August 16th Denver and Bree were married in the Salt Lake Temple!
The ceremony was beautiful in its simplicity and powerful in its promise- Denver and Bree were just radiating.
I was thinking- that we had been preparing for this moment Denver's whole life and now here it is- Let me share with you a couple of the feelings in my heart and thoughts that I had as I watched as a new family unit was being made.
Thinking- {I hope Denver understands what he is forming here- that She {Bree} is a daughter of our Father in heaven, and she will be his companion and will be an equal, and that without her he could not achieve the highest degree of exaltation in our Father's kingdom...
I hope that they devote themselves to each other and are kind to each other.}
I also couldn't help but picture Denver as that little boy with his blue blanket hanging over his shoulder with his finger in his mouth- my, how time has a way of slipping by.
It's moments like these that has a way of touching my heart with a sweet feeling of gratitude to a loving Heavenly Father for all that I'm blessed with. How fun it's going to be watching Denver and Bree built their eternal home.
So, here's the Whole Story-
Thursday
- We are introduced to Bree's parents.. Great people!
That evening we had a family get together at "The roof" it was beautiful and the food was great- Conner's comment- "That's the best meal I've had my whole life."
Payton lost his first tooth...at the dinner, he thought it was a seed. =)
After dinner we whisked Denver away for his "Bachelor" Party.
Shannon orchestrated the whole party- even making the sign that Denver wore at his party.
We left the dinner and headed to the mall- where Denver was going to
"Build A Bear" for Bree.
It was fun watching Denver's reaction as people passing by "wished him luck." =)
and yes, he made a wish and kissed the little felt heart that was then placed into the bear. Sweet.{Sam and Scott delivered the bear and a note from Denver to Bree the morning of their wedding.There's a whole other story there, perhaps Shannon will share =}
After we finished at "Build a Bear" we went back to the Hotel where some serious "Man shopping"
was going to happen via the internet. {Dan & I gave each person a set amount of money that they could spend- Shannon spiced up the game by adding a certain criteria- example- find something that starts with a "D".}
We had three computers plus Kent and Becca who also joined in on the fun with the help of a web cam. and
skype.
Let the games begin- it was tons of fun and Denver ended up with some pretty cool things- one being a new 32 inch flat screen TV. {and how fun that Kent and Becca could join in- three days before Nicholas was born!}
Wedding Day-
Wedding and Reception -
We are on the left- Bree's parents on the right- Shannon took this picture, I kidnapped it from her, just so you could see, yes, I was there. =)
The reception was marvelous- great food, music and atmosphere- Thanks to Bree's parents. I wish I had taken more pictures, but was busy doing other things.. I'm sure between Shannon, Sam & Heidi- there should be plenty.
As the reception was coming to an end - Bree changed into her going away clothing and came out to this- Surprise.
What a marvelous, wonderful day.....with a happy ending.
Here are a couple places where you can see more pictures-
(picture by Shannon} one of my favorites.
Picture by Heidi- too cute!