Wedding Ceremony

The sun was shining and the birds were singing on our wedding day. August 6th, 2011 was perfect in almost every way imaginable. Not only did friend and family come out to support us, I married the man of my dreams. Kit is one of the nicest, most kindhearted, witty, smart and thoughtful men I have ever known. We both feel so lucky to have found each other, and I cannot imagine life without him. I will always look back on this day with love. We also think of our wedding as day as the start of our family. I have enjoyed every day with him since, and am so proud to be his wife! Here is a reading for our wedding:
"Climb the mountains and get their good tidings, Nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you and the storms their energy, while cares will drop off like autumn leaves. As age comes on, one source of enjoyment after another is closed, but nature's sources never fail" 
It was a beautiful sentiment to share with our loved ones. As Kit and I grow into ourselves, our careers, our lives together, and eventually into a family, we will always know where our love began, and where our common bond lies. We both wanted this quote read because no matter what is going on in our lives, we have somewhere to go together that brings us happiness. Material things, money, they do not ultimately matter. Our love for each other does. How we treat each other does. When I first met Kit, I was enthralled by his passion for the mountains. To this day I have never met anyone who loves being up there as much as he does, and I will always be grateful that we met that fateful night at Woody's Wharf!

Wedding Day

Before the ceremony, Kit and I chose to break tradition and see each other. We debated back and forth on whether or not to do so, but circumstances out of my control (and there were a few) led us to change our minds and do a "first look" at the house where the groomsmen were staying in Carnelian bay. In hindsight, I could not be happier with our choice to do it this way. Any nerves I had were soothed the second I saw him, and I was able to enjoy the setting and the day even more because of this. We got some amazing pictures because the house had panoramic views of the lake. It was incredible. Trevor and Lisa drove us to the wedding site, where I met my parents at the little cabin at Gatekeeper's before walking down the aisle.

Truckee River Float

 The day before the wedding, we organized a group float on the Truckee River. We had called it off the night before due to low river flow, but Jeremy called and said that the River did indeed open that morning, so after about 30 phone calls and a quick stop to the store, almost 40 people assembled at the Truckee River raft company, Mountain Air Sports. It was a really fun, albeit long float due to low river flow, but everyone had a blast. I was giddy seeing everyone together and loved having this time to relax and spend time with our friends.Most of us rented rafts, but a few people went in tubes. That seemed the way to go because those of us in rafts kept getting stuck on the bottom, and had to push ourselves off.  Midway through the float,  we stopped on a sandbar and Kit gave a little toast to everyone for coming out and celebrating. I had Callie and Kaden on my boat for most of the trip, but she got to go with the big girls on their boat. Tracy, Kelly and Ev, you definitely have a new team Captain!!! The float ended at the River Ranch, where we met up with Pat and Rachael, and Heather and Greg. I love that place! And a special thanks to Jeremy and Damian for buying me the Rum Runner that I really did not need!

Mountain Air Sports

 

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