Julia and Matt's Wedding

The day after Christmas we got into wedding mode! That Friday we went to the temple as a family (Andrea and Tammy stayed home with the kids) and were there to be with Julia for her first time through the temple. It was a special day and always great to be with family in the temple, especially in DC, where I also went through the temple for the first time and was married.

For the remainder of the late afternoon and evening we went over to the reception hall to help decorate and set up. It all took longer than we thought but it looked great! It was really neat to have Julia do her reception at the same place that I did mine 8 years before. I was the very first wedding they had ever done and since then many people in the area have used it as a wedding reception venue, and Julia's set up was much different than mine- it was very nice!

Julia and Matt the night before the wedding- so tired but so much to do! Once things calmed down that night Julia let us girls get a preview of her wedding dress and we were able to spend time hanging out together with Julia before the big day. I love sister time :)

The next morning, on December 27, Julia and Matt were sealed in the Washington DC temple! She looked beautiful and the ceremony was sweet :) And the weather could not have been more perfect! For a December wedding, they were lucky it was such a warm day!

And these handsome boys were there too. I haven't seen any of the professional pictures yet, but I at least got one with my sister. I was [am] so happy for her. 

My boys didn't cooperate well with group family pictures, so here's a cute one of my mom with Audrey- at least she knew how to smile for a camera!

  In between the wedding and reception we came home for lunch and to crash for a bit. Poor Blake thought the baby was beating him up, all he wanted to do was watch Netflix, ha.Then most of us also went over to the reception early to finish setting up and to help prepare the food.

The happy couple ready to go! They had a really nice turn out and it was nice for us to see some old friends and visit with everyone too.

Our family sitting back enjoying the reception together :)

Us sisters together with the couple before they leave for the night!

Goodbye to the couple in a trail of bubbles! It was a fun reception and a beautiful wedding day! I am so happy to see my sister married off to a guy she knew she's loved for years. I am excited for their future and wish them a lifetime of happiness together! :)