Happy Anniversary!

Nick and I have been "Team Scheurer" for five years today!
We were married on March 5, 2005 in the Bountiful, UT LDS Temple.


The morning of our wedding, I arrived with my parents. Nick's parent's were already there. But where was Nick? The next 10 minutes were an eternity! Granted, I arrived early. But was I the only excited/anticipating person here?! How dare Nick be on time, rather than early for his wedding!


And the next thing I knew... we were married!


We went outside to take pictures. It was so wonderful to be surrounded by our supportive families!


Nick and I didn't have a formal reception. My own opinion is that Mormon receptions are pretty boring. I didn't see the sense in having one. Also, the fact that my Dad had been putting the thought in to my head (since I was a little girl) that I didn't need a reception helped contribute to this decision. I don't regret it for a second. Not having a formal reception was the second smartest thing I have ever done. The first: marrying Nick.


Sidenote: Prior to getting married my Dad would throw out the funniest ideas for receptions. Some of them included: getting married in the winter, and having a snow-cone bar. You could just give people a snow-cone cup, have them scoop up some of the outside snow, and then pour some syrup on it. That would have been cost effective.
For Heather's wedding he suggested that we make different "stations" at spots in the Cul-De-Sac where my parent's now live, and we could have a "drive-thru" reception. People could drive their cars to the first station and sign the guest book (through their car window). Then they could drive a little farther in to the circle and drop off a gift. At the next station they could be handed a piece of cake. And finally, they could wave and send warm wishes to the married couple that is standing at the end of the drive. I think the reason this is so funny is because it is really what like typical Mormon receptions are like, minus the cars.


No wedding day is complete without some sort of drama.
Nick and I were blissfully having our pictures taken while the rest of our family had an hour to kill before the luncheon.
Nick's parents and my parents decided to go to the Country Inn and Suites where the luncheon was going to be held ahead of everyone else to make sure that things were set up.
When they arrived the employees at the Country Inn and Suites were surprised to see them! Apparently, the event planner at the Country Inn and Suites had parted ways with the company the day before. The parting had not been friendly, and to spite the company the former event planner had deleted her entire event calendar. So, the Country Inn and Suites had no idea about what events they had coming up! They had nothing. Lucky me, I got to be the first "casualty".


Famous Dave's was catering our wedding. The caterer's showed up at the same time our parents did. Everyone was so wonderful. They all wanted to make sure that my wedding day went well. From what I hear, everyone pitched in putting up the tables and arranging the banquet room. The linens for the tables had been laundered, but some of them had not bleached or ironed. They put them on the tables and then Nick's Mom strategically seated Nick's Aunt's at spots where there were stains on the linens, so that no one would notice! :)
Country Inn and Suites was supposed to take care of the beverages at the event, but since they didn't know we were coming they had not purchased the soda's. The AMAZING employees at Famous Dave's stepped in and wrangled up some water pitchers. They served ice water, and it wasn't even part of their job.


Nick and I arrived after all of our family and close friends. When we entered the hotel the manager met us. She gave me a dozen long stem roses, and gave us two bottles of sparking cider. She then proceeded to tell us that we could have the honeymoon suite in the Hotel that night, for free, if we wanted it.
Nick and I knew nothing of the mishap with the event calendar. So, we were a bit puzzled at the managers behavior. I just thought they were being really nice to a newly married couple.
We didn't accept the free room, because Nick had already booked the wedding package at the Little America for that night.
We went through the entire lunch without having a clue that anything had gone amiss. It wasn't until afterward that Nick's Mom told us what had happened.
It was all wonderful. From the food: (you can't beat Famous Dave's BBQ! And my sister made all of the cupcakes for dessert. Red velvet, with white chocolate roses on the top!), to the ambiance made pleasant by being surrounded by people who genuinely cared about us and wanted us to be happy. My Mom used one of her many talents to make my day special and hand-crafted all of the flower arrangements at my wedding. She made the boutonnieres that the Groom and immediate family members wore, and she made my bouquet (picture above). It was ideal!


Everyone was so generous to us. We were blessed to start our married life the way we did. One of my parent's gifts to us were two tickets anywhere in the continental U.S. to use for our honeymoon. My Uncle Scott and Aunt Vickie gave us the gift of staying at their beach-front condo in San Diego as a wedding gift. Nick and I waited to go on our honeymoon. We got married the first weekend in March, but went to San Diego in May (when the weather was a little warmer).
How wonderful it is to have a companion like Nick.


Five years down. Eternity to go.