Family and Close Friends

After the wedding ceremony, a few people were helping us take pictures of Craig and me with our family and close friends. We never knew which camera to look at first, so heads are sometimes turned in different direction, but I think it worked out okay.



Bride and Bridesmaids: Ellery, Kelsi, Sharon



Groom and Groomsmen: Kelley, Craig, Matt



The Capizzi Family: Phil, Sharon, Kristie, Megan, Karrie, Kelsi, Craig

Craig's Grandparents: Jim, Dottie, Kelsi, Craig

The Shane Family: Jan, Matt, Tori, Eric, Kelsi, Emma, Craig, Courteney, Erika, Jill, Madison, Krystal, CJ, Rob



Kelsi's Grandparents: Dean, DeAnn, Kelsi, Craig, Mildred



The Furse Family: Kira, Dean, Haylie, Teri, Paul, Kelsi, Craig



Kelsi's Witness: Andrea, Kelsi, Craig



Our Friends and Craig's Previous Landlords: Val, Cassie, Kelsi, Craig, Sharon, Kelley



Mr. and Mrs. Capizzi

Just Married!

I was lucky enough to get married to my best friend today. It was a perfect day. Based on the picture above, you never would have guessed that it had been raining all morning. Craig was frantic making sure nothing got ruined in the rain and hoping that I wasn't freaking out. I was inside getting ready when I noticed the rain and I couldn't have cared less. If it didn't stop raining in time for the ceremony then I was planning on having the preacher marry us in the kitchen. But we were saved. The rain stopped about thirty minutes before the ceremony was scheduled to begin, so Craig had time to dry everything off and get things ready. It was perfect. For some reason the grass wasn't even to wet.

This is Emma, my beautiful niece and flower girl. When she was practicing during the rehearsal she had a much larger basket of petals. Sadly, the basket was misplaced so someone had to run to Walmart to get a new one for her to use. Since this one held so fewer petals, she ran out about halfway down the aisle. She stopped, looked around and then ran and sat on her mother's lap. It was adorable!

As much as I love traditions, we changed things up a bit when it came to me walking down the aisle. For the past year Craig has been my best friend, helping me through everything. It seemed appropriate that he be the one to hold my hand as I approached this incredible event.

We toyed with the idea of writing our own vows, but the traditional vows pretty much say it all. "For better, for worse 'til death do you part." It doesn't get much more perfect than that.

"You may now kiss your bride." I introduce you to Mr. and Mrs. Craig Capizzi.

Here we are making everything official.

My best friend from high school, Andrea Myers, was sweet enough to be my witness and sign our marriage certificate. Craig's witness was his older brother and best man, Matthew Capizzi.

And there you have it. Now off to have pictures taken with family and friends.



Engagement/Bridal Pictures

We had so much help throughout our wedding. It really showed us how much love and support we had going into this marriage. One of the ways we were helped was a friend of a friend offering to take all of our bridal and engagement pictures so long as we bought her a coke from McDonald's. We got over 300 hundred amazing pictures for around $2.00. Talk about a great deal!

These are just a few of my favorites taken that day around Memory Grove.

Engagement Favorites

Bridal Favorites

He Proposed!

He proposed! We are engaged! And the wedding will be next month! I know that sounds really hasty, but once I tell you the story, you'll see that it fits us perfectly.

Craig has always wanted to be a husband and father and he's talked a lot about marriage this past summer, but I wouldn't allow him to propose until we had been dating for at least a year. Our one-year anniversary is next month, so this past week we have been talking a lot about our future together.

I've always wanted to get married in either June or August. They are two months with no other significant holidays that would have to compete with my wedding anniversary. So, we can either get married next month or we can wait until next June. I've never been known for my patience, so after working out the finances, we decided on next month.

Craig is on-call for his work every other weekend, so there were two possible weekends to have the wedding in August. We just found out that Craig's sister is getting married on the first available weekend, so we set the date for the next available weekend, August 18, 2007!

Okay, I realize that at this point in my story, we have the date set, but Craig still hasn't proposed. Well, I actually had this awful nightmare that I was forced to get married in blue jeans. Silly, I know, but I didn't want to make the wedding plans official until I had my dress. Well, we just bought my dress this weekend! It is beautiful! I can hardly wait to wear it again.

So, after an eventful weekend of wedding planning and dress shopping, we were at our apartment in Midvale, spending a typical evening together. I was talking about the wedding and all the things we had to accomplish over the next few weeks when Craig took my hand and knelt down next to our bed. As he slipped the ring on my hand, he asked if I would be his wife. It was incredible. I just started laughing. I'm so excited. I said yes and now it's official. We're engaged!

It was so romantic...in our own little way.

Craig's Birthday Dinner at Iggy's

Kelsi, Craig, Angela, Ellery, Sharon, Scottie

Craig turned 21 last Monday, so we celebrated at Iggy's Sports Bar and Grill. It was a lot of fun and the food was delicious. Happy birthday, baby! I love you!

The Alan Jackson Concert

Here are some pictures of Craig and me at the Alan Jackson concert at the USANA Amphitheatre.



We went with Craig's ex-landlords, Val and Kelley Westenskow. They were a ton of fun!

This concert was extra special since Craig was finally old enough to buy beer.

I loved that we were on the grass in the "cheap seats". We danced around all night. It was so much fun!

Rock Climbing at Momentum

Craig's 21st birthday is on Monday, so I decided to take him rock climbing at Momentum. It is an indoor climbing gym that has tons of different things to do. There was traditional rock climbing, bouldering, and crack climbing. There was even a wall for younger kids where the rocks were shaped liked numbers or the alphabet so they would know in which order to climb. It was so cute!

Here I am all suited up and ready to climb. We spent most of our time climbing on these kind of walls. Then we wanted to test how well we could climb without the security of a rope, so we headed over to the bouldering area.

Craig was a total natural. He was so adorable to watch.

Apparently I rely on the security of a rope a lot. I had a really hard time in this section, but I still had a blast. I just focused on horizontal climbing rather than vertical climbing.

My favorite thing to do was sit on the really cushy ground and watch Craig. He made jumps and lifts that I can't imagine myself doing without a lot more training. I think he really enjoyed my birthday present. I hope we can do this again sometime.