Wedding Day {Reception}.

After the wedding and pictures at the temple, and a little lunch at Grandma's house, we were running late getting to the JSMB (Joseph Smith Memorial Building). Lex and Jason were supposed to be there at 5pm to meet Jason's dad for pictures. They were trying to make sure their honeymoon arrangements were set (including a flight out to Mexico EARLY the next morning), which ended up taking a little more time than anticipated, resulting in a little stress and a definite time-crunch. I walked into the building around 5:15 (late for me, too!), and Lex and Jason were still 10 or 15 minutes behind me. Honestly, I figured their picture session would be rushed and brief, yielding few great pics.

I was wrong.

(photo by Brent Paull)

(photo by Brent Paull)

(photo by Brent Paull)

(photo by Brent Paull)

(photo by Brent Paull)

(photo by Brent Paull)

(photo by Brent Paull)

(photo by Brent Paull)

(photo by Brent Paull)

(photo by Brent Paull)
Wow. 30 minutes max. And these are just a few of my faves.

The JSMB is such a beautiful building, the grounds around it are amazing, and it was perfect weather to boot. Who could ask for anything more? Because I was frantically running around like a chicken with my head cut off (don't you love that phrase? so applicable!), I had no idea this session even happened, so it was a pleasant surprise to see these beautiful pictures a few days later.

Inside, we were setting up.

Did I mention how beautiful the JSMB is?

(photo by Austin Anderson)

And how beautiful Wonderful Sweet Scarlett is?

(photo by Austin Anderson)

(photo by Austin Anderson)

(photo by Austin Anderson, cake made by Judy Anderson)

(photo by Austin Anderson)

Then it was time for the party to begin.

{Cutting the cake}

(photos by Brent Paull)

{Garter and bouquet toss}
BTW, I highly recommend two photographers. It's so fun to get different perspectives.

(photos by Austin)

(photos by Brent Paull)

(photo by Brent Paull)

(photo by Brent Paull)

(photo by Brent Paull)

The girls were a little more excited to catch the bouquet than the guys were about the garter (which landed on the floor and stayed there until my little nephew Justin picked it up). I think those young men need to listen to a few conference talks... don't you?

(photo by Austin Anderson)
This could definitely be legit.

{First dance}

(photos by Austin Anderson)

{Dad/Daughter and Mom/Son dance}

(photos by Brent Paull)

(photo by Austin Anderson)

{Dancing and mingling}

(photo by Austin Anderson)

Those little girls had a blast.

And just for fun:

Shilo and Braden, circa 2000 and 2015

These two both received their mission calls the same week. Pretty cool.

Mauri and Kade, circa 2011 and 2015

(photos by Austin Anderson)

If I hadn't been so busy... chatting... taking pictures...  running around like a chicken with it's head cut off... I  may have realized the opportunity to grab some of these amazing temple pictures.
Like I mentioned, it's so nice to have a plethora of photographers around.

{Bubble send-off}

(photo by Brent Paull)

(photo by Austin Anderson)

(photo by Austin Anderson)

(photo by Austin Anderson)

(photo by Brent Paull)

Phew. That was a long post.
Lex told me that she thought the day was perfect. That's all I need to hear.