LET THE STORY CONTINUE...

So we were engaged, and OH so excited about getting MARRIED a week (and 2 days) later!

Monday was a holiday... THANK HEAVENS, so we went dress shopping. Obviously Russ didn't go, but I did go with My momma, My sister Julianne, Russ's Momma Christie, Russ' sister Teea, Russ' niece Brooklyn- or as I like to call her, "My Little Shadow", and Anne Davis (one of my BFs). It was so fun! It was fast too. I walked into Allyse's Bridal, the first dress we looked at I LOVED, I tried it one LOVED it EVEN more! (Let me tell you, this was a TOTAL "out of body experience" for me. I would put the dress on, walked out, and looked in the mirror. There was a girl in a dress, and she looked great, but it didn't feel like it was ME! It was really hard to get past that too! I needed many opinions about it until I was sure I was ok with the dress. Thanks to all the help I had that day! I couldn't have done it without you!) I tried MAYBE 3 more on, put my dress back on and I was done. I was sold and I was SO happy in it! We had a few things altered, and when I went to give them my dress, they told me I would get it at 10:00 AM on the 8th... MY WEDDING DAY. I was in a bit of a panic, but what can ya do? I didn't really give them much time!

(Here is a pic from that morning, you'll have to forgive my weirdness)

We left there, and went and got Brooklyn's little flower girl dress. As you will see in future pictures, I wanted her to look JUST LIKE ME! I love this little girl SO MUCH! She literally is my shadow, and I LOVE IT!! She makes me laugh all the time. She looked ADORABLE in the dress so we had to get it.

We had Beasley family pictures later that night, and at the end our photographer (Dustin's sister Courtney who takes AMAZING pictures) decided that she wanted to take more of Russ and I. I couldn't complain, they were going to be the only "engagement pictures" we had. We were there for about an hour longer and it was SO FUN! A little awkward, but the pictures turned out great! Enjoy a few!

2 of my FAVORITE LITTLE PEOPLE!!

I love these 2!!

The ORIGINAL BEASLEY Clan.

"ENGAGEMENT PHOTOS"- A few of the MANY

On the 3rd Russ and I went and got our Marriage license. That was pretty fun and weird all at the same time. Not a bad weird, but some of the questions they ask you, I had a good laugh about. Signing the form was so great too! It felt so good knowing we were one step closer to being married!!

On Friday the 5th, my friends threw a Bridal shower/Bachelorette party (Thanks TONS girls!). It was GREAT FUN! I will admit, I HATE being the center of attention, it makes me SO awkward. We laughed a lot and had great times. Russ went to Wendover that night and had a GREAT time as well! Here are some pics from MY OH SO FUN night!

Lace Face, Me, and Anne

Me and Anne

Me answering questions about Russ, or What Russ would have said. Yeah... I got A LOT RIGHT! What can I say, We dated for 5 and a half YEARS!

Before I knew it, it was Saturday. We still had a lot to do in the backyard, so we spent most of that day getting things set up in the Snyder's backyard.

We spent a few hours on Sunday with the Snyder's- still working on getting things set up, and decided, then we went with my family to dinner in Riverton. It was Josh's "Last" dinner at Grandma's, so we were sure to be there.

And now we are to Monday, September 8th, 2008.

I know that wasn't a lot of detail, and not a lot posted. But I want to wait until Next time to do the WHOLE Wedding day. :)

Again, until next time, enjoy another picture from our PERFECT WEDDING!!

LETS START AT THE BEGINNING, SHALL WE?

I thought about it the other day, and I decided I am going to post step by step until I finally catch up! If I were to post everything, you will take DAYS to get through it, and its going to take up much more then a page.

So lets start with August 30th!

On August 30th, Russ was BAPTIZED!

The Baptism was BEAUTIFUL! I don't think there was a dry eye in the room! Julianne (my oldest sis) gave a PERFECT talk on Baptism. Russ said he felt like he was going to cry through the whole thing, so he couldn't even look at her. It was sweet. Josh (my little broskie) Baptized him, which is a funny story. Lets just say, Josh wasn't going to let Russ come up at the wrong time! It was great! Russ came out after having changed, looking like a new man. There was definitely a glow about him. He was all smiles as well. Kyle (my broskie in-law) gave the talk on the Holy Ghost, AMAZING as well. Everything from that day was VERY touching. I could hardly see I had been crying SO hard! My Dad then Confirmed Russ a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. (Side note: I had told Russ that after he hugged the circle of men, he HAD to go hug his mom. AS WELL AS You are NOT allowed to propose to me on the day of your Baptism. We had seriously had a discussion about it the night before! He told me he didn't even have the ring, so it was impossible) Russ got done hugging the circle, tears rolling down his face, when all of a sudden he stopped, He looked out at everyone (I'm sitting there giving him the "HUG YOUR MOM" look, he didn't get it I'll assume) and said "There is one more thing I have to do." Being the dimwitted woman that I am thought, "Oh cool, he's going to thank everyone for being here!" or Bear this Testimony... But oh no, He then went to his knee. Tears falling MUCH harder now, voice trembling said "I've waited a LONG time to do this, Jac... Will you MARRY ME?" (Have the chills yet? Cause I get them every time I relive this moment!) I threw my head into my hands and started to shake my head no. Shaking my head of course cause I had TOLD him not to do it that day! Realizing then that I was shaking my head no, thought to myself, "Jac, that's not your answer, and he's going to think it is! Look up at him and tell him your answer!" I looked up, looked in his face, and said "YES!" He ripped me off my chair, items that were in my lap were no longer there, and we held each other ever so tightly. *After talking to people there that day, they said it took FOREVER for me to answer! Ha, I love it!*

We sat, arm in arm after that. I still couldn't really see my ring. My eyes were too blurry. I could, however, feel the great Spirit in the room. We were so in love, and we were happier then we had been ever before. Bishop Ted Andersen (Allie my BF in High School- dad) then closed the meeting. It was so great to have all the people we loved there. We hugged everyone, and cried even harder with them. We were SO happy, and what a MARVELOUS day!

We then went to the Snyder's for a little (big) lunch. I was so excited I could hardly eat. So I was just walking around chatting. I sat down with my family, and my mom asked "So When are you getting married?" I quickly answered "January 23rd." We planned on a winter wedding, and thought it would be perfect. I was dead set on it, and had no intention on changing the date. My Mom then said "WHY?" I was a little confused, and honestly didn't have a good reason. Kyle (from before) then pipped in "Just do it tonight!" Feeling much more nervous then before, laughed, but thought again... Why not? I knew that night was TOO fast, but January 23rd seemed wrong as well. My mom then said "Don't you want Josh to be at your Wedding?" Of course I did! Having it in January and not having Josh there was one of the biggest issues I had! I was so sad that my little brother wouldn't be there for that wonderful day! I then said "Of course I want him there, but he leaves on the 10th!" Julianne looked at me and said "Jac, all you need is a dress, a place and the bishop, we can get that done in a week!" Thinking much harder to myself, I said... "Why not? If we can do it, why not?" So I found Russ and said, "So how do you feel about getting married on September 9th?" He said "Like, in a week?" I said "Yeah something like that", he looked at me and said "If you want to, I am up for WHATEVER!" So then I announced that we were getting married on the 9th.

(Sorry not the most flattering pic of me... it had been a long day!)
It was set, and I was lost in translation. Walking around like a zombie, mind running a million miles a minute. I felt SO good about ALL of it. It was like a weight was lifted from my shoulder, until everyone started asking questions! What all do you have to do? Where are you getting your dress? Where are you getting married? All questions I had never been asked before. I had ideas, but I wasn't pro at this, so I didn't know everything. We decided to get Married in the Snyder's backyard. I knew where I was getting my dress. Then we started talking more in depth, when Russ's aunt asked about the time. I said "Well, Josh gets set apart as a missionary on the 9th, and probably in the evening. So around 6:00 we'll get married." That didn't feel right, and it seemed like a VERY rushed night. At that point, we moved it to the 8th.

After people had left, I told Russ we had to go get his ring. We promptly left and got his ring. We spent the rest of the day trying to relax, and getting things set for the following week.

I think I will stop there. Monday-Friday of the following week, things happened. Not much, but I have pics to post of that week. SO tomorrow (if I get time) we will go to that week. Dress shopping. Marriage License. Showers/Parties. And MAYBE I will have room to get started on the Wedding. I have to warn you. I have over 660 pictures from the Wedding. So OBVIOUSLY there will be a lot that will not be posted. But I will cover all that I can.

Until next time! Enjoy a Wedding pic. :)

ONE MORE THING!

We are having our Reception on October 8th, and we want all who WANT to be there, to be there!!

Please send me your address ASAP, if you want to come! If you aren't ok posting it to the web, send it to me at jacquelynbeasley@gmail.com.

Talk to you soon!

MY MANY APOLOGIES

Have I kept you on the edge of your chair long enough?

Seriously folks... When you watch your boyfriend get Baptized, get Engaged, Plan a Wedding, have family in town, watch your new little nephew get blessed, Get Married, Move your new Husband, Send your little brother on a Mission, AND Honeymoon, ALL IN 2 weeks... You get a LITTLE busy... Oh and then you got back to work after being gone for a week.

I'm going to have to post EVERYTHING later!!

This is the first 5 minutes I have had in a LONG time!

I had to let you know, I HAVEN'T forgotten about you!!

I have SO much to blog about, and everyday I get a DAY behind!!

I seriously HOPE I can post by this weekend.

But until then... Enjoy one picture!

THE NEW MR. AND MRS. SNYDER!!!

**Thanks for the picture Julie!!**

AND JUST IN CASE YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME

Here's MY B-E-A-UTIFUL the ring to prove it! :)

TIME...TIME... WHOS GOT THE TIME?

Ok folks... you are SERIOUSLY going to have to forgive me.

I have SO much to blog about, and NO time today to do it.

HOPEFULLY I'll be able to post ALL the pictures and tell you ALL the amazing adventures of my weekend.

I will tell you this, Russell was Baptized on Saturday. I was proposed to Saturday (and said YES!! of course). AND we are getting MARRIED a week from yesterday.

No joking here, all serious! Can you see why I don't have time?

Like I said, I MAY have time tomorrow to go into ALL the details, cause I'm hear to tell you, this story is not to be believed.

Ok, well it is... cause it HAPPENED! But you get my drift.

See you here tomorrow??