Stefanie & David's Big Day

Stef's Big Day was a good one. I was with her when she got her hair done and we had a lull so we went to Dairy Queen before the ceremony! When we arrived at the temple, there was a crazy sight- some half naked woman in some sort of swimsuit prancing in the fountain being photographed by another woman. I'm assuming it was a fashion photo shoot. Either way it was pretty crazy. Thankfully they left soon after we got there. Apparently they had gotten permission to take photos of the fountain, but the people at the temple didn't realize that they were going to be taking photos in the fountain! 
The sealer said some really wonderful things (of course) before pronouncing some very special blessings on them. It was wonderful. I always love going to sealings. It was also special to be in the bride's room, helping with her mom and sister in law to help Stef get ready. 
The photos you saw before were taken prior to The Big Day, here are some actual wedding photos! I wasn't her official photographer, but I snuck some shots throughout the day. 

We did group photos on the lawn and then Stef and David posed on the temple grounds. They lucked out with the weather- it was raining when they entered the temple but it had cleared for when they came out. Phew!

Here they are posing with my hand-lettered Thank You sign!

The temple is a great place!

Now on to the reception!

Her reception was held at her parents house, it was nice. 

Stef opted for cakepops instead of a traditional cake- so cute and so yum!

Yummy food, too!

Bride and Groom cakepops instead of the usual cakecutting...cute!

Guestbook- people signed the photos in the book. Nice!

 I hand-lettered the signs for the reception:

Stef and David had a "Candy Bar" comprised of their favorite sweets. Guests got to fill a tiny take-out box (labeled with the bride and groom's names and the date) with candy to enjoy. Sweet!

 I made the garland out of tissue paper! 

You can kinda see my sign there.

And I made sure the candy jars got bows.

Life is just better with bows, ya know?

 They had a nice photo display with them in the middle and family wedding photos on either side:

During a rare lull, Stef opened my present and got her apron ;)

 Closeup of Stef's bouquet:

And then it was time for cake!

They pulled the top of the Norwegian cake...and got the top ring! More rings equals more luck...and more kids!

 And the feeding of the cakepops commenced:

 Awww...

 And hey, Stef got a good haul!

It was a great day and evening!

We showered the bride and groom with rose petals as they dashed off ;)

Congrats to Stef and Dave!