Broncos live!

On November 14th, Jamison and I went to my first Broncos game! Truthfully I couldn't even tell you the name of the quarterback, but I guess they have not been doing very well this year. As we headed in, we ran into several of Jamison's friends, all of them saying that they were prepared for another loss. However, the Broncos creamed the Chiefs! All in all it was a fun day, and not too cold! Go Broncos!

Honeymoon in Mexico

We left Sunday night/ Monday morning after the wedding and headed to Isla Mujeres (Women's Island), an island that is only a 30 minute ferry ride from Cancun. We stayed for 5 nights and enjoyed relaxing, reading, and enjoying the sunsets. My only complaint was that it wasn't long enough.

In the Atlanta airport (yes, we took a non-direct route from Colorado to Cancun) and very tired.

A picture of our resort.

Beautiful sunsets.

The hotel had a very nice beach and pool.

Walking around the island.

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There would be a building that was half in ruins next to a newly renovated mansion.

It was fun to watch the pelicans hunt (even though I don't like birds)

We rented a motocycleta for a day.

Teal blue water!

A somewhat strange statue.

A baby sea turtle- only 1 day old! The man who let us hold them was so cute. You could tell he just loved his job.

Isla Mujeres has a sea turtle refuge. They grow to be so big.

The balcony of our suite.

These chips that I loved.

And while I ate chips, Jamison went swimming :-)

I love trees.

At the airport in Cancun. Time to go home :-(

Oct 16th- Party time!

And then it was time to celebrate with all of our loved ones. Our reception was in the old Fort Collins armory with beautiful brick walls and original hard wood floors. With yummy food, good wine, beautiful decorations, a rockin' DJ, so many of our close friends and family, and each other- it really was perfect. I just kept closing my eyes and trying to take it all in and enjoy the moment- it was a feeling of pure bliss!













































Both the younger and older boys dancing away and loving the suspenders!



































































Quincie and Johnny- so cute!









































Right: Missy and I enjoying one of our favorite treats- candy corn!

My grandparents were only a few days away from their 59th wedding anniversary.

All the Brewer girl cousins

And the Brewer boy cousins.

Cameron paying the boys for the garter.
He and Hannah got engaged less than 2 weeks later. :-)

The winner of the bouquet. Even though it hit Mattie in the shoulder :-)

The single ladies and Mikah (he knew the best place to be as a single guy) :-)

Our first dance as Mr. and Mrs. Martin!






















Jamison and his mom.






















Me and my Dad. I always cry during father-daughter dances at weddings.


































































Some pictures of the decorations...

The centerpieces! My mom and I tried out many different ideas, but they were either too expensive or didn't seem right. Then one day I saw 2 candles in the background of a Pottery Barn magazine. I called my mom to tell her about it, and she had cut out the exact same picture! Everything quickly came together after that.
The acorns were collected and sent from my family in Michigan.


Jamison's mom baked all of the cookies for the favors. She had Jamison and I do cookie taste testing a month before the wedding to pick out our favorite cookies and frosting. :-)
Denise, our neighbor designed the labels.

Coloring books for the kids.

The seating cards that my sister, Jamison, and I made.

The gift table.

Jamison's mom made us a scrapbook of everything that went into planning the wedding. People then signed pages for the book as they walked in.
The page in the picture is showing the invitations that Denise
made for us on her century old printing press.

Here are the coasters Denise made for us too on her printing press.

Carrot with cream cheese frosting, apple with maple frosting, and chocolate with chocolate ganache frosting cupcakes. Yum!