Robin & Steve's Wedding

The wedding.

We drove up to Sandy late Sunday afternoon. We gathered with Andy & Jennie and kids, Amy & Doug & kids, and Gordon & Marcia. It was a beautiful reception area with a front hall, and seating area for dinner to the right, I believe it also had a chapel area, that wasn't used for the wedding. It had beautiful vaulted ceilings, and was very simple building, yet beautiful at the same time. There was a large picture window, with a brilliant view of decorated trees outside in the white snow. This is where the wedding party would gather for the ceremony, and to the right was a huge decorated Christmas tree.

We had parked our belongings near the back of the seating area where they were gathering for the ceremony, in hopes of making a quick exit if we needed to dart out because of children. We only lasted there but a few minutes before being moved to the second row. We were hoping for no outbursts.

Robin had purchased suits for both Tom, and Adam in hopes of getting a ring bearer. Both had refused, and at the last minutes Adam and Josh switched clothes, and Josh became the ring bearer. Emma was the flower girl, with Grace at her side for support. The wedding party was led in by bagpipe players, that stayed up front after the wedding party had entered, and played "Amazing Grace" as a tribute to those family members that were no longer with us. Both the little girls and Josh stayed up front the entire time, much to the surprise of us parents anxiously waiting for them to do something silly. Josh did a great job, and except for a few thumbs up, thumbs down moments (which we later realized was Andy sitting behind us trying to tell Josh he was doing a good job by giving him a thumbs up. We hope there are no pictures of the ceremony where Josh is giving a thumbs down!!) I believe their bishop did the ceremony and gave some beautiful thoughts, before they exchanged rings and vows and were pronounced as husband and wife.

After the ceremony, they cleared away the seats for the ceremony and brought out more tables and chairs for seating, and appetizers. Many of the guests stayed for appetizers and then left, not realizing that dinner was to be served. Dinner was buffet style with choices of vegetables, and potatoes, and both turkey and ham. It was honestly the best ham I have ever tasted. It was so moist and flavorful. They had a chocolate fountain for dipping fruits, and rice krispy treats in..ooh la la, and a hot chocolate station, which was always lacking marshmallows, thanks to my boys. Afterwrds we had cake, and the guests started to head home. The cousins played with bubbles and then we all made our way into the chilly night to head home.

Congratulations Steve & Robin