Heather and Brandon's Wedding

Today was Heather and Brandon's big day 3-21-2009!

This is the wedding present I created for them. I went around town and found numbers to photograph that would make up their wedding date and then found some super cute frames to put them in. I had Heather open it early cause I wanted to see her face when she opened them. At first she was a little confused and didn't know if the present was the frame, or if the picture was the present. Finally she caught on and realized that the numbers were something significant. She loved the gift so much that she made it part of the decorations for the reception. I think I have found a new wedding present idea. (Don't steal it! :) )

The day started off to a little late start, the Bride stayed up way too late with her best friends working on flowers and didn't get much more than a cat nap before she had to get up around 5 to get her hair done. After doing that and getting her makeup done and getting everything else prepared, she showed up to the temple about 20 mins late. We all had a good time joking with Brandon about whether or not he was worried that she wouldn't show. Thanks to the efficiency of the Temple the wedding still started on time. It was a beautiful sealing, the sealer gave them some good advice, and spoke to them about doing family history. We all had a little chuckle when he said, "I think it's safe to say you probably have two computers in your home?" Heather smiled and said, "Maybe three," with a little childish shrug. Later my Brother had a little chuckle when we were talking about it, and he said, "what kind of engineer only has three computer?" I'm sure they will accumulate more as the years go by. They both did a great job listening to the sealer and saying what needed to be said at the right time. Heather even made it through without crying!

We waited inside for a little bit to avoid having to stand out in the cold, but decided that we should move outside before our conversations moved above a whisper. There are two doors that they are having the Brides and Grooms come out of now. The usual door that is up front by the entrance, and then a secret door on the side of the Temple. I say a secret door only because when you are looking at the Temple, it doesn't look like there is a door there. I'm not sure how they decide which door they are going to come out of, but we were all trying to decide where they were coming out. Most of us were gathered by the secret door and then I heard my Aunt Brenda say, "there coming out over here, I told you." So we all had to run over to get pictures of them running out. I was a little disappointed we weren't made more aware of what door they would be walking out of, but at the same time it was pretty funny too.

Here they are having a laugh because we are all waiting at the wrong door.


Mr. and Mrs. Capener



Goin' in for the kiss. This one was kinda cheesy, so we made them do another. :)

Having a laugh afterwards. They look so happy.

The back of Heather's dress. And yes, it was a pain to lace that thing up, but Heather says I've found my new calling in life. Lacing up corsets! Not sure I want that job. :)

The Capener family, minus Janelle, Brandon's sister.

L-R Jesse, Patti (mom), Brad (Dad), Heather, Brandon, Ty, Aunt Julie, and Grandma (I can't remember her first name. :( sorry)

Me and my Dad getting blown away.

Me and my little buddy Topher

Heather and her C-Town friends

Tricia, Shauna, Heather, Jessica, Aubrey

Heather's cute shoes. Not the best picture. It was hard to get all the cute pictures I wanted when there was a photographer that they were actually paying that needed the Bride and Groom.

The Bitsch family

Dad, Me, Mom, Brandon, Heather, Mike, Topher, Sarah, Grandma and Grandpa Barrus.

Heather and Brandon with Grandma and Grandpa Barrus.

My Grandma's eyes are a little closed, but the only other picture I have with them with the Bride and Groom, my Grandma looks like she's about to freeze to death.

Yes, it was bitterly cold. It would have been fine except for the blasted wind that was blowing, that conveniently stopped when we all left to go to the luncheon. And yes, my shoes are killing my feet. Cute, cute shoes, but whoever made them really does not like women's feet. :)

Heather with Mom and Dad.

Heather and Brandon with Mom and Dad Bitsch

The Bitsch Family

Heather and Dad.

Heather with her two best friends.

Jessica, Heather, Tricia

Brandon and his brother Ty. He's a little silly sometimes.

Me and Heather

Heather with Topher and Ty.

I didn't get any pictures from the luncheon or from the reception on my camera, because Tricia has a really nice digital SLR that she let me snap pictures with and I'm not gonna turn that down. :) So all of my snap happy pictures from those two events are in Colorado with Tricia. Hopefully she will send me a disc with the pictures. :) (Hope you see this Tricia!)