Wedding Memories

Just in time for our upcoming 6 month anniversary I thought I'd post a selection of wedding pics. We actually have so many that we like, by like they just recall such funny memories of that day. We were so blessed to have beautiful weather at the temple and have the weather hold out for us in the evening, all the surrounding areas had rain during the reception. We are so blessed with the amount of family, friends and support we received all day. It's funny to look back on a day that went by so quickly yet so dramatically changed our lives together. My brother Jared gifted us all our photography. Visit his portfolio at http://jaredjaynesphoto.com or his pictureline & flickr accounts. Most pictures are just the raw image so some are dark etc and there not in a particular order. Here's just a sampling of our beautiful day....

WHITE ELEPHANT RESPONSIBILTY

New Years Eve brought friends, games, foods, kisses, and fishes. Yes, fishes. We had a white elephant exchange and I happened to select a bag that held not one, but two shiny goldfish. No one wanted to steal away our new treasures so we ended up taking the two home. We still can't settle on names...I know they're just goldfish, imagine kid names! We have a new little environment for them-I know we think it's way cooler than they do. I guess these are our new pets, I'm glad they're goldfish. It's about all the responsibilty we can handle right now :D

Here's a little info we found out about goldfish:

"The gold fish brings good luck in the form of tranquility, wisdom and long life. It is one among the eight sacred symbols of the Buddha where they represent fertility, abundance and harmony with the flow of life. Ancient Greeks believed goldfish enhanced good luck in marriage and relationships. In ancient Egypt goldfish were kept in the house as a lucky omen for the family and helped cheer up domestic situations."

Not such a bad white elephant gift after all....

CHRISTMAS 2011

The theme for Christmas was blessed...probably should be spoiled but we'll say blessed. We are blessed with amazing, thoughtful, generous and wonderful family members. We were spoiled rotten! We spent Christmas morning at my parents, Sacrament meeting was lovely and then we enjoyed giving and receiving wonderful gifts. We gave some of Brandon and mine's favorite "things". I gave bag clips that I received at my bridal shower to girls, Brandon loves armor-all wipes for the car, we baked 9 loaves of bread for everyone, and compiled a Jaynes Family Cookbook filled with family favorites and memories. It turned out pretty good i think! I love stationary so I gave some pretty note cards as well.

Jaynes Family Christmas Tree

The "At Home" Children

My Parents gift of my wedding bouquet. It turned out so good!

I love watching people open gifts. I love seeing what people pick for others and how excited both parties get in the giving and receiving. My family is quite large but we've never drawn names. I'm appreciate my parents gave us opportunities to practice and enjoy giving throughout our lives.

After the Jaynes Household was covered in paper and bows, Brandon and I retreated to our little Christmas tree and exchanged gifts. Brandon was very thoughtful in selecting some amazing workout clothes I had begged for, drinking glasses I had wanted and he searched for, Kitchen accessories and more. My stocking was stuffed full of some wonderful items including tea, apple juice and some squeezable strawberry jam I had included on my list.
I gave Brandon Harry Potter 7, cologne (funny story), modern family, and a subscription to Communication Arts. I was very lucky with the timing and pricing of some of my gifts!

My parents gave us these polar watches. They are so awesome! It's so interesting to see exactly how hard you're working out. We've loved them! 2012 will be our get fit year!

We had pizza with my brothers and their families and exchanged gifts in the afternoon. So many fun things!!

The weather was so nice and we were grateful for dry roads as we headed for the evening to the Finch's. We dined on delectable goodies. Completely stuffed we were showered with lovely things again! Clothes, music, decor, and a new mattress pad that we've loved sleeping on with fleece sheets; they are so cozy!! We have date night gift cards and are so excited to use those.  The day after Christmas all us Finch's headed to see Sherlock Holmes 2. What a fun thing to do together. We all thouroghly enjoyed it!
What a wonderful time of the year. We had an amazing first Christmas together as a married couple. We got to have Christmas truly all day and it was pure bliss! Thanks to our amazing families. We are glad to have spent the day with you. Merry Christmas indeed!