I feel lame to still be posting wedding pictures almost 3 months after the big day! But in my defense, Brandon & I have both been so busy! Brandon's working 2 jobs & finishing up school and I'm student teaching 7th grade & 8th grade history in Lehi. We'll both officially graduate in December! (FINALLY!) So with no further ado, here is a LONG post full of pictures from our dream wedding reception in Colorado.
I've ALWAYS wanted to have my wedding reception in my backyard in the summer. Thanks to Brandon popping the question about 2 months early we were able to have our wedding at the end of the summer. And my parents worked seriously COUNTLESS hours to get the backyard so absolutely stunning. How I love & adore them! And between Alma Martineau's fabulous jazz music DJ-ing, the ice cream stand, and the plethora of navy blue, coral, & lace decorations- things turned out so beautifully! It was EVERYTHING I could ever ask for! Seriously! How did I get so lucky?
Thank goodness for pinterest, my crafty sister Alison, and my master-planner mother! Together all us girls made several cutesy things for people to look at around the Reception. (They were especially helpful when the line to greet us got SO long!) Hopefully this little love story timeline board kept people entertained. :)
I also am very proud of how well these cute little 5 Things that his/her side should know about her/him. (Thank you again Alison & pinterest!) In fact, this was the first thing I made for the Reception! In case you can't read them, here's what each of them said. (And yes- he wrote mine & I wrote his!)
5 THINGS Her SIDE SHOULD KNOW ABOUT Him:
He
is one of the biggest Utah Jazz fans you’LL ever meEt. And
would cry if they won the NBA Championship.
He
is a world-class prankster and uses materials such as 50 pounds of uncooked rice
& beans and 30 bags of shredded newspapers.
He
served a full-time, two-year mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day
Saints in Toulouse, France and has mastered the French language.
He
has an uncanny ability to remember useless trivia. Never
take him on in trivial pursuit.
He
took 5 months to ask Kara on their first date, but only 12 hours to pull together
the proposal.
5 Things His Side Should Know About Her:
SHE
speaks the language of music and is fluent in the dialects of piano, violin, and
guitar. She also sings like Celine.
SHE
has an OBSESSION with Jane Austen (especially Pride & Prejudice!) and only
decided to marry Brandon because of his large, Pemberley-style estate.
she
enjoys a large bowl of ice cream after every meal… or at least wishes it were
that way!
She
knows everything about everything and has never gotten less than an A
in any class. A real genuine smarty
pants!
She
thanks her lucky stars that she & Brandon moved into the same apartment
complex 2 years ago, and now gets to marry her best friend
Another favorite craft from the Reception! My mom and two sisters were absolutely instrumental in helping make this cute Mr. & Mrs. Banner. I loved how it turned out!
MANY thanks to Alison & my Mom for helping me make this little vintage mailbox complete with cute vinyl saying, "You've Got Mail" & "Mr. & Mrs. Chlarson."
I've always been of the belief that cupcakes are much preferred than waiting for the wedding cake to be cut. So homemade cupcakes from Sister Sue Davie were so graciously made!!
:D Everyone should have KNOWN I had to have ice cream at my wedding reception. (I'm a tad bit of an ice-cream-a-holic.)
SO grateful for such fabulous friends & bridesmaids who helped the WHOLE night! Brandon & I are so extremely grateful for countless people not pictured here who helped with the various tasks that night! We have the best friends & family in the entire world! We couldn't have done this without them!
Love Brandon's face in this one. haha
Brent & so many others were so good to us & helped us get a little bit to eat in between everything
How perfect is this? I'm obsessed with a gorgeous Colorado sunset! I can't believe the weather held out & we had the perfect sunset to end our night!
The beautiful cake! Love how the bow turned out. :)
Cutting the cake...
Brandon was the sweetheart that he is and was polite & didn't shove the cake in. Bless him! That's definitely what I wanted. :)
Our first dance as husband & wife was to Georgia on my Mind by Michael Buble- the song we danced to when Brandon proposed & a favorite for both of us.
I love this boy so much! Can't believe i get to have him forever!
So honored to have my daddy-daughter dance. We danced to Butterfly Kisses. How I love my Dad! (And yes I may or may not have cried while dancing... I'm such a sap)
LOVE this picture! haha You GO Tatiana!!
I'm a little bug-eyed in this picture but I was pretty stoked that Tats got the bouquet!
haha I was pretty into the music- can you blame me? I just got married to my best friend!
Some impromptu dancing ensued. :) It was such a blast getting everyone in both of our families to dance with us!
The big exit!
Conley & Darci & Brandon's cousins did a great job decorating the car.
JUST MARRIED!
