures of all of these accessories on my bridal disc but I dont have it with me so we will see what I can find!

My jewelry was simple. It was clear beads that sparkled when the light hit them perfectly!

My bridesmaids wore knee length black dresses with pink tank tops underneath and a pink fluff in their hair as well as black shoes! They looked beautiful!

(I hope to add more pictures with more details but my bridals picture disc is at my moms so I will post this until then.)

The DrEsS!!

THE DRESS: WAS IT WHAT YOU ALWAYS IMAGINED? DID YOU HAVE IT MADE FOR YOU? WHITE OR IVORY?

Aaron and I were talking about getting married and I knew he was going to pop the question soon so I wanted to look at dresses! I had looked at a catalog from Alyssas Bridal and saw a dress I loved that was relatively inexpensive! When we went into Alyssas they had it in my size and I tried it on and loved it...


Well as I was getting it altered and preparing to wear it for the wedding, more then a year later from when I bought the dress and I HATED it!!! I hated the way I looked and the way I felt and knew I wouldnt be happy wearing it on my wedding day! This just happened to be around Prom time and we were shopping for my little sisters prom dress....which meant we were going to a lot of places with wedding dresses!! We stopped into Davids bridal and as MaLea looked for her prom dress I peeked around at the wedding dresses! I knew I didnt have time to have a dress altered so if I got one it had to fit right off the rack. I saw a few dresses I liked and made an appointment to try some on! I had two dresses that fit perfect and were stunning!!! I could not believe it because they were so different then I had ever thought I would love. I always thought I would have sleeves on my dress but both of the ones I loved were strapless! The one I picked I choose because it had so much lace on it. I had always loved dresses with lace and this one had it!

CoLoRs!

The Colors: Show some of the flowers and colors you used!

Our colors that we picked for the wedding were pink and black and some white here and there! We used a huge variety of flowers and some feathers :)

Engagements/Bridals :)

We had originally planned to get married October 13th, 2010 but due to school and other stuff we ended up changing it to May 18th, 2011! We were engaged for 1 year and 4 days :) We did engagement pictures in the winter and then in the early Spring! (Thank You Christy with Cheapshots LLC)

~~~WiNtEr~~~

~~~SpRiNg~~~

Pointe Digital did my Bridals as well as my Wedding. They were done at Thanksgiving Pointe during the Tulip Festival!

The RiNg!

4. THE RING: TELL US ABOUT IT! DID YOU PICK IT OUT? DID HE? PICTURES? TELL US ABOUT HIS RING TOO!

My ring is INCREDIBLE!! I knew Aaron was looking at rings so of course I had to help! I would show him rings I liked and hint a lot....but in the end he picked it out. One day he was like hey look at this ring...do you like it? What in the world do you say to that...of course I like it! I also knew when he ordered it but he refused to tell me when he received it...it killed me! I have received so many compliments on my ring and wouldnt trade it for AnYtHiNg!!! Aaron has 4 rings, just pretty inexpensive ones that we have found that he likes so he has one to go with every outfit!

PrOpOsAl!

3. PROPOSAL: HOW IT HAPPENED, HOW LONG WERE YOU ENGAGED FOR? WAS IT A TOTAL SURPRISE? PICTURES OF THAT... ETC

On May 14th we went to a Utah Bees baseball game! I was hoping that he would pop the question soon but wasnt sure when. My sister MaLea came with me to the game and she said she needed to go to the bathroom and wanted me to go with her....well in the mean time Aaron had gone to get me fries but when I was on my way to the bathroom with MaLea I ran into Aaron...who was getting ready to get me some cheese fries where he was going to hide my ring until I rudely interrupted, because I had interrupted him in the middle of his plan he just proposed to me then :) We were engaged for 1 year and 4 days before we got married!

When did I know?!?

This may take me way longer then necessary but its the thought that counts right... its only been a month since the last post so thats not to terrible...right? Anyways, on to question number 2!

2. WHEN YOU KNEW HE WAS THE ONE: SELF EXPLANATORY.. BUT HOW AND WHEN DID YOU KNOW?

When did I know he was the one...hmmm it is so hard to pinpoint the very moment but I know that within the first 6 months I knew I had to have him forever :)and after 3 years I finally convinced him!! I am reminded everyday that he is the one over and over though!

How it all began....

1. HOW IT ALL BEGAN: HOW YOU MET, FIRST DATE, FIRST KISS, HOW LONG DID YOU DATE? FIRST PICTURE TOGETHER.....ETC.

Jeez, get ready for a long story...sort of! I had a friend in high school who had a friend that lived in Bountiful, I would go with her to visit them and would hang out with them when they would come and visit her and I made pretty good friends with them. It had been months...maybe even longer since I had even talked to any of them (the friends from Bountiful) when one of them texted me and told me he had someone I had to meet...well after putting this poor kid off for months my dear friend Julie set up a date for us and we finally met 06/09/2007 :)

We went on a double date with Julie Lane Marks to TGI Fridays and then to Orem Fest carnival/fireworks and then played Monopoly until some crazy hour! He kissed me when we went back to TGI Fridays where our cars were in his Lancer.

Aaron and I dated for 3 years and 342 days!

One of our first pics together! 06/10/2007!

cHaLLeNgE!

CHALLENGE :) I saw this on my dear friends blog and thought maybe I would try it out. I am always wanting to blog but cant come up with good subjects on my own! I will answer one of these daily....hopefully....

1. HOW IT ALL BEGAN: HOW YOU MET, FIRST DATE, FIRST KISS, HOW LONG DID YOU DATE? FIRST PICTURE TOGETHER.....ETC.

2. WHEN YOU KNEW HE WAS THE ONE: SELF EXPLANATORY.. BUT HOW AND WHEN DID YOU KNOW?

3. PROPOSAL: HOW IT HAPPENED, HOW LONG WERE YOU ENGAGED FOR? WAS IT A TOTAL SURPRISE? PICTURES OF THAT... ETC

4. THE RING: TELL US ABOUT IT! DID YOU PICK IT OUT? DID HE? PICTURES! TELL US ABOUT HIS RING TOO!

5. ENGAGEMENT/BRIDAL PICTURES: LET'S SEE EM!

6. THE COLORS: SHOW SOME OF THE FLOWER AND COLORS YOU USED

7. THE DRESS: WAS IT WHAT YOU ALWAYS IMAGINED? DID YOU HAVE IT MADE FOR YOU? WHITE OR IVORY?

8. THE LITTLE ACCESSORIES: YOU KNOW, VEIL? SHOES? JEWELRY? WHAT DID YOUR BRIDESMAIDS WEAR?

9. THE CEREMONY AND RECEPTION: WHERE WAS IT AT? SHOW US SOME PICTURES! WHAT DAY DID YOU GET MARRIED?

10. THE CAKE/FOOD: I LOVE FOOD. SO TELL ME ABOUT WHAT YOU HAD AT YOUR WEDDING!

11. YOUR SONG AND/OR THE FIRST SONG YOU DANCED TO AT YOUR WEDDING: SHARE A MUSIC VIDEO OR LYRICS IF YOU CAN!

12. FAVORITE PART OF THE DAY AND LEAST FAVORITE PART OF THE DAY: CAN BE ANYTHING.

13. HONEYMOON: WHERE DID YOU GO? WAS IT GOOD? ;) HAHA...JK.

14. THOUGHTS ON MARRIAGE: WHAT IS THE EASIEST/HARDEST PART? IF YOU COULD CHANGE ANYTHING, WHAT WOULD IT BE?

15. FIRST PLACE THAT YOU LIVED TOGETHER: PICS IF YOU HAVE THEM!

16. KIDS: DO YOU HAVE ANY YET? IF NOT, WHEN DO YOU PLAN ON IT? HOW MANY DO YOU WANT? ANY TIPS ON GOOD/BAD BIRTH CONTROL?

17. MOST RECENT PICTURE OF YOU AND YOUR SIGNIFICANT OTHER AND WHAT YOU LOVE MOST ABOUT THEM :) AND ANY OTHER THOUGHTS