Our engagement was crazy-short but so fun!  Honestly, the whole time I was laughing to myself saying…. “Who does this!”

After getting engaged, the very first questions everyone asks are;

–How did he propose?  You can read that story below, it’s kind of amazing.

–When are you getting married?  We had always talked about having a long courtship and a short engagement, which we held true to!  Six weeks is long enough to plan a wedding, right?

–Where are you getting married?  We knew we wanted to get married in the Salt Lake, Timpanogos, or Redlands Temple in California, however deciding on which one (with them all being so beautiful) was so hard.  We finally decided that we would get married in Timpanogos…. or so I thought.

Less then 24 hours after getting engaged I boarded a plane to Mississippi where I spent a week away on a business trip.  Who does that!  (not that I really had a choice and I would not recommend it.)

Immediately after I returned home from my work trip you would think that I would jump right into the wedding planning, but I didn’t.  Instead, Jas and I packed up the car and headed up to Bear Lake for his family reunion.  Every year his family goes up to Bear Lake in August where we stay for a week making memories and having fun!  Yes, you heard me right, 1 week!  Who is this girl!  Who leaves to go out of town with only 5 weeks remaining to plan a wedding?!  That would be me!  Just the thought of having to think about all that “girl stuff” for the wedding was enough to make me head straight out of town!

These are the only pictures we took at Bear Lake this year…

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When I arrived home from my trip I got a call from my friend Elaine (Whitney’s mom) saying I needed to come over to meet with her.  I said I would love to come over but what do we need to meet about?  She said, um Shalauna you get married in 4 weeks and I have a checklist of all the things you need to be working on.  There’s lots to do! HA!  Isn’t that just great!  I just love that girl!  I would have been lost without all of her checklist and followup phone calls.  Elaine I love you!

Ahhh, and here is where the craziness begins!