Saturday, March 20, 2010

I'm going there someday...

As a little girl, one of our family’s favorite movies was Father of the Bride. We would sing along with the background music as it said, “Goin’ to the chapel and we’re gonna get married!” Later, we replaced the word “chapel” with temple and still sang along. Finally, the momentous day came, August 22, 2009, when I, Haleigh Marie Heaps Burgon would go to the Provo, Utah temple to be married for eternity. The man who sealed us is named Jae Ballif and he performed a beautiful ceremony. Every minute of it was ideal; we’re talking dream perfect. The room was filled with our family members and close friends. Afterward,
despite the insane heat (nearly 100 degrees) all of our family members and friends gathered for pictures. I’ll post several of the various group shots along with some that the Shumways took of us. Up top Gavin and I are just exiting the doors of the temple (slightly embarrassed by the eruption of applause). Next we have a picture of my friends who were present at our temple sealing. From left to right we have: Cassi and Drew Barber, Meghan and Collin Barker, Allie Rhae Pixton, Ashley Rogers, Hillary Heaps, and Andrew and Lydia Nelson! Then we've got a big thumbs up from both of our dads, followed by Hilly who was the first one to run up and greet us as we came out of the temple. She enthusiastically welcomed Gavin into the family and congratulated us. Next, we've got the whole group-family and friends! It was so neat to be surrounded by our loved ones. They were all saints to stand out there in the blazing heat - it was hot hot hot! I also included a closer picture of our parents and grandparents, and then of course, the traditional couple and parents' kissing picture. I've got a few more with my darling sister, my absolutely fabulous friends, and my dream groom; so, I'll let the rest of the pictures speak for themselves. More pictures to come including several from our dinner celebration.