Summer & Tyler

The cats were fixated on the pantry door and then I came in time to save this cute guy. We remembered that Hailey absolutely loves these just as much as I do. Enjoy Hailey if you can! :)

Ok, maybe it's just being in this place, it seems that everything is more beautiful and more photo worthy in Hawai'i. Even the abundant lava rocks are begging to be photographed. I haven't gotten to them yet but it's on the list.

Only 2 more days until we're here:
The months of anticipation have turned into wanting this week to slow the heck down! So excited for our 8 day trip but I'm still making my list of things not to forget and of course this week has been busy, busy for both me and Ty.

Tyler's good friend Alec was so awesome to come down to our reception to take some pics. We are forever grateful to him and his other weddirazzi counterpart--from what we heard the traffic was a nightmare and some people had to forgo coming because they wouldn't have made it in time.

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My favs are the tramp ones...so much fun!

JAM SESSION: TYLER + SUMMER MARRIED

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2010 AT 1:56PM | WEDDIRAZZI


Receptions are usually scheduled to take place right after the ceremony of marriage. Tyler and Summer scheduled their reception a year and a half after saying "I do." This awesome couple sums it up best with this quote: "We knew what we wanted and we wanted it now."

Tyler met Summer through mutual friends back in 2008, talked off and on for a little while until they realized there was something special happening. Even though their hearts had been broken previously, both of them knew they wanted to be with each other forever. On February 14th, 2009, with the first marriage license issued on-hand, they were married in Las Vegas...awesome!

Here's an excerpt from their announcement:

"... they gave us the option to marry in the "flower chapel" for $400, by the fountain for $200, or at the walk-up window for $99. Without hesitation my beautiful bride-to-be said "walk-up window" and we found ourselves at the window after a 15 minute wait, holding each other's hands and exchanging vows. I'll admit I got a little teary eyed... but strangely enough, neither of us were nervous in the least. It all felt so right.

Yes, it was impulsive, yes it was crazy, but absolutely yes, it was one of the best decisions I've ever made in my life. I'm so excited to share the rest of my life with this woman, and sometime soon I'll be sending you an invitation to our reception. At this point I have no idea of where we'll register, but if I could, I'll register at Costco."

Flash forward a year and a half later, their close friends and family gather to celebrate their union. By applying the rule of K.I.S.S.S (keep it short, sweet and simple) for their reception, they where able to focus on what was most important to all in attendance, spending time with each other and the new-ish couple!

This must be a milestone for me because I (nor Tyler) took one single picture from last weekend. Unfortunately, we both were complete stress cases. Funny how that works. Eloping to Vegas a year and a half ago was the craziest, funnest (not a word I know but I still like to use it), most unlike us thing ever, but somehow was perfect and stress-free in every way. No matter that we were gross and tired from driving 6 hours and didn't have a thing planned out except a hotel reservation, it was a wonderful and special moment just between the two of us. But we've been looking forward to getting sealed since the day we knew we wanted to be together forever, and that event is really what this whole marriage thing is all about. I wish I could have been more relaxed though, and as I have already pointed out, planning these types of things really gets my heart rate up. Thankfully, the reception could not have gone any better. It turned out beautifully, and thanks to all the help of our family and the Monroe's, our celebration was a success!

{I love this pic of the Brufords this past winter. I just had to put it up.}

I am sooooo very grateful for those that were able to make it to support us. I didn't realize how much it meant to me for my friends and family to be there until I realized that only a handful of people actually could on my side. I was an emotional wreck the week prior...some disappointment, but mostly because I was/am so thankful for Tyler and the amazing husband that he is to me. I couldn't imagine having a better best friend in the entire world to spend eternity with. How we could be more and more in love each day is beyond me, and I feel so blessed that we found each other when we did!

Duds was in desperate need of a shave. It has been consistently 90+ degrees out and I was feeling like a bad mother trying to torture her kid by going out with a snow suit on and making them play a game of catch.

We took advantage of our new pup and the beautiful day and headed over to Thanksgiving Point for all things dog. If you don't like animals, this was sure to change your mind. Everyone brought their pets, from little hairless mexican dogs to big danes and great pyreneese. They had a water distance jumping contest that Roca would have gone nuts over, and an obstacle course that I think would be great for Duds when he gets older and more obedient. He sure is a fast one.

My birthday this year was pretty relaxing and besides all of the excitement being 1 year closer to 30, it was a really great weekend. Ty took me to Franck's on Saturday night, a french restaurant who's known for the best meat loaf around. Meat loaf you say? Yuck! That was the first thing that came to mind too, but everyone who I had talked to said it was divine. I chose to stick to something a little safer with the chicken, but ohhhhhhhh, I was SO wrong. I spent the whole evening coveting Ty's meatloaf and because he's such a sweetheart and loves to share with his wife, he let me eat half. :) It was that good. Slow braised veal, chicken, & pork over mashed potatoes in a lavender blueberry sauce. Yum.

Then on Memorial Day, my actual b-day, we took our 3rd paragliding lesson. It keeps getting better and better. It was a great flying day and I got higher than I've ever been, and I stayed up forever. The feeling is incredible, and we're definitely hooked. 7 more lessons and then ground school until we'll have our pilot's license. I can't wait for our next one-we're taking lesson #4 while we're in Hawaii in a month!

I obviously didn't know my brother when he was a baby (I'm 8 years younger), but it is incredible how much Evan is starting to look like him. Sometimes I'll catch a glimpse, maybe of only a second or two, and I'll see Tyler in there. It's kinda neat to see. How weird it will be to see a part of myself in my children someday. I joke that they may get all the things I hate about myself--freckles, bow legs, big knuckles, flat feet....but hopefully everything I love about Ty: