6 months towards our eternity

We hit our 6 month anniversary yesterday!  When people used to say "marriage is hard" I didn't really understand what they meant.  These past few months have begun to teach me exactly what that means.  Finding compromise and putting together two families and backgrounds is HARD.  There have been some really hard and dark moments.  I know there will be more in the future as well, but the last six months have also been magic.

There are few things more comforting than knowing that I get to go home to my best friend every single night.  That I get to share with him my everything.  That he honestly cares about my well being before his own.  That he will hold me, support me, make me laugh, and listen.  I love that I get to reciprocate those things right back to him, it is so rewarding.  He reminds me everyday that he was the right choice.  He reminds me everyday that my love for him continues to grow.  He reminds me everyday of our Heavenly Father's plan for us and that we get to be together forever.

Six months isn't that long, and I am grateful for that, cause I get forever!  But these first six months are something to celebrate.  How grateful I am for a wonderful husband.

Here are some of my favorite memories of our first 6 months:
-The wedding, duh
-the honeymoon.. also duh
-moving into our first apartment
-a trip to Disneyland
-getting accepted into UVU's elementary program
-buying a car together
-taking a few classes together last semester
-our first Christmas

I love these photos by the amazing Mikki Platt from our engagement session.  These are just so real and so us.

Lots of love,
Brookeydee

wedding day

It was the happiest day ever, the best day ever, and everything I had ever dreamed. I am so grateful for my Mike and our families and friends who made it perfect!  Most of all, I am grateful for a loving Father in Heaven who took us to the right places at the right times so this could all fall into place. <3

so here is an overload of pictures.

Our completed wedding video is found here: https://youtu.be/tdSYJM5MPBU

lots of love, 

brookeydee

bridals

Mikki Platt is really high up on my favorite people list.  She is brilliant. not only are her pictures obviously flawless, but she is so sweet, she puts you at ease while she shoots, and she makes you feel like you're her best friends. I cannot say enough good about her.  I would use her over and over again.

It is seriously crazy that we get married in 13 days! I cannot believe it is already here!  I am so excited to be Mike's wife. And I am so grateful for this love.  Although flawed, it is perfect for me. 

much love,

brookeydee

3 weeks away from the best day!

I can hardly believe this long 4 month engagement has only 3 short weeks left!  (Although I maintain that an engagement should not last longer than 10 weeks)  I am so excited to Marry Michael.  I love him with everything that I am and I am so grateful he is going to be my partner in crime and by my side for the rest of forever.

We went and got a marriage license on Wednesday and then he took me on a lunch date!  That was fun because I never see the man between the hours of 6 am and 7 pm on weekdays cause he works so hard and so long!  After our little lunch date we split ways to get all done up for our bridal session!

Originally, I didn't want to do bridals, I thought that wedding day pictures would be ample, boy was I wrong!  (thanks to Parker for changing my mind!)  Not only was it so fun to do a reveal and frolic in the beautiful mountains and fields in draper, but there was just a special unifying feeling that I felt with our little party of our mom's, my sister (and maid of honor), and our film team- Mikki Platt photographer and Parker Gurney (plus his sweet wifey) videographer.  It was a dreamy night!  I will post the real pictures and videos from the masters- but for now I only have the ones our moms and my sister snapped on their iphones hence the poor quality. :)

I love this picture that my mom captured of my sister and I!!

July 10 is going to be my favorite day, I am sure.

lots of love,

brookeydee