Invitations in the mail!

We spent much of the weekend finalizing our address lists and then "stuffing" almost 600 envelopes for delivery! We are very happy with how the invitation turned out. It was a long process getting to here; but it was a lot of fun, and I was glad to be able to contribute some of my skills.

We are all so happy about the photo that was eventually chosen by unanimous acclaim! We had already taken about 400 photos, and scrutinized them thoroughly. There were several that really "stood out" from the bunch. But there wasn't a single one that we all liked.

So last Sunday evening (June 28), we decided to give it one last shot (aided by the fact that I had a new camera!). We went to the Mount Timpanogos temple and took about another hundred photos. The first bunch were on the east side of the temple, where it was shady in the late afternoon; then we headed over to the park west of the temple. On the way, we stopped and took just three shots of the couple sitting in front of the temple near a flower bed. The light wasn't great there, and Bonnie was actually standing so that her shadow protected their faces. We didn't think much of it.

Then we came back home to review the results. There were some pretty good shots, but when we got to the flower shots, we all immediately fell in love with what we saw! The expressions and smiles were wonderful; the colorful background was just enough to give some good contrast and add interest. I did some minor retouching of the photo, but it fit right in, and we are all thrilled.