The Washburn Family

I couldn't believe it when I woke up the next morning: it was my wedding day! I had never been so nervous and excited in my life! The wedding was at noon in the Boise, Idaho LDS temple, and I had to be there at 11am. I had booked my sister's favorite hair stylist for a 9am appointment (which was before their salon even opened, thank you SO much Amy!), and she worked WONDERS with my hair! I remember trying hard not to burst into tears when she turned my chair around and saw myself in the mirror - it was perfect! She did SUCH a great job, it was exactly what I was hoping for, probably even better. I didn't have much time to prepare after that - I quickly rushed home and did my own make up (I couldn't think of anyone who I would've trusted, I'm a little picky. haha), and my mom drove me to the temple. It was the greatest feeling in the world to see Colin waiting for me, and it was even better when the time actually came for us to be sealed for all eternity. Yes, I cried. :) It was the most perfect day that anyone could ever ask for! That's right, folks, I get to keep Colin for good!It was the perfect day. Better than I ever could have asked for. Was it the result of our planning? Nah... It was because I was sealed to the most amazing person I have ever met in my life. :) My bridesmaids were gorgeous that day. My two sisters Abrie and Lainey and my best friend Ivy Smedley. Thanks for putting up with all of my crazy stress and wearing the dresses and jewelry that I chose! You guys are great!

Our pictures were taken by my cousin, Garrett Gibbons, and they turned out gorgeous! He is truly an amazing photographer, and I couldn't thank him enough for capturing those memories for us.

The reception that night turned out perfect as well - I swear, everything seemed to be going unnaturally smooth - the Lord was definitely on our side. :) Our friends and family were all gathered together, the music that we had chosen was the perfect way to set the mood. I saw friends from high school and even before that I hadn't seen in a while - Colin and I's families had the chance to meet and get to know one another. The food was AMAZING! We had quiche with delicious dinner rolls and an oriental chicken salad. I was only able to get a few bites - that's probably one of the only things that I regret from that day. I was too busy talking to friends and mingling to really think abou

t eating anything. The cake was DELICIOUS - pistachio on the top three tiers and pumpkin chocolate chip on the bottom(in honor of my mother for her birthday). There were so many people from both sides of our family that helped out with food. I could never thank them enough for everything they did for us.After the reception was over, we were surprised by my brothers and brother-in-law: they had left the reception without us knowing and totally trashed my car! It was a huge mess, balloons and confetti everywhere, they wrote all over the windows, and they even tied pop cans to the back of it. I KNEW we should've hidden the car! haha! 

All in all, March 25th was the best day of my life. Everything went perfectly! Nothing was late, no one broke anything, everything turned out JUST the way we had been planning. The Lord was really helping us out that day, we are SO blessed to have the Gospel in our lives. I have loved every second of married life, and even though it can and will get hard sometimes, I know that the Lord will be there to help us get through it.