Eric's Reception and Wedding

I remember being a jr in High school, my "little" brother Eric was born.  He has been the baby of the family for so long, that it hard for me to think of him as being old enough to be married.  be that as it may, Eric is now married.  While on his mission to Australia (Korean speaking) he met Jin Sook.  He helped to re-activate her, and then was a stellar member missionary who fellow-shipped many of the people Eric helped to teach.  A while after Eric was home, She and some other Korean friends came to America for a visit.  One thing led to another - and the next thing I heard was that he was engaged.  It took a while for all of her Visa stuff to go through, but FINALLY she got the go ahead and the wedding was set.

They had their reception on Friday the 18th and then were sealed in the Mt Timpanogos temple on Saturday morning.  Here are a few pictures from the two joyful events.

the cousins admiring the cake

the cultural hall - transformed...

a picture of the cake - is my mom amazing or what???  (she made it)

the wedding party.  (since Jin Sook's parents couldn't make it over, my mom made life size cut outs so they could (sort of) be there...  They did have a "pre-wedding" reception in Korea when Eric flew over to meet the family and all that jazz, several months ago.

cutting the cake (although they didn't really cut it - they saved it for me to use the following week, which will come up in another update post)

aren't they cute?

Here's Tim and my dad hauling the cake out to my van after the reception

 AND NOW... Saturday, March 19th

happy couple exiting the temple

Eric, Jin Sook, and my parents - (they left the cut out home, no recommends for foam board, go figure)

the family - with Mark on the phone with Subway, ordering our "wedding luncheon"  We really missed having Laura & Damon and Matt & Tammy.  Someday we'll get the whole family again!

Welcome to family Jin Sook!!  Congrats to Eric on selecting a beautiful and sweet bride, and great job on putting together a beautiful reception Mom!



PS - as with any typical family event, Yes, there was "DRAMA,"  but in the interest of only speaking well of others and not dwelling on minor offenses, I am choosing to not mention any of those silly things...  because in the end, all that really matters is that everlasting covenants were made, and a new eternal family unit was formed.