It was a long day for Lily, but she enjoyed it anyway. Whenever she sees a picture of my dad or Elizabeth, she gets very excited and says "They got married! Grandpa and Elizabeth got married in the temple!" Of course it's much cuter with her lisp, but I won't attempt to spell it out that way. She loves them both and had a wonderful time experiencing a wedding for the first time. She has since informed me that she wants to wear a wedding dress and get married to a prince (what?!).
The day was a bit hard for me simply because I was barely holding off being sick. I was really sick with a bad cold for a few days before we left for Utah, and did not know if I would be well enough to make the drive. Thankfully, I got feeling substantially better, but I had to sleep a lot and load up on vitamins to build up enough stamina for the wedding day itself. Chasing Lily around a public place like that for so many hours was completely exhausting. I was pretty sick again for several days afterwards, but on the day it counted, we made it work.
The ceremony was beautiful, although it was so crowded in that little room that it was hard to actually see anything. But it was still wonderful. I love the Salt Lake Temple. It's so beautiful and it reminds me of the day Adam and I were married. Some thoughtful relatives were kind enough to watch Lily for us while we were inside, and she told us all about seeing "big Jesus" (the large statue of the Christus in the visitors' center) afterwards. Apparently she had fun.
Then there were flowers and pictures and lots of happy people giving hugs, and finally a lovely wedding dinner in the Joseph Smith Memorial Building. Everything went so smoothly, and everyone seemed to have a good time. Even the weather cooperated. It was a beautiful fall day, and not too hot or too cold, except for my grandma who is from Idaho. She dressed appropriately for October weather where she lives, and I think she almost died of heat exhaustion in her warm winter garb.
Of course, we took lots of pictures. Actually, my sister Jessica and her husband, Stuart, took lots of pictures. We left our camera in the car. But we stole the pictures from them afterwards, and I can't resist posting the best ones. (Stuart, it is duly noted that you deserve all the credit for these.) And since we were already dressed up in matching outfits, and had a long time to wait around between various nuptial events, we convinced them to take some impromptu family pictures of us. I think they did a great job! Here is a sample.
Wedding Pictures
Family Pictures
