The Carpenters est 4.17.10

The day that we were all waiting for....
   all of the stress of planning a wedding is finally over! Although it was hard to keep everyone happy in the process we made it and had a great day!
We were sealed in the San Diego Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Saturday April 17th, 2010 and had so many of our friends and family there to celebrate with us. After our sealing we spent hours with our awesome photographer Kris Sundberg from Burnt Exposure, taking a zillion sweet pictures. We hit In 'n out, Balboa Park, and the beach all before we made a grand entrance into our reception. We had the most beautiful set up at the Del Mar Powerhouse, with great food and a live band that played Frank Sinatraish music all night long. We didn't do the traditional bouquet or garter toss that evening, but we did get a little carried away with cutting the cake:) At the end of the evening we headed south to the Hotel Del Coronado, a historic landmark in San Diego, to spend the evening. All in all it was a great day...we couldn't have asked for anything better. We are so grateful for our amazing friends and family who made it happen for us!


Bridesmaids L-R: Emily Duffin, Anne Copper, Amy Pond, Christine Theriault, Arielle Verhaaren, Katie Fawcett, Stephanie Thomas, Mishay Whitsitt, and Amy Bang



Groomsmen L-R: Daniel Kunz, Jeff Russell, Brandon Williams, Sean Gardner, Chandler Dove, Dave Romney, Cody Shepard, Clayton Ashcraft, Troy Karren, Matt Cristiano, and Rick Bogart

 

T-minus 1 Day!

The day before the wedding was a super busy one... With lots of friends and family in town, we had no time to lose and a lot to catch up on! The day began as my amazing friends threw me a bridal shower! I walk in to see the cutest table deco ever by Amy, Katie & Mishay.

The food by Christine was divine... I can't even tell you how good the french toast casserole was!

She also made these awesome cookies in the shape of Wedding Dresses and Shoes!

We played the gum game, and I thought I was good at first because I didn't have to put a lot in mouth for getting questions wrong, but I spoke too soon!

People were nice enough to bring gifts so I had a fun time opening them up!

 

I had such a great time and was so glad that so many of my friends and family from out of town could be there!

Arielle, Steph & Me!

College BFFs! Amy, Me, Katie & Mishay

CT BFFs Christine & Me

It was a huge success and I am so lucky to have such amazing friends and family to be with me!

After the shower, we continued our girl time by going to get manis and pedis, putting together cheese and cracker platters and other random last minute chores.

That night, I finally got to see Danny & instead of having a rehearsal dinner, we decided to have a BBQ on the beach. We roasted hot dogs, made s'mores, and mingled with friends and family. It was so fun! I'm glad we could share one of our favorite spots in San Diego, as well as the spot where Danny proposed with our friends and families :)

                                                                    

The Parents

After the BBQ festivities, the boys went off to do their own thing, ie. playing dodgeball and getting peterson's donuts (I do have to say I was pretty jealous), while the ladies came back to our place to arrange flowers, cut fruit and vegetables and so on... you know all of the fun pre-wedding prep!

I do have to say we were all plumb tuckered out at the end of the night

Mishay was so excited for the next day, she fell asleep in her sweet new lime green bridesmaid heels :)