Wedding Pictures are Here!

So it's now been a month of marriage (WOOHOO)!! It has been great!

We are loving our new apartment and getting used to our new ward. We got our first married people callings and that's pretty exciting! I bet you can't guess what we got (answer at end of post)!

In other news, we finally got our wedding pictures!! AHH! Here are a few of my favorites:

Sorry for all of the kissing in those two, but they're pretty cute pictures!

Aww! 

I was so lucky to have a few of my good friends at the wedding in addition to my family! I love the ladies in the pictures above, they have been great friends and examples to me. 

It was so great to be able to have my family all together for the wedding, we don't get to do that very often because of how spread out we are. 

It was a long day. 

Here are the nieces and nephews from my side of the family. I love those kids so much! 

I love my cutie parents! 

I feel so blessed to have Steven's parents in my life! They are absolutely wonderful and it's been really nice to live so close to them!

My dad is the best. There isn't really a debate there, he's an amazing man and an amazing example. 

Since getting married I've been so thankful for all of the things my mom taught me when I was growing up. The things she taught me at home really prepared me to be a good wife and a good partner to Steven. Also she basically planned and executed the whole wedding and it all went flawlessly. I love you momma! 

I love having time to see my siblings. They're the best and they're always there for me when I need them. 

Melissa did my hair and makeup for the wedding and she did a great job! She's always felt like one  of my sisters and I was so glad she was able to make it to the wedding! 

This is when Steven accidentally dipped me by pushing me down by my throat. I didn't like that, but it made for a really funny picture! Dips are hard though. Props to Steven for doing it 500 more times for pictures after that first incident. 

Anddd here's the picture we were trying to get! 

Steven has an awesome family and I feel so lucky to be a part of it now!

Cora is such a cutie. 

Steven and the sibs! So precious. 

That's all folks! Thanks for reading! I love you all! OH also we got called to be ward indexers! Lookout Italian name records because we are coming for ya! 

- Shelby 

Road Trip!

Hey friends!

As I'm sure some of you saw, this was kind of a big weekend for me! It all started with a road trip to Utah with Steven!

We were so excited for our first road trip together!

Huner and boredom made this picture happen

My little trooper

Once we got to Utah we headed straight to my niece's baptism! It was beautiful and it was so good to see some family! I got to give a little talk on the Holy Ghost too, I hadn't ever spoken at a baptism until then! It was a really fun experience! I am so proud of her and her decision to be baptized! Also, it was kind of cool because Steven finally got to meet some of my family in person! Hooray! 

Onto the next part of the trip! Saturday morning I had the opportunity to go through the temple for the first time. We went to the Oquirrh Mountain temple and it is BEAUTIFUL! 

So so pretty!

What a guy! He carried all of the purses and temple bags around while we were taking pictures.

I had my main man there with me and it was amazing for him to be there for such an important event in my life. He's the best!

I was lucky to have my big sister Meredith there with me too! She has always been so loving and welcoming to me in her home while I have been so far away from mine.

Dani was also able to make it! She has been a huge help in helping me feel ready for the temple!

Steven's parents were also able to come down to Utah to be there with me in the temple and that was amazing!

 I was so blessed to be surrounded by people who love me and who are supportive of me this weekend. I can't express how thankful I am for them and for all of the others who have congratulated me and shown support for me! 

I love this picture. I love this man. 

This was an amazing weekend in Utah. I am so excited to have started a new chapter in my life and in the gospel. I am so thankful for the temple and all of the wonderful things that happen inside of it. I love all of you and I am so thankful for all of your support and kind words. You're all amazing!