Oh, it was such a fun day... came and went so fast! Here is lovely Miss Bride, getting her hair done.
She got married at Heritage Gardens, in SLC, and it was beautiful! I never even knew the place existed and my, oh, my is it pretty!
Here is the garden, and waterfall.
And set up for the ceremony. Below is Alyssa, Levi's (the groom) daughter, just a-waiting for the show!
Now, really I apologize for the quality of this photo...it came from my iPhone, and HOW, you ask, HOW did I not get a picture of just the bride in all her full, beautiful, bridal, bridalness? I don't have a reasonable, good, or even ANY real excuse for this, sorry. But, isn't she pretty?
So, at this point, I turned my camara over to my mama, Franny, to get some pics of the ceremony. That was a great idea, in theory, but the execution... not so much. You see, I didn't actually take one single second to change my aperature, tell her anything about my super-fantastic zoom lens, or any of that non-sense. So, you see, the result is...well...you'll see.
She spotted the Harts, waiting for the show, but apparently they didn't know. Just goes to show you, you never know just who's watching, like Franny, for instance. I can hear it now... "Ha-arts!"
"Who...us?" Oh, sorry, gotta get back to my duties... Here's Tyson, Levi's son. Handsome little devil, isn't he?
and the man of the hour... Mr. Groom!
Bridesmaid #1, Liz.
Yours truely...
Blurry flower girls. But... notice the artistic spin she put on this one, focus on the plant, blurred the cute girls just a smidge... yeah, we won't blame Franny, we'll say she was going for "an artistic perspective." Mmm, hmm.
Waiting for the star of the show, and her lovely escort.
and, with the plant in the foreground... (wow, Franny, artsy!)
And there they are folks... just come a little closer, please!
Awww, there they are. Doesn't she look beautiful?
A squeeze to her daddy. She's the baby, the last one to fly the coup. Well, she actually flew the coup, long ago, but she's the last to get hitched.
The ceremony was so nice. Clark (the officiant, who lives doors away from my parents) said some really beautiful things to them, and kept is short, simple and sweet. Asked them if they did? And they do! Did? Will? Hmmm.
Katie gave Levi a ring, then
turned her head to flash a smile to those watching her get her pretty sparkler.
And then, a nice BIG kiss.
There they are, offically Husband and Wife!
Then this cute little guy came walkin' down. He was the best ring-bearer!
And Tyson and Alyssa.
Here's Katie's mom, Judy. Katie looks nothing like her. Nothing. Ok, let's just say that if Katie ever wonders what she'll look like when she's her mom's age... this is IT. And behind Judy is Jack, Katie's step-dad. I made the mistake of asking Jack to dance with me. Thinking I was doing something nice. Oh, no...no, no, no. Jack, apparently IS a dancer. He wore in out in 10 seconds flat. I was huffing and puffing and dripping...and I run in 5 miles a day, I thought I was in shape.
Don't they look a little more relaxed, now? It's a done deal! Please note, the little girl in pink, in the background, stripping. A little wedding exhibitionist.
Here I am, talking to Megs, post ceremony. You may think that I'm wiping a tear, because I was so moved by the commitment that was just made. Sorry, not me. Remember, I don't cry. I have, and I will (maybe someday) but for the most part, I just don't. It was windy, maybe there was something in my eye.
Havin' a little chat with Megs.
And, giving my parent's a little squeeze.
Here's Franny, now in front of the camara. Showing us a sampling of the delicious food. Which, by the way, will get it's very own post. All by it's self! Mmm, food post.
The cake was so cute. And delicious. Again, I post the question...who can resist cute food? Who?
Here's the sassy-pants bride, checking out the cake.
And Franny and Jack...taking a little break.
Then...at the end the end of pictures, after the ceremony, just at the perfect time... a little rain. Really, like 7 drops. Just enough to say it rained on her wedding day. It's good luck you know! Who gets a rainbow on their wedding day? Well, if we were in Vegas, I'd say NOBODY, because it NEVER rains here. But, Katie... she got one!
Then, I put the camara away and danced, danced, danced. It was SO much fun and so beautiful. I got to see some old friends and made some new. It was really a great day, and I'm so glad that Katie and Levi allowed me to be a part of it! They left for Mexico and I'm dying to hear all about it. Well, it was a honeymoon, so maybe not ALL about it. So, CONGRATS to the newlyweds!
Because I held Katie in a head lock and forced her to let me do her invitations, and really she had no choice in the matter, I also got to do her bridal shower invites and her rehearsal dinner invites. Unfortuately due to unforseen circumstances, the rehearsal dinner invites will not make an appearance in this post. Maybe another day. 
It was so fun for me to see a paper project for one event all the way through. As a result, everything was cohesive. All the paper coordinated, and I got a little bit of artistic liberty (again, because I had Katie in head lock) which was so great. 
Not to metion it was a seriously fun shower.
Thanks again, Mama for letting me take over your house. 
Here is the wedding invitation.
Isn't that picture so cute. They really are a darnit cute couple.
I love that green paper, they call the patern "regalia." Doesn't that sound so...so...so...regal?!?
The two inserts in there are Map & Directions and additional information about the ceremony.
Now, you may at this point be asking yourself "Self, what does any of this have to do with food?" And speaking of food... here's some of it. I don't know how I missed getting pictures of all the food, but here's what I did get, and what I do know is that it was SO good.
This was a bruscetta. I like to say brew-shet-a. My sister-in-law, Jill went on a mission to Italy and says brew-sket-a. I know she's right, but you can't teach this old dog new tricks. Sorry Jill, I will continue to embarass you! Anyway, it had a thin slice of fresh mozzerella (don't even get me started on the pronunciation of this one...it could last for days...) and some coarsly chopped avocado in it. It was mighty fine. 
And a spring salad that was good, but the honey dijon dressing...there just aren't words. And if you're still asking yourself what the food and paper are doing in the same post...here is where it all comes together. The universe will make sense again! 
There were cards for each dish, stating what they were, in an adorable (my opinion, of course) matchy-matchy kinda way.
Then there was great fresh fruit and other goodies to douse in the chocolate covered fountain. One picture I didn't get, that I really wish I had was of about 5 young kids literally dripping in chocolate. Down their mouths, shirts, pants and hands. I'm sure their parents were none too happy, but I got a kick out of it.
Then, Katie did the cutest "Candy Bar" with different candies, all in her colors. It was so cute, and delicious too.
She wanted a sign that said "How sweet it is to be loved by you" All together now... "Awwwwwww....."
It really was a great detail.
We stamped these Chinese take-out boxes with a cute design and "P" and on the opposite side, it said "Thank-You" 
So the guest filled their own candy boxes and took those as their favors. 
It was really a beautiful event and I, again, am so thankful I was asked to be a part of it. I had so much fun not only participating, but having the chance to do all the paper. I loved every minute of it.
Enjoy!
