Saturday, March 28th, my dear brother Kyle got married! Alivia is beautiful and sweet and fun and we’re so glad to add her to our family. Kyle and Alivia have known each other for at least five years—they met at EFY back in high school! Darling. I want to say CUTE CUTE CUTE, but that makes me sound like a lofty aged big sister, when really I respect them as adults and the strong, wonderful people they are. It was so special to be there and see the glow of their joy and love. It made me nostalgic, and I’m not even out of my twenties yet!
One thing that the sealer said really reminded me of my own temple sealing. He said something about how love grows over time, and if you think you love each other on your wedding day, that love just grows and grows as the years pass and you go through trials and experience the ups and downs of life together. The man who sealed Jeff and I said something similar to that, and it was nice to be reminded of that truth, and to look back on the past eight years of our marriage and see evidence of that truth. There’s something about committing to journeying together, taking on life together, and learning together that multiplies love exponentially. When I compare how I feel about my husband today to how I felt about him the day I married him, it seems like I hardly even liked him or knew him back then. That’s how much our love has grown! The trials and joys that Jeff and I have had in our eight years of marriage have brought us closer to each other and to the Lord like I never could’ve imagined when I was a bride. I can’t wait to see how much farther we come in the next eight years and beyond! I’m so glad Kyle will have that with Alivia too. Why is it so hard to talk about love without sounding cheesy or cliche? I really do mean all of this from the bottom of my heart!
I loved seeing the beginning of another beautiful eternal love story in my family. Words can’t describe the joy of sitting in the temple with my family. That’s what it’s all about. Families. Together. Yes, I cried at the wedding, but thankfully I anticipated my tears and brought a pocket plump with tissues.
You’re next, Mel! Serve that mission already, sister!
Classic Brad.
I think we’re all grown up!
My brother.
At the reception.
And I had to do a couple of these:
4/5 of us Brown kids are now married: Em and Jesse (2005), Jeff and Shaina (2006), Brad and Dani (2011), Kyle and Alivia (2015)
The married sibs more recently.
Happy.
1 comment:
Super post! All the best photos, past & present -- you are an artist!
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