The wedding, Two years later.

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On March 7th, 2013 Mark and me got married and sealed together in the Salt Lake City temple. The temple is incredibly beautiful, and although there are many things that I don't understand about the temple, I think getting married there was the right thing for us as a couple.

           The experience has helped us grow, and learn so much about ourselves. The day was chilly, and eventually it rained. I know the wind was also blowing, but not terribly. You can see from some of the pictures that our faces are getting a little bit red. I thought that my wedding day was beautiful, of course if I had done things differently I would have had a spring or fall wedding, since March is kind of dull still.

Here are some pictures from our wedding day. It’s fun to look through them again, and remember all the happiness that our wedding brought. I am so blessed to have married such an incredible person. I don’t know what my life would be like without him.



Coming out of the temple as the Christiansen's


I love this one.

 



Marks Nephew Liam as a baby. He's such a cute kid!


Marks Siblings, minus his brother in-law BJ .


Marks Parents on the Left, and Both sets of my parents on the right


My family. I'm so glad that my little brother Ryan was there.





I love my dad so much. I love this picture!

Gorgeous girls

Brides maids, flower girl and groomsmen.

My little flower girl. She did so good for being only 3 years old.
 I love the pictures of Mark with his Groomsmen, and Brothers. They turned out so good.


These strapping young men know that only you can prevent forest fires.


Love these girls!

Marks mom. She is the one who helped with most the decorating. I am so lucky to have her as a mother in law. What would I do with out this sweet southern woman in my life?


When it comes to in-laws, I hit the jackpot! Mark and His momma. Such a precious picture.

I love these guys. I have some pretty awesome brother in laws, too!


My sister, and my best friend.



Love these two brothers of mine!

very serious.


 Here are some Bride/Groom Pictures








I love, Love, Love my bouquet! The florists at Springville Floral, on center street did such an amazing job.










Our faces are getting red.

Marks crafty mom made my hair piece, and veil!













My favorite


I wanted to include my dad in my wedding day, since he is very important to me. I love my dad so much, and wanted to make sure he got to walk me down the aisle. So we had a ring ceremony, shortly after being sealed in the temple. I loved being able to share that with my dad. It was a good memory, and I'm so glad I have pictures to document it. We had the ring ceremony, and our reception at the Springville City Art Museum.




 



 


 

 Grandma Ruth
 Grandpa Powel
Everyone getting ready

 Mark being handsome

 




 




Aunt Debbie


 


 



 

 




 




 
 


 Mark waiting for me





 


 



 


 


 

 








 


 

 


 



Mark reading his vows

 Me reading my vows,







 




 

 
There are more picture that I will probably put up of our reception, just to document them, but this post is getting so long. Anyway, I know I'm almost two years behind on updating this blog, but oh well. I loved my wedding. I'm so glad, it's over, but I loved it. Also, I'm incredibly grateful for my mother in law, because without her, I don't know what I would have done. She is so creative, and helped me come up with table decorations, and she made my veil and hair piece. I'll post another day all the little details that I loved about my wedding, but for now there are a few that I really loved. 
 
All of our Photos were taken by James Erick Photography. He did an amazing job for us, and was very pleasant to work with. I’m so happy I found him, since pictures were very important to me. I wanted the best photographer I could get, and I think I did. I recommend him to anyone. Check out his website
Here: http://www.jameserickphotography.com/
 


 



 

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