the reception

Because of the rain we didn't have much time to set up the reception before we went to the temple. When Eric and I got to his house from being at the temple, the backyard was set up just how I pictured. I'm positive my mom was the main master mind but I have no idea who helped or how they got everything set up so quickly. Miracle workers I tell you! 

My mom and I were our own wedding planners. And boy did we have a blast. We made all the decorations, the table runners, we went to the DI everyday in search of old furniture that we could refurbish, and my mom made the food. She's amazing. I'm thinking we should maybe start a business? We'll call it Mother-Daughter wedding events :)

^^the rodet fam

^^burton family

^^chair and table thrifted and repainted^^

^^flowers by bloomers {one of my fav parts of the reception}^^

^^cake was made by sweet cakes by karen. flowers by bloomers. vanity thrifted^^

^^my amazing family had an assembly line, wrapping pies the morning of. thanks again you guys!
 dresser was thrifted and we repainted it^^

^^window was borrowed from my friend alex^^

^^the cutest nieces on the planet^^

^^can't forget baby noella!^^

^^adorable nephews^^

^^some of eric's and now my nieces and nephews minus crew and baby knox. they are all so dang cute
{i promise eric knows how to hold a baby :)}

^^adorable whiskey barrels and door{tabletop} rented from swoon {vintage rental co} for our cocoa bar^^

^^white couch was also rented from swoon {vintage rental co}^^

^^no cake smashing allowed^^

^^we used my great grandma's steamer trunk for gifts^^

We had a blast at our reception. I think and hope everyone else did too because it lasted longer than planned! But we didn't mind one bit. We're very grateful for all our family and friends who helped us plan and put together a wedding in 3 months. We're also grateful for Shannon and that she was able to capture our wedding so that we'll remember it forever!

{p.s. I found out yesterday that Natalie, who owns Swoon {vintage rental co} (who is also Shannon's sister), was featured in a Southern Utah magazine called 'Elan and since we rented some of her furniture they used pictures from our reception in the article! Thought that was pretty neat!}

wedding day

We got our wedding photos back and I'm so happy with how they turned out! Shannon from Shannon Kaeding Photography did a great job and was so wonderful to work with. They all turned out beautiful and I tried my best to just pick a few but it was difficult so here is a picture overload. I decided to do a separate post with reception pictures in it since there are so many, so I'll post that later. 

Our wedding day turned out practically perfect. We woke up to rain and since the reception was going to be outside we were worried. But we set up some of the reception before going to the temple in hopes that it would clear up. We went into the temple in pouring rain and came out to gorgeous sunlight. It didn't rain until the reception was over and all the decorations had been taken down. Our prayers were definitely answered. 

^^right after I tripped out of the temple. so embarrassing. 

^^love love this picture and my grandma smith. 

^^grandpa burton who sealed us. 

^^my lovely unofficial bridesmaids. love them so much.