A few weeks ago, I was folding laundry at 10:00 at night and Jon was sleeping - getting ready to go to work at midnight. The my cell phone rang and it was my brother-in-law, David.
I answered it and David asked what our plans were the next afternoon. I told him "Oh, the kids get home from school and then some soccer stuff, etc. What's up?"
Now, backing up a couple of weeks....
David met the most wonderful woman, Sandy. We had a Bowen family dinner at the very end of August/beginning of September to celebrate Jon's birthday and we got to meet Sandy and her darling son, Dawson. David & Sandy were engaged and had scheduled November 2nd as their wedding day.
We loved Sandy & Dawson right from the start! They are absolutely wonderful and couldn't have picked a more perfect wife & son for David. He was beaming! After that dinner, I had corresponded with Sandy through facebook a couple of times regarding family addresses/flower girl stuff/etc.
So, when David called a couple weeks ago, he said "We have decided to move our wedding date up a little bit. We're eloping and getting married tomorrow and wondered if you and Jon would be our witnesses."
I first thought he was joking and even made sure with Sandy that it wasn't a prank. I was so, so happy for them and thrilled to witness the marriage. Jon was excited too and only slept a few hours before getting up to go the next afternoon.
We got to the Salt Lake County building, where they easily got their marriage license, but because they didn't have an appointment, there was no one to marry them. We waited and hoped that either an appointment wouldn't show up or that their Bishop would be able to get there to do it.
Miraculously, sure enough, there was someone that became available to marry them and do they did! Jon & I signed their marriage license and then the marriage was performed! So fun!
Congratulations David & Sandy (and Dawson!!)!! We love you guys!
It was so wonderful that Bob & Debbie and Anne & Emily were able to make it too!
1 comment:
how fun!!
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