Shane’s Wedding Experience
WOW!!!! What a ride! I can’t thank everyone enough that came to the wedding and all of those that participated in it. It was an experience that I’ll never forget. People asked me all week long if I was nervous, but I never felt the “butterflies” until the doors opened at the wedding with Crystal standing there with her Daddy…WHEW. That’s probably the one thing I’ll always remember about the ceremony.
I’m currently sitting in the Salt Lake City airport typing this up as we wait for our flight to Maui and am having trouble typing from laughing so hard. There was an announcement over the intercom that said “Party of 3 Balls, please make your way to the departure gate.” Being the goofballs that Crystal and I are, we busted out laughing. Then, just as we regained composure we hear, “Last call for 3 Balls.” I guess someone lost their Balls…
Back to the wedding…
I said this at the rehearsal dinner, but I’ve been incredibly blessed with great family and friends in my life and it became apparent in all of those that made the trip to see us get married. Mick got the award for longest distance travelled as he came from HAWAII to be a part of our big day. Even those that couldn’t make the trip took the time to give us a call or send items expressing their congratulations. I sincerely thank everyone for making our day even more special.
The rehearsal and rehearsal dinner went incredibly well. My Mom & Dad financed the wonderful meal and beautiful setting at Grand Oaks, which was great in bringing Crystal’s family together with mine as each side seemed to get along perfectly…if they didn’t, they did a good job of hiding it!! I have to admit that I got choked up when our fathers and Crystal’s grandfather stood up to say their words. I haven’t seen any of them get very emotional much in the past, but they all decided to let it out on the same night….triple whammy!
The wedding day went as well as I could ever hoped for it to go. Hanging out with my groomsmen before the show got started helped me to relax. Then I had a great talk with my dad over to the side followed by a great prayer from Dad. Having my families’ support through everything meant so much to me. It’s like I said at the rehearsal…I wouldn’t be here without my family & friends…some more literally than others!
To end the day, we took off to our hotel and I got a couple of miles down the road and realized I had no idea where the hotel was! I got so caught up in everything that I didn’t even get directions! Luckily I knew it was by the airport……and we knew where that was at least. haha
I just can’t thank everyone enough for everything. You all make our lives so much more enjoyable.