First comes Love, then comes Marriage.....

Now I get to talk about the WEDDING! Truly the best day of my life! And I hope Isaac's too! :)

We got Married April 3, 2010 on a gorgeous Arizona, sunny, breezy day! I was so happy it turned out to be the perfect temperature, not too hot and not too cold. We had a nice breeze roll in, and since it was an outside wedding, it felt perfect! (And boy was I worried! As any Bride is wont to do. LOL)  The decorations turned out perfect and I have many family members to thank for that! Isaac's cousin David (groomsmen) was nice enough to get his wife at the time Abby to do our flowers and they are exactly as I pictured them! Purple and White daisies (my favorite flower) with purple and white carnations. Just wonderful!

All the decorations set the mood and made the wedding feel so warm! Isaac and I put together and decorated our wedding arch, Ally Wheeler (Isaac's cousin-in-law) decorated the chairs, and help set up chairs. We were married in Goodyear, AZ at Star Point Resident Club at Estrella Mountain Ranch where my parents live. It was the most Romantic setting and we got married right next to the lake! My father walked me down the aisle just like I had always dreamed and for me it was very touching.

You know a girl dreams of her wedding her whole life and I can honestly say my dream came true! A brother and good friend of ours read one of my favorite passages from the Bible regarding love and marriage and I remember it every time we have our lows. Thank you Mark Ellison for being a part of our Ceremony!

(1 Corinthians 13:4-8) Love is long-suffering and kind. Love is not jealous, it does not brag, does not get puffed up, 5 does not behave indecently, does not look for its  own interests, does not become provoked. It does not keep account of the injury. 6 It does not rejoice over unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth. 7 It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. 8 Love never fails.




During the ceremony we did what is called a "sand ceremony" that symbolizes our two lives joining together as one. I had purple sand and Isaac had yellow sand, and we poured our sand into one jar mixes the two together. It was pretty cool! (Funny thing happened to that mixed sand after the wedding on the way home. Isaac slammed on the breaks in the car and I lost my hold on it. The sand spilled all over the floor of the car!! LOL But we put it all back in the jar, it was just a lot more mixed after that!) 

We signed our Marriage certificate in front of everyone during the ceremony with Isaac's cousin Jake signing as his witness and my Sister Tia signing as mine.

  After the ceremony the whole wedding party went and got their picture taken. Isaac's groomsmen were; Jake Wheeler (Best Man), Charles McCormick (Groomsmen), David Gardner (Groomsmen), and Byron Flores (Groomsmen) What a bunch of handsome guys they were!

The bridal party consisted of my sister Tia Lafontaine (Maid of Honor), Vanessa Dorrance (bridesmaid), Allie Wheeler (bridesmaid), and Wendy Lopez (bridesmaid). 

I had my niece Lana Lopez as my flower girl and she did an amazing job!!! I was so proud to have her be a part of our wedding! She was so cute in her dress, and when she littered the aisle with her flowers she was so precise! She just had to get it just perfect! It was worth the wait when she made it to the end! LOL

Our first dance was to Elvis "Fool's Rush In". We loved that song from the start of our dating and just knew it was going to be "our song". It was so sweet, and always makes me teary eyed.

Isaac and His mother Nancy danced to a song by Allison Krouse. "Baby Mine" This is the sweetest song and I always imagine myself singing or listening to this song while rocking my own baby. Oh no, here I go again getting all teary eyed! 

My father and I danced to Hartlands "I loved her first". That was a really hard dance to get through, let me tell you! It was so hard not to cry. I love you Daddy!

After the special dances, it was time to cut the cake! Now I know I am bad....But I smashed the cake in his face!!! LOL He was a good boy and didn't retaliate! It might have something to do with my mom who told Isaac that she would kill him if he smashed me with the cake! 

I was very particular about our cake! And it turned out pretty perfect! We ordered it from Bashas if you can believe it. They did a great job! Purple and white! Abby used some of the purple and white daisies to decorate it as well! It was so perfect!

I just have to thank Jehovah for bringing this special man into my life and all the people that came with him! I could not have asked for a better husband! He tries so hard and never gives up trying to make me happy! My in-laws are just fantastic and I couldn't have asked for nicer in-laws. Isaac is responsible for helping me gain a closer relationship with God and I love him dearly!