Alyssa's Wedding!

So these are in reverse order, so we'll start at the end and work our way back...

Alyssa and Kyle leaving for their honeymoon in California!

The Lundrigan group at the reception. It was so great to have my Uncle Doug come all the way from Oregon, and he was sooo helpful! Uncle Gord, Aunt Leesa, and my cousin, Hannah, trekked all the way across the country for North Carolina!! Hannah was one of Alyssa's bridesmaids. And, of course, Grandma and Grandpa took a road trip from Canada, and even treated us to a little visit in Rexburg before and after the wedding.

Instead of the regular centerpieces at the tables and a buffet style meal, we mad the centerpieces out of the family-style meals.

These girls were such huge helps!

The wedding cake! Me and my mom put our hearts and souls into making that cake!

The happy couple after the sealing in Bountiful, UT. (Notice his unique white ceramic ring)

Groomsmen

Bridesmaids

Kyle's parents

The Lundrigan siblings

The Esquibel siblings + spouses

Centerpiece at the pre-sealing brunch.

More of the bridal party

Me and my brother, Devin (he was a groomsman)

Christine's little boy, Jack, was so good while his mom was off taking pictures!

All the bridesmaids

Here's Gord at work! He was so great to take so many pictures!

Here is the best picture I can find of my dress after its make-over! I think it turned out ok!

Bridals. (Me, Christine, and Gord were all snapping pictures of the bride like crazy! Christine's and Gord's turned out better than these ones that I took)

Getting ready for the day!

HELP!!

So, you will remember that I got my Bridesmaid dress and I was going to accessorize with all ivory: pearl jewelry, ivory button, ivory belt, ivory shoes. Well, it turns out that (cheap) ivory belts are really hard to find (despite what some people have told me)! So, I decided I would make my own ivory belt!! However, now my issue is that I can't decide what I want it to look like! Ok, ok, I may be over thinking this, but I just want everything to look perfect for the wedding! So, that's why I need your help deciding which belt design!!!

Bridesmaid dress refresher:

Belt options:

#1 Flower cluster

#2 Bow with flower center

#3 Straight line flowers

#4 Bow with no flowers

Vote for your favorite!!

Random Thoughts

When my mom was here, I served a real French dinner, or at least as close as I could make it...here are a couple of the highlights

A pre-dinner drink to enjoy over a lively conversation: Fruit juice with an orange slice and a fresh mint leaf (Don't worry, Cindy, I'll omit the mint next time)

A cheese platter: gruyère, brie and muenster

We ended the meal by staring out the window at this awesome double rainbow!

Next comes wedding stuff, more wedding stuff, then even more wedding stuff!!

I've been working on these cute little guestbooks, there'll be one at each table for people to write messages and I'm gonna put some edge-burned, sepia pictures of the beautiful couple.

Next, the bouquets:

Bridesmaids - cream hydrangea

Bridal bouquet - red hydrangeas with cream roses. This picture does not do it justice; it is seriously soooo pretty!!

Lastly, my bridesmaid dress...except I'll switch out all the white accessories for ivory.

So that's what I've been up to for the past couple weeks.

The Rexburg RUSH Triathlon

This was a perfect race day. Sunny, warm, with no wind, and warm water. This is the first race that Kelsey and I have done where we have had so many fans, so we have pictures this time! The swim was fun; Kelsey swam like a shark cruising past other competitors.

Can you spot us?... just kidding, we don't even know where we are.

Transition 1

The bike ride.

The final stretch of the run.

It was such a good feeling to have finished the race.

We got medals for completing the race which we proudly wore the rest of the day, and will probably wear for the next few days too. Kelsey and I are the greatest team, and it was so much fun doing the race together. Next on our list, THE IRONMAN! Well, maybe. Stay tuned for France pictures, they really will come...maybe