Mrs. Erin Miller

My best friend Erin got married on August 14th and her day couldn't have been more perfect. It was so much fun living with Erin and going to the wedding expo's together, dress shopping, having our emotional "Bride Wars" dress moment, going cake testing, shopping for outfits for

her engagements, getting our bridesmaid dresses, shopping for the perfect shoes, and much much more! The beginning to end process was a lot of work for Erin and her family! But I was glad I got to be a part of it and be her Maid of Honor on her big day!

Wedding Shower

It was so much fun to plan Erin's shower along with two of the other bridesmaids, Aubree & Nicole. We decided to give Erin a "Good Housewife" themed shower since Erin loves the typical 50's Good Housewife Guide. If any of you have read that it's a little insane that women really used to follow it but if you haven't read it, click here. So we decided to do everything 50's...except for the food. We weren't about to serve tuna noodle casserole, sardine and bacon rolls, and shrimp puffs at Erin's bridal shower. You don't think they ate that? Go google it, it's true! So we had a delicious bacon & pear salad, Aubree's

amazing rolls on a stick, fruit kabobs, eclairs & lemon maurang pie for dessert, and lemonade. It turned out so cute and Aubree did a great job with decorating. We ate lunch and then opened gifts. On everyone's invitation, they were assigned a housewife chore category in which to buy her gift. There was

cleaning, cooking, laundry, gardening, and pleasing your husband! It was fun to see what everyone got for her! Then we played games and sat around and talked for a while. It all turned out to be a great shower! Thanks Aubs & Nicole!!

Bachelorette Party

For Erin's Bachelorette Party, we first went out to dinner at Tres Hombres. It was so yummy and fun to be with friends! After dinner we did a quick Harmon's stop for treats and then went to the Hilton 

downtown to spend the night. Aubree had gone earlier that day and set up a bunch of "Naughty & Nice" treats and decorated. Thanks again Aubs! What would I do without you?! Then we had martinelli's and opened presents! That turned out to be so entertaining! We read the books and tried things on...enough 

said. We did face masks, took a bunch of hilarious pictures, and painted nails. I am so lucky to have the most amazing group of girl friends ever!! We had a blast!

Rehearsal Dinner

Aubree and I got the chance to be a part of her rehearsal dinner the night before her wedding. It was held in Erin's parent's backyard. It was catered by Joe Morley's and was sooooo good. Aubree and I walked around and took pictures of the tables, people, decorations, and the food. While we were eating, we went

around and introduced ourselves and how we knew Erin and Zane. After we ate we gathered around and both of their families got gifts for Erin & Zane to survive with one another. It was amusing! Then we

gathered around one final time to watch the pre-wedding video that was made by David Perry. He is simply amazing! The video captured their personalities perfectly and was very well done!

Wedding Day

The big day was finally here! Erin & I slept out on her couches and her mom came down to wake us up (at 4:45 am) while singing "Going to the temple and your gonna get married"! It was the cutest thing 

ever! I love her mom :) We got up and went to Erin's 5:30 am hair appointment. Brooke, Lizzie, Nicole, and Brooke were all there with us as well. We got breakfast at the Corner Bakery and hung out as we

watched Erin get her hair done. She looked beautiful! Then it was rush rush rush from there on. I ran 

Erin home so she could get to the temple. Then I went and met the other girls at Aubree's house for all of us to get ready to be down at the temple for when she came out. That was such a great moment for me. My best friend was married and was so happy. I couldn't help but cry when I saw her walk through 

those doors as the new Mrs. Miller! We took a bunch of pictures around the temple and then we got to go back to Aubree's where we met Parker and Zach and went to lunch at Citrus Grill. Then we got to relax for about 30 minutes before we had to get ready again and head up to the Miller's for the rest of the evening. We got up there and helped Erin get ready. Erin and I bought a blue flower hair piece just like the one from Bride Wars that we were both going to wear on our wedding days together but it got left at

Erin's house and there was no way of getting it :( But we put her hair up in a low side bun with pretty white flowers in it, did our make up, curled hair, put on dresses, and we were set! We took a bunch of fun pictures outside which I can't wait to see!!!! Then it was time to head upstairs for the ring ceremony. 

But before we did that Erin pulled me aside with the photographer and asked her to take pictures of me putting this in her hair. It was the blue flower pin! Erin's dad was able to bring it up to us. We started crying and I hope she knows how much it meant to me that I got to have that long awaiting moment with my best friend. It was a great moment to share. Then we went upstairs for the ring ceremony and then it 

was party time! The reception was absolutely GORGEOUS! The weather was just right, it wasn't too hot, the food was great, she had an ice cream bar, and it was all perfect! Then came time to dance and yes, the girls danced around Erin as we sang "Everything" by Michael Buble. We all had so much fun! Brookie caught the bouquet which was perfect! And we saw Erin and Zane off with a bunch of sparklers. The night was over and my feet couldn't have hurt any worse haha.

The summer weddings have come and gone and I am so glad I got to be a part of them. I am so happy for Erin and Nicole and wish them both the best of luck as they start their new married lives. All I can say, once again, is that I have the most amazing friends in the world. I love you girls!!

Mrs. Nicole Edwards

Two of my best friends got married this summer. Nicole got married on August 6th and Erin on August 14th. I was lucky enough to be a part of each of their weddings too! I was a Bridesmaid for Nicole and Erin's Maid of Honor. It took a lot to plan their weddings! Holy cow, you don't think it would take that much work until you actually see it first hand. 

So many choices, phone calls, errands, and tears...yes tears, especially those few weeks before the wedding!! Seeing how much they had to do made me not want a big wedding, ever! But we'll see when the time comes haha! It was definitely a summer full of weddings but it was so much fun to see and be a part of my two best friend's weddings. Here is everything we did related to Nicole getting married...

Bridal Shower

Erin and I threw Nicole a Recipe Shower since Nicole loves to cook. Everyone had to bring a recipe along with a gift to tie into the recipe. It was creative and fun to see what everyone came up with. I don't cook so I gave her a mixing bowl, a spatula, an apron, and some pancake mix. My recipe was on the back of the box haha! And I wrote a poem to go along with it which was so hilarious! We ate yummy breakfast food, played some games getting to know Nicole and Spencer, and opened presents. It was so much fun and I hope everyone enjoyed it!

Bachelorette Party

For Nicole's Bachelorette Party we went up to Park City and stayed at The Canyons Resort. We got up there and went to dinner at Baja Cantina. We ate out on the patio and everyone knew it was a Bachelorette Party from Nicole's fine head wear haha! Then we went back to the room, opened presents, swam (for 10 minutes until the security guard kicked us out), then took a bunch of funny pictures, talked and ate junk food, went on a McDonald's run for their hot fudge sundaes, then back to the room and talked until we all crashed! It was a such a fun night!!

Wedding Day

Her wedding day was such a wonderful day! Erin and I spent the night at her mom's house and woke up nice and early to get ready. It was soooo hot in the basement and I was rushing so I was sweating all my make-up off. I took a book to fan myself, in the process sizzled (and I use that word because that is exactly what it sounded like) my forehead, hurried and got ready and ran out the door with Erin and Lizzie down to Temple Square and made perfect timing to see her and Spencer come out of the temple! 

Nicole and Spencer looked so happy and are now going to be together for eternity! We took pictures around Temple Square and then Erin and I went to the brunch at Biaggi's at The Gateway. We sat next to Katie and Clay which was so much fun talking to them and getting to know Clay better. Those two are adorable together! We had to give speeches and I was soooo nervous! Erin had no idea what she was going to say and I wrote mine like 4 days prior and she did a great job and I ended up pulling mine off too! We watched their wedding slideshow after we ate and then it was off to go home and change for the

reception. We went back up to Erin's house and sat down for a little bit and then got ready again to leave and go help set everything up. Setting up was so much fun and it looked absolutely beautiful. She had a dance floor, great food, a fun band, yummy cake, an amazing photographer, a light rain (which turned out to be a pretty addition and not disastrous, thank goodness), beautiful flowers everywhere, bird cage & teacup centerpieces, a happy bride and groom, and of course friends and family. It was a party! I have got to say that I have the most amazing friends ever! We all danced that night to "Everything" by Michael Buble and I'm sure we looked like freaks as we danced around Nicole singing "La la la la" at the top of our lungs, but we aren't freaks at all...just 7 best friends who love each other and had just started a new wedding tradition. Yes, we will now sing "Everything" at the top of our lungs 

while dancing around like crazy at the remaining girls weddings! I can hardly wait (hurry up Brooke) haha! We had a blast talking with friends, meeting Kin's bf, eating those delicious pot stickers which I'm sure I had at least 8 of, decorating the vespa and then laughing super hard as we tried to push it in and up by the tree, dancing with friends...and the singer of the band haha! The night came to an end as we watched Nicole and Spencer drive speed away to enjoy being husband and wife in Cancun! I love them both and wish them the best of luck in life!!

Family In July

I had such a great time having my Uncle Clint, Aunt Kathy, and cousins Brooklyn, Kenlie, and Talin, visit us this summer up from Sierra Vista, AZ. We get to see them for sure every other Christmas and then hopefully every summer or so.

They decided to come up for about 2-3 weeks but ended up staying for about a month. Clint had to go home earlier though since he had to get back to work, but it was so much fun to have him here since I hadn't seen him in about 3 years. He is usually in Afghanistan for about a year at a time but is now home for good and we couldn't be happier about that!

He is such a funny uncle, I love him! My aunt Kathy is my dad's only sister and she is hilarious. She is my favorite aunt ever (I hope she reads that)!! I always love talking to her and she always gives great advice!

My cousin Brooklyn is now 11 and I cannot believe how old she has gotten. Kathy says she is just like me. She always takes forever to get ready, they are always waiting for her, she sits and admires herself in the mirror, and she loves to walk around in her underwear. Yep! That's my mini-me cousin for sure!! She is so funny and puts up with me giving her all my hugs!

Kenlie is the little wild one. She has so much energy and a funny sense of humor. She calls my Grandpa "Cranky Frankie" which is him to a T haha its so funny to watch her tease him. He deserves it haha! Then little Talan...is very scared of me! I have no idea why and I tried the entire time they were here to get him to give me a hug and he wouldn't.

I would chase him around and pick him up and he would kick and scratch and bite me haha! It was pretty amusing but all I wanted was a hug from him. Then on one of the last few days they were here I was over at my grandparents house and he walked down the hall right towards me and gave me the biggest hug! It was the best thing ever and I was in shock!

So was the rest of the family haha! Then he got down and ran away and never gave me another hug after that, but it was still a great moment for me!! We also went Cowabunga Bay for a day, boating up at Pineview, and out to dinner at Olive Garden which all the pictures are from.

I was so sad when it came time for them to leave but I am now going to try to find the time and money to go down and visit them for a week or so and that I also get to see them at Christmas time. I loved having them up here and being able to draw closer to them as family. Love you guys!!