When I heard that the wedding was going to be at the Nauvoo temple, I was excited because I love visiting that sleepy little town. The LDS church does an excellent job recreating the original city. Bean had a great time playing on old main street as well as visit cousins.
The night before the wedding there was a bar-b-Que so that the Valencics could meet the Wilsons (Manda's future in-laws). Dam's oldest brother, Tom, was there with his family and Bean immediately latched onto Benjamin (Tom's second oldest son). Even though there is a eleven year gap Bean enjoys hanging out with his cousin Benjamin the most.
I never thought that I would pack a sewing machine with me to help prep for a wedding, but I did for this one. Because of not having a permanent residence for two years my closet has been reduced to what I could fit
in a suit case. Not a single item that I had in possession were Kelly green, royal blue or yellow, so I went on line shopping (Manda wanted the girls of the family wearing dresses that were Kelly green, royal blue or yellow for the wedding). The dress that I found was a cute 50's era piece. The only problem was that the hemline was two inches too short and I did not have enough time to return the dress and order a new one by the day of the wedding. As a quick fix I decided to add a yellow ruffle to the hem of the dress. The only problem was that I did not have time to fix the dress before driving to Nauvoo (I was busy making hair accessories for the sisters of the bride and groom). I have to say that I am so grateful that my mom taught me how to sew.
