I'm Pregnant!

Craig and I just got back from the doctor's and it is confirmed. We are pregnant! The little oval between the t's is going to develop into our first born child. We are already almost 8 weeks along. Wild!

Our Wedding Reception

I don't think I could have had a better reception, even if I'd had months to prepare. It was really great. Our car wasn't even trashed too badly. Our friends covered the windows with Oreo cookies and tied cans to the bumper. The best part was the barbie doll tied to the hood of our car. I can't wait for some of our friends to get married so we can pass her on.

Craig and I shared our first dance together as a married couple while everyone watched. We danced to "Lost in this Moment" by Big & Rich. I still smile every time I hear that song.

Then we opened up the dance floor to the rest of the guests. We had some really fun songs playing like the Boot Scootin' Boogie and Born to Hand Jive. It was a ton of fun to be outside dancing like a fool on such a beautiful day.

Now it was time to get back to the traditional stuff. We started with a toast from the best man, Craig's brother Matt.

Now it was time for Craig to remove my garter with his teeth. He wasn't bashful at all.

Then it was my turn to select the next bride by tossing my bouquet.

How great that Charles, my ex boyfriend from high school, was the one to catch my garter? Ellery put up quite a fight to make sure that she was the one to catch my bouquet.

Finally it was time to cut the cake. Now, before I go any further, I want to tell you the story behind our cake. I've never been a fan of wedding cakes. They are expensive and only meant for decoration. I haven't been to many wedding where they actually serve the cake so it seems like such a waste of money. Well, Craig loves the tradition of cutting the cake so he really wanted one. We compromised with a tiny little cake that we would bake ourselves and so we wouldn't have the stress, but we'd still have the tradition.

While we at Gigi's looking for the right size of cake pan for our wedding cake, Craig's ex landlords offered to make the cake for us as their gift. I truly expected a little white cake, single layer, maybe 5 inches in diameter. Well, as you can see from the picture above, they went way above and beyond. It was beautiful. It was three tiers with white icing and crushed peppermint candy canes sprinkled all over. Then they added tons of roses and a cute little couple on top. It was gorgeous. It was almost hard to cut into it. At least I have plenty of pictures of it so I can remember exactly what it looked like.

I hate it when brides have spent so much time on their hair and makeup and then the groom smashed cake everywhere so the bride has to disappear for a while while she cleans herself up. It just doesn't seem very nice. So Craig and I made a deal with each other before the wedding. If I was nice to him while feeding him the cake, then he would be nice to me. We both kept up our end of the bargain, although Craig did wait until I let go of the cake before he'd put his piece down in case I decided to go back on my word. I can feel the love.

Finally it was all over. After the reception died down enough, our closest friends and family helped us all clean up. Oddly enough, South Jordan City was having some sort of celebration not too far away, so while we were cleaning up we got to listen to the wonderful sounds of a demolition derby. It seemed very fitting. Then, as we finished unwrapping our gifts the sky behind us lit up with fireworks. It was incredible! How many people get fireworks on their wedding. It was a perfect way to end the evening.

I love you, Craig Capizzi!

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!