is "horah" spelled with or without the "h" on the end? {THE WEDDING!!!}

-DAY 3: PART 2-
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 7TH
max was convinced that jessie was marrying prince eric.

from the little mermaid.

she was mesmerized.

it was adorable.

jessie gave her a necklace with a little gold "M" on it,

and a red friendship bracelet that she had made.

for the rest of the day max told me jessie was her "best friend."

brennan made sure i didn't forget that wearing his suit was worth 2 scoops of ice cream.

with whipped cream AND chocolate sauce for smiling.

but he put his foot down about holding her arm down the aisle.

because "people will think we are marrying, and i am NOT marrying max!"

sean held chase in the back for most of the ceremony,

and i had to get up with max and brennan halfway through. 

b/c brennan kept asking when the kissing part was coming 

b/c he did NOT want to see the kissing part.

and then max started talking,

and they started laying on their seats,

and whispering really loud,

and pushing and shoving.

and then my parents gave me the "take them out now" look,

so i escorted them out and around the front 

with my high heels sinking into the grass with every step i took.

and max was pouting b/c brennan pushed her again.

and brennan was mad that i wouldn't give him a phone.

so we ended up standing in the back of the ceremony in the grass 

{and i'm pretty sure i ended up giving brennan a phone
so he would stop teasing max,

and keep quiet so everyone wasn't turning around 

to see who's unruly kids were screaming during a wedding.}

and so,

with the palm trees of treasure island, the naked dancing lady, 

and one of the most beautiful city scapes on the entire planet before us,

we got to see the bride and groom walking out as the official mr. and mrs. at the end.

dancing their way down the aisle with san francisco and the entire bay behind them.

complete with the golden gate bridge.

and you just felt like you were in some kind of a movie,

watching them walk out together,

hand in hand.

and i couldn't help but think about the Jewish traditions 

brought romance and courtship 

to an entirely new level for me that day. 

and sean and i agreed that it was truly 

one of the most beautiful weddings 

we had ever attended.

 ...

THE BEFORE

-Intercontinental Mark Hopkins Hotel-

"THE MARK"

San Francisco, California

THE LIMO

-Across the Bay Bridge-

THE CEREMONY

-Treasure Island-

"on my way, on my way

on my way, on my way

i would like to reach out my hand

i may see you, i may tell you to run

on my way , on my way

you know what they say about the young.

well pick me up with golden hand

i may see you, i may tell you to run

on my way, on my way

you know what they say about the young.

well, i would like to hold my little hand

and we will run, we will, we will crawl, we will

i would like to hold my little hand

and we will run, we will, we will crawl

send me on my way, on my way

send me on my way, on my way

send me on my way, on my way

send me on my way, on my way

send me on my way, on my way

send me on my way, on my way

send me on my way, on my way

mm hmm, on my way

i would like to reach out my hand

i may see you, i may tell you to run, on my way, on my way

you know what they about the young.

now pick me up with golden hand

i may see you, i may tell you to run, on my way, on my way

you know what they say about the young.

well i would like to hold my little hand

and we will run, we will, we will crawl, we will

i would like to hold my little hand

and we will run, we will, we will crawl

send me on my way, on my way

send me on my way, on my way

send me on my way, on my way

send me on my way, on my way

send me on my way, on my way

send me on my way, on my way

send me on my way, on my way

mm hmm, on my way

i would like to reach out my hand

i may see you, i may tell you to run, on my way, on my way

you know what they say about the young."

-"Send Me On My Way" 

by Rusted Root, shortened

{i can see all of their eyes, so we're calling this one a win.}

THE RECEPTION

-San Francisco Winery-

 and then sean and i decided that we were converting to Judaism, 

and getting married all over again.

because that was the funnest wedding we have ever been to.

congrats to the mr. and mrs.!

with all of our best wishes to a happy and healthy life together.

SHALOM!

goodbye.

{as in THE END.}

title of liberty {family home evening}

{family home evening skit}

there's a story in the book of mormon about a captain of an army.
his name was moroni.
the story goes that a wicked man, Amalickiah, wanted to be king over a group of people.
he persuaded many rich and power-hungry people to support him in his wickedness.
many people were deceived and corrupted by Amalickiah, and he was made king.
Captain Moroni refused to be persuaded by Amalickiah, and was angry with what the wicked king was doing.
in this famous book of mormon story Moroni {chief commander},
is said to have torn his coat {very savage and manly like i'm sure} to make a flag.
on the flag he wrote:
"In memory of our god, our religion, and freedom, and our peace, our wives and children."
he fastened the flag to a pole and called it THE TITLE OF LIBERTY.
then Moroni prayed to god, asking him to allow the people the freedom they had.
when he finished praying, Moroni went among the people waving the title of liberty in the air crying out,
"Whosoever will maintain this title upon the land, let them come forth in the strength of the Lord, and enter into a covenant that they will maintain their rights, and their religion, that the Lord God may bless them." {Alma 46:20 and 46:19}
i'm so grateful for the freedoms we enjoy living in america,
and i can't wait to vote this november:)
and last,
but definitely not least...

i give you,

the

wicked

KING AMALICKIAH:

 so ferocious.