Early, very early, Friday morning Ben and I flew out to Sacramento for his brother's wedding. Even though Sacramento is quite a ways from where I grew up, many of the plants, trees, and even the crisp feel of the breeze reminded me of Temecula. Once we arrived, we went on a shopping extravaganza and us girls went to Ann Taylor Loft (one of my favorite stores of all time!), and we had so much fun! Later that evening we took things play by play as we found out Nat, Sam's bride to be, was sick (the night before her wedding :( , and so we said lots of prayers. We ended up going to Natalie's family's home and chatting while watching the Olympics Opening Ceremonies and prepping food for the reception. Natalie's family is filled with the best of people, and we loved getting to know them better and just talking. We all anxiously awaited the next morning where Natalie Howes would become Natalie Browning.
We were so happy that Natalie was feeling better the morning of her wedding! We caught her going into the temple all radiant and beautiful, as always.
Can I just say...I love the Sacramento temple!
The landscaping is beautiful and serene with oak trees and flowers everywhere all in a very large, secluded area.
We had such a great time waiting our turn to go into the temple by playing with our nephew Tate and walking the temple grounds!
Ben is amazing with kids, and I am not just saying that because he is my husband :) It's true!
Me and my prince at our castle :)
Then it was time for them to become official. The sealing was beautiful; they both glowed! I honestly don't know if I have every seen a couple more smitten with each other :)
Coming out of the temple
So sweet
I think this picture is adorable.
Natalie has an incredible, beautiful family filled with nieces and nephews--they all looked picture-perfect!
Since Natalie's parents had recently moved to the Sacramento area, her reception was two hours away in the area she grew up in. So in between the wedding and reception, we had pizza with both families and watched the wedding video, and then we were on the way to the reception.
As for the reception, I don't know if there is a prettier location for a reception on the planet! It was at a friend's home which overlooked the most beautiful river, and it truly felt like a fairy tale!
Picturesque
The most beautiful flowers!
Elegant
River view
Centerpieces
I wasn't kidding about the river view!
Beautiful cake, and the cake they served was the best cake I ever had in my life! White chocolate strawberry cake..yum!
The bride and groom from afar
Us in our matching bridal party attire with the cardboard cutout of Ben's brother in the corner
I loved that we got to carry a bouquet! It even passed through security with me on the way home, I loved it so much!
Delightful
A beautiful new sister
The happy couple!!
They danced--of course! Her dress was the perfect dancing dress!
Then we got silly with our men's jackets
The Browning girls!
The Browning boys minus a very diligent missionary in Russia :)
And they rode into the sunset--or the darkness--either way it was a fairy tale!
Cute couple! Also, you looked gorgeous!
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