On May 7th, 2010 I was sealed for time and all eternity to my best friend at the Columbia River Temple in Tri Cities, WA. Leading up to our trip to the temple was ever changing to say the least. We had planned to have our sealing at the Portland, Oregon Temple. Jon and I were both so excited because we thought it was a beautiful temple. Hotel reservations were made, plane tickets were bought and we were so excited about the trip. Flowers were ordered and ready to be picked up in Oregon the day of the sealing. A few days before our sealing we were at the Columbia River Temple and we spoke about getting sealed there instead. We spoke to the Temple workers and they said they could squeeze us in to be sealed there. We left the Temple with the decision of switching our sealing to Tri Cities and so when we left the Temple we made phone calls to many different people trying to get everything switched. Many of our family and friends called us crazy however with all of the help of our wonderful families we got it switched and our sealing was perfect. The day was one of the best days of our lives. I remember sitting in the sealing room holding Jon's hand listening (well trying to listen) to the sealer speak and thinking to myself, I am so lucky to be in this beautiful temple surrounded by loving family and holding my best friends hand. I never thought the day would come and when it did I was so thankful.
The drive to the temple with my love was amazing, we were able to talk about how excited we were as well as how we planned to spend our future.
Columbia River Temple, where we were sealed for time and all eternity.
Me in the beautiful wedding dress my Aunt Casey made for me!
My goofy husband and I
Our Wedding Party. The best man was Craig Hopkins and the groomsmen were Derek Kofeod and Ryan Hall. My Maid of Honor was my sister Melissa McDowall and my bridesmaids were Paige Beierman and Blanca Razo. We love them all so much and are so thankful they were part of our special day!!
Also a special thanks to all the wonderful people that helped! My daddy of course for paying for it. My amazing in laws, Rod and Jo for buying the delicious breakfast the next day as well as all the help with the reception. Amy Duvall my sister in law that spent hours and hours taking pictures for me. My other sister in laws for all their help. Dakota Redford came a few days early to help get flowers done and decorations ready. Shawna also helped a lot with decorations. Thank you Melissa (my sister and best friend), Paige and Blanca for help with the food as well as setting up decorations. A special thank you to everyone who spent many hours setting up the parachute for our reception; Eric, Mike and Jon. We love everyone and thank you for making our day special.
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