The Nuptials

So, I made the trip to Salt Lake, about 13 days before the wedding, to find that the final preparations were being put into place, and everything seemed right on time. It seemed that Mom might've been a little freaked out, but I like to think that we kept each other balanced throughout the process. Stanley spent the weekend before the wedding putting new tile in the entry way of the house, and even though we were a little worried, it turned out wonderful, and cleaned up before the wedding. Hooray! I spent alot of my time, making sure that the house was clean and that things were organized, oh yeah, and getting my bridal pictures taken. We picked up my dress the day after I arrived, and promptly pranced me out around town to get pictures done. Mom is crazy good with PhotoShop and she spent a couple of days non-stop editing pictures so that we could display them at the wedding.
Although Jeremie and I only spent about 6 days away from each other it seemed like a lifetime. He flew in the Monday before the wedding super late, and I surprised him by meeting him at the airport all dolled up, even though we were getting a rental car. We spent the next two days doing all the boring mundane tasks that no one wants to do, and get left for the very end. Jeremie did things like clean paint chips out of the dirt, and paint over the grafitti. I did things like wash all the sheets in the "guest rooms", and clean all the red clay grout of the floor. On Wednesday we went to the city county building and got the marriage license. On Thursday, Jeremie's family flew in and things kicked into high gear. We went hardcore on the decorating, and the getting ready for the events.
Me and most of the girls went and got our nails, and our toes done. We even went all out and got our eyebrows waxed. All the girls got cute decorations, and even mom got jewels on her fingernails. We got all the chairs and tables from the church, decorated with all the flowers, and got most of the backyard set up. About a half hour before we started the rehearsal, we got a phone call that said we did have someone to marry us. It was a little iffy there for a while, i was exploring how long it takes to get a minister license online. Yeah it was like that.
We had the rehearsal, and then the dinner, for a little relaxing time, and then went home and checked all the lights, and did some more decorating. Then our friend, and soon to be room mate, Meris, flew in earlier than we expected. So, Jeremie and I hurried to the airport to get her. Thankfully, mom lives only about 15 minutes away, so about the time that it takes to get off the plane and get your baggage. Of course, Meris didn't check any bags, bless her cute little heart, so we weren't there to meet her outside the terminal. :) We all ended up passing out pretty late that night, but all felt good about what we had accomplished.
Saturday morning dawned, and superstition be damned, Jeremie and I saw each other. I decided that since we were having an evening wedding, we couldn't be in the same house, and not see each other. I sent him golfing with Elliott, Stan, and The Dallas, hoping to relax him, when i should've been the one relaxing. We finished decorating, getting everything set up, getting the hairs done, and then it was time for everyone to get ready. I got ready upstairs, and Jeremie got ready downstairs. While we were doing that, all of our guests showed up for the wedding.

Stay tuned for the next blog post for the rest of the story...