Yay, I finally know how to put up my pictures on blogger so I can share some pictures with you. I just got married Saturday, can you believe it? I am now Mrs. Samantha Bartlett. The whole wedding experience was great, but very crazy. In the end, everything turned out for the best. On that day, we experienced so much of God's grace. I was really amazed by how well God's timing is. The morning of the wedding, it rained a lot, but as we get to the reception, the sun came out. Since we were having our wedding in a tent, it would've been too hot if it didn't rain but the Lord was gracious to us by giving us weather that was not too hot or damp. The second amazing thing about our wedding is that, I felt so loved by God. I told Ben that the worst part of our wedding was definately the best. Up till the day of the rehearsal, I had thought everything was planed out extremely well. It wasn't until the day of the rehearsal that I started rushing to get things done. I had no music at my wedding, although I did planned it. I had the wrong cake, my programs weren't done, my flowers got done late, and we rushed for everything. Although so many things end up not being as I planned, God has shown me an incredible amount of love by my friends and my family. My brother ran around all day trying to get stuff done for me. He even stayed up all night to get my wedding programs done. My girls were my emotional supporters by being there to calm me down. Jared and the groomsmen organized everything and had shown me incredible kindness. Dave and Lindsay were our photographers the whole night since we didn't hire one. Joyce and Lindsay delivered the flowers for us and Ra and Christy keep things running. Aaron was our music person, and grandma did all the flowers, and Amanda made our slide show. I don't think we could've been more loved.

The bachlorette party was awesome. We had the party at Alan's new house and we had a crazy time. They made a scapbook for me with some of their favorite memories. Then they went around and shared some nice things about me and then gave out words of wisdom. We also played tons of games and talked alot. The next day, we ate at an Italian restaurant, went to get our nails done, and then hung out at the tea house. It was so cool. We had a game where they made me eat 24 sticks of gum for not giving the right answers about Ben. The girls did skits, made Lingerie, and gave me presents. It was so much fun.

I don't remember anything about the ceremony because I was so focused on Ben. I didn't get to see who sat where or what the sanctuary looked like. I just kept walking straight, keeping my eyes on Ben the whole time. Everyone loved the song that JOyce and Lindsay sang. They sang so beautfully. The music was really wonderful. Mrs. Lee played the piano and Nick played the violin. They complemented each other very well.

The sun came out just as we got to the reception. The tent with beautifully decorated with flowers and light. My favorite part of the tent was that it opened up so that it had a gorgeous view of the green golf course. Ben and I walked in casually and then greeted the guests. People were walking around, talking to each, and sociallizing. It was just as I had wanted. For the next part of the reception, dinner got started and Jared opened up the floor for sharing. We played a game in which people must share something in order to get an exchange for one kiss. The requirements were, they either had to share a favorite memory, answer a question about us, or give words of wisdom. It was pretty fun since many people shared that night. Next, we gave tea for our parents and some older friends. Ben's parents and grandparents also partook tea. Ben got gold and I got some jewelery. After tea, we had speeches by Alan, Rachelle and Jared. The slide show followed afterward and then the first dance. The slide show and the speeches were my favorite part of the night. I got really teary during those parts. The night ended with some dancing, some socialing, and then goodbyes.

After the wedding, Ben surprised me by taking me to a four star hotel. It's called the Royal Park Hotel. Our room had marble floors in the bathroom, a king size bed with fluffy white comforter and pillows and a huge balcony that overlooks the river. I have never been so spoiled in my whole life. Ben's dad paid for the whole thing including all our meals. The restaurant was incredible. We started out with an appetitizer of duck fois gras, then Ben ordered Lamb chops and I ordered Duck Duet. We ended dinner with a flamming banana dessert. It was an amazing meal. Huh....

Now we are back at our apartment and I can't wait to go to Mexico for our honeymoon. We are going to Puerto Vallerta. Yay... So that's it in a nut shell. Talk to you guys soon. love you all.

Samaantha