Mandy & Preston's Wedding

I mentioned when I blogged about our experiences with Cat playing piano that I wasn't able to attend her first ever piano recital.  I was here:

My cousin Preston was getting married and I decided to attend the sealing ceremony.  Ben was a particularly awesome Dad that day because he not only took the kids to Cat's piano recital, made video, took pictures, and tried to keep everyone quiet and happy by himself, he then drove them up to SLC to meet us for the post-sealing festivities.  They arrived at the perfect time, just as we were all standing outside waiting for Mandy and Preston to exit the temple.  In trying to get all of the kids out of the car and to the temple grounds he left the camera in the car, but my Aunt Alysa was kind enough to take fun pictures, so I can still share some here.  Thanks for being the designated family photographer, Alysa, and thanks for sharing your pictures!

It took quite a while for Mandy and Preston to appear, so we filled the time by talking, joking, laughing, and posing for pictures.  Here are a few:

For some reason, Jack decided this was a great spot to hide.

"Now they can't see me for sure!"

This was by far the coldest June wedding I've ever been involved in.  Mostly because of the wind.  Brrrrrr!  I don't know what we were thinking bringing the kids outside in the middle of June without jackets.  We're negligent parents.  At least Ben had some jacket to share.

At last, Mandy and Preston emerged!  I love that Cat and Brooke had a front row view.

The reception was at the nearby Joseph Smith Memorial Building, and we had so much fun.
After a yummy lunch, Mandy and Preston shared a beautiful first dance, then everyone cut loose...