Now that all the pictures are up, I thought I would write a little about the actual wedding itself. First of all, I wanted to actually start with the night before at the family dinner. The dinner itself was more of an afterthought, but it was a good idea. Since it was an afterthought, It was kind of stressful, I had almost everyone we knew looking into seeing if they could get their ward building to actually have the dinner at. We luckily were able to find the location (thanks to Cindy, Robs sister) the Sunday before the dinner. (The dinner was planned for the night before the wedding.) I thought the dinner was a success. My sister Mindi made pulled pork sandwiches, and then we just had a “pot luck” style dinner, we just asked everyone to bring their favorite salad or dessert. We also gave the watches to sisters/moms/grandmas/friends/etc. (My sister Brittany made them all) and we also gave the nieces their dresses for the wedding, that way if we needed any adjustments, we could do them before the actual wedding (and when I say “we” I mean my sister Brittany, she made all the dresses too.) Rob and I ended up staying at the church until almost midnight with our good friends, Tony and Loni. We just shot the basketball around, and then sat around and talked. I don’t think we realized how late it actually was, at least I didn’t. When we finally left, I was dreading the coming hours. Not the marrying Rob part, but the fact that I put off the music, and I knew I had to face the task. I still needed to decide on what song we were going to dance to, what to dance with my Brother to, etc. When Rob and I finally said goodnight, it was 3 minutes to midnight, and I was exhausted. I decided I should go to bed, and then wake up early and do the music really quick. After a very SLEEPLESS night, my siblings showed up, and my brother made us Hitchmas. While I was eating, I started the music project (around 9AM.) After Breakfast, Brittany and I ran to Wal-Mart for more frames, and some odd’s and end’s. The day seemed really odd to me, When my family had meals together –which was a lot- Rob is always there, so having him not there, was strange to me. I wanted to be traditional, and not have him see me until I was walking down the aisle. (as well as my sisters wanted me to be traditional.) I remember thinking of that, and the stress hit me like a ton of bricks, and it seemed to come from every angle. Here are a few examples of stress I had: The bakery called to deliver the cake 4 hours early, I had not talked to my photographer (my photographer had a death in her family earlier in the week, so she got her assistant to do them, but I didn’t know who she was, when to expect her, etc.) It was snowing, Brittany’s car broke, I didn’t have enough time to go pick up the flowers like I had thought I would, I didn’t know if the linens had been picked up, the CD’s would not burn (after fighting with the music for about 4 hours prior to that) I didn’t start getting ready until WAY late, I still had to run to Rob and I’s to pack for 2 days when Rob and I would be gone, and there was construction on the street where the wedding was, and I was later than I wanted to arrive. (Bless Robs heart, I was texting him all day all stressed, and I called him crying, he probably wanted to shut off his phone) Once everything was taken care of, and fixed (thanks in a HUGE part to both Rob’s and my family) I was in a better mood. When I got to the Venue, we made Rob hide in the Bathroom, so I could slip inside, unseen by him, and get in my dress, and the finishing touches done. I had a lot of help getting ready. I had all three sisters in there, and my mom. We had a slight hiccup when my mom’s CD player would not play the CD’s I made all morning. But that was quickly fixed when my sister Theresa’s parents brought a CD player. Finally, the big moment was here! My brother Jeff walked my down the aisle, and the moment I saw Rob, all the remaining stress I had over little details with the reception melted away, and it didn’t really matter, because I was going to marry this man even if the sky was falling. I love the way Rob looked at me as I walked up the aisle. The walk down the aisle seemed endless, all I wanted to do was get up to him, and hold his hand. I was so glad to get to him, I was finally where I belonged. We had a short ceremony, performed by our Bishop, Bishop Reddish. After the ceremony, we did family and group pictures. I had so much fun. The pictures were great and help us relive everything. Once the reception got started, we just mingled with friends and family members that were able to come and support us. I didn’t really get a chance to eat, but the food looked really good. Rob and Tony did a “toast” (they went a year without soda, and had a Coke and Dr Pepper.) After that, I don’t remember the exact order, but we had our first dance as husband and wife. The song was “When you’ve got a good thing” by Lady Antebellum. I danced with my brother to “When you come back down” by Nickelcreek. We cut our yummy cake (red velvet) to Taylor Swifts “Today was a fairytale.” Theresa caught the bouquet, and our Nephew Jared caught the garter. Somewhere in the mix of the evening, was probably Rob and my favorite thing. My 4 year old nephew Konnor, got the microphone and sang “last Christmas” to all of us, including the high pitched “special” part. My sister Brittany was mortified, but Rob and I loved it, and wouldn’t have had it any other way. We left the reception around 9:15, and the day turned out to be perfect!
Wedding list:
Date: March 26, 2010
Location: Lone Peak Pavilion, Sandy Utah
Colors: Black and white with little bits of Red
Cake: Bottom tier- Red velvet cake with cream cheese frosting. Middle tier- Marble cake with fudge filling. Top tier- Spice cake with Bavarian Cream. Decorated with White fondant, different polk-a-dot styles on each tier.
Food: Pasta Salad, Chicken Salad, Ham and turkey sandwiches, vegetables, and a sheet cake.
Witnesses: Al Carter (Robs Dad) and Jeff Ludlow (my Brother)
Photography: Mikes Photo
Things I will always remember:
1. Konnor singing to everyone
2. The look on Robs face when he first saw me
3. The “kiss”, one to seal our marriage, one to build our deams on.
4. Becoming Mrs. Robert Carter, and truly realizing how lucky I was.
