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We got to Salt Lake the night before, the 22nd, in time for a dinner with Matt/Donae, Jon (Emmett)/Angélic, Karla/Kevin and Arlene and myself.  We first got there stopping at the TROC to pick up a few items for our ROC in St. George that we needed.  Then over to check into our hotel room and dump off the stuff in the car and head out to Orem and meet with the family.

Meeting down in Orem at Red Lobster, we had a nice dinner.  Everyone seemed to be happy with the meal.  Mine was pretty good, at least.

After dinner we headed over to Jon's and spent a few minutes with the grand kid's  Feonyx is kind of difficult to get a picture of him smiling so this was a close as I could get.  Well, in a couple of years maybe I can get a smile out of him that last more than a micro-second.

  

Grandma and Vyvian together.  You can plainly see how excited Vyvian is at being with Grandma.  

 

...and the happy couple spending a few minutes together before the madness that will come tomorrow.

 

After the marriage and just leaving the the temple...there was a lot of this.  Oh so much of this....gross...I guess I remember about the same thing about 43 years ago in pretty much the same place when Arlene and I were married.  Brought back a few pleasant but far away memories.   

 

North side of the temple

 

The East temple steps

 

Some of us together.

 

The whole family together!

 

The Three Amigoes together one last time!  Tommy Tolman, Kevin, and Kyle Gardner.

 

This is Kevin's "family" from Chicago.  The brother to the right will be Kevin's Bishop when he returns to Chicago with Karla and settles into his new life.  We talked a little bit when we could and he seems like a very nice guy.  They really love Kevin and know him pretty well.  

  

The reflection pool East of the temple.

 

There were a couple of moments when the stress of the day was not too awful depressing.  On the left is Karla's friend and her photographer.  Right is Angélic.  She was instrumental in helping getting into the pictures perfect most of the day.  She could see things that I never thought of.  

 

A kid does love his Mum.  Probably helping Mom make it up the hill.

  

A rose among the Tulips...

 

A vision to the future...

 

Ugh...there's that kissing thing again....

 

Towards the end of the day things were getting a bit tiresome.  A stolen moment of peace...

 

There were so many beautiful flowers all over temple square

 

A friend of the bride...

 

The stress of the day has worn them out.  A few minutes later they are off on a wild trip to the airport and a flight to Chicago for their honeymoon and finally, the rest of their life together.  Us?  Well, we took off to meet Jon/Angélic in Orem for dinner then down to St. George and another week of exciting family history work.  Gotta tell ya, though, it took me a couple of days to get my feet back under me again.  More to come.