Day of a million smiles

It's kinda fun waking up knowing the next couple weeks will be the best of your life so far. We went off tradition a little bit, and decided to have our reception the night before. Best idea EVER.

I was able to spend all morning rushing around getting things done for displays, my hair all fixed, pictures ready etc. So when 5pm rolled around, everything was ready to go.

I got super lucky with my dress. I knew exactly what I wanted, and found it at the first store I tried. It was initially totally sleeveless, which made me a little hesitant to get it. But thank goodness their in-store seamstress was a sewing-magician and was able to alter it just the way i wanted. AND made it look totally seamless.. amazing. Totally would highly recommend Bridal Image at Colonial Square/The Square in Bountiful!

Steven and I were super fortunate to have a lady in his ward offer to do our cake as a gift. And oh my goodness, she made my crazy dreams come true! See that flower design? They came right off my invitation that I made. It was hard enough doing those flowers in Illustrator, I can't imagine doing it with frosting! Amazing.

Here's our invitation for those who didn't get to see it. Can you believe how amazing she did the icing flowers???

Notice how I'm carefully putting the cake IN his mouth, not ON his face.

I must love him.

We weren't actually planning on dancing, it just kind of... happened.

Our wedding coordinator lady at the reception place came up to me after we cut the cake and was all, "It's time for your first dance!!"

Steven and I thought it might be kinda silly, considering we weren't even married yet. But, it ended up being one of my favorite parts. I had no idea what song we should dance to. But, being obsessed with all things Disney, I went with the song "I See the Light" from my recent favorite movie, Tangled. It felt perfect for us. And I think all our little nieces and cousins were pretty excited about it :)

Steven and I with our parents.

I was able to wake up the next morning feeling so calm and not having to worry about a thing since the reception was already over. It was soooo nice just being able to focus on Steven, the temple, and the sealing. The weather was gorgeous. I couldn't have hoped for anything better in November. The skies were clear, it wasn't too cold, and all the leaves managed to stay on the trees!

Being sealed to Steven was easily one of the best experiences of my life, and I will never forget it. We made our promises to always be there for each other, and to love each other always. And we keep our end of the deal, we can be together forever and ever. There is nothing more amazing then that.

It was one of the happiest, if not the happiest day of my life so far. Being surrounded by family and friends, and feeling so much love and joy you could drowned in it.

I'm not sure how it is for other people, but I always use to imagine what my wedding day would be like. What my dress would look like, how my hair would be, what colors I'd have for my reception... etc. It's funny how when that day finally comes, those things really don't matter. You just don't care about them, because you are so completely wrapped up in the fact that you are getting married to your best friend, in the right place, and the right time. Everything feels perfect. Everything feels complete. Like placing the last piece of the puzzle in it's spot. And just the overwhelming feeling of peace and assurance that you made the right choice, and are doing exactly what was meant for you all along... is priceless.

Thanks for picking me to be yours forever Steven, love you always.