mr. and mrs. wilson

I have referenced our trip to Utah a few times on the blog without going into real detail. I think I needed a little time to recover. :)

When Lauren was 3 weeks old we packed up our little family and headed to Utah so we could participate in my sister, Emily's wedding festivities. In the airport people would look at how small Lauren was and tell us we were brave for traveling. She isn't the reason we were brave. This was Lauren for most of our trip:

A (sleepy) delight.

This guy gave us (much) more grief:

I'm pretty sure the four of us influenced the family planning decisions of a few of the couples seated around us during our layover in the Denver airport.

In his defense, our daily itineraries did not take his sleep schedules into account. Lesson learned. Respect the toddler's sleep schedule.

Emily and Matt were married on a blustery Saturday afternoon. It turned out to be much more snowy and wet and cold than any other day that week. Oh well. Their happiness brightened things up. When we got to the temple everything was warm and comfortable. It was great seeing so many friends and family members we don't get to see often. Emily made a beautiful bride, and Matt was beaming the whole time. I loved seeing them so happy. The ceremony was nice and it reminded me how blessed I am to connected to so many wonderful people.

Despite the less-than-ideal weather conditions Emily and Matt chose to brave the elements and they were rewarded with some great photos.

The above photos were taken by my cousin-in-law, Becky Reed of Ravenberg Photography. She is awesome!

The Crane fam posing for some pictures.

Lauren stayed inside with some of my kind cousins while we took the group shots, but we had to document that she was there and that she was looking awfully cute.


Will was exhausted from all the picture taking and the fact that he didn't get a nap.

After the temple we headed to the church where they held their reception. It was in a cool old church in the Sugarhouse area. It was built back when individual ward's built their own buildings and it reminded us of a European Chateau. I am annoyed that we didn't get a picture of the outside.

On the way over Will passed out. The poor little guy was so tired.

We carried him in asleep and he ended up falling off one of the pews that lined the cultural hall. He was already in a bad mood, but that pretty much did him in. We turned on our portable DVD player and let him watch Caillou. At first I thought we would just let him watch for a few minutes. He ended up watching Caillou during the entire set-up, reception, and clean up. It's safe to say he's obsessed and I have to admit, it was nice to not have him so grumpy.

Emily and Matt's song is "The Luckiest," by Ben Folds. They asked Anthony to sing it during the reception.

Here he is serenading the bride and groom.


Will was willing to take a brief break from watching Caillou to listen to his dad. About half way through the song he said to me "all done daddy" and that he was ready for "more Caillou." Oh the love-hate relationship I have with that show.

He also briefly consented to a photo with his aunties. He didn't say anything about smiling.

Emily and Matt had a hot chocolate bar, which coordinated perfectly with the cold weather. Mmmmm, what I wouldn't give for a cup with andes mints mixed in right now.

The reception was bumpin'. I hardly had time to visit the photo booth.

Here the Crane ladies are hamming it up.

Congratulations, Mr. and Mrs. Wilson! We were honored to take part in your wedding day!

Matthew & Emily :: 11.12.11 :: Salt Lake Temple