utah

recently john and i joined chad, jeff, and kristin in a trip to utah for cj's wedding. we had a blast. no other wedding (except ours of course) could compare to this one. we had never been out west before, so just seeing the rocky mountains was incredible enough, but the whole experience was great. we stayed thursday night with cj and becca - who we had just met and we loved her right away - in salt lake, and we went downtown for lunch and tours. john and jeff were on the lookout for polygamists as soon as they stepped off the plane, but their search was fruitless. apparently the "big love" takes place on the outskirts of town. on friday we went up to alta, which was about 45 minutes towards the sky. once we found the lodge, we discovered that we were literally staying on the side of a mountain. the rehearsal dinner was outside on the patio, so we sat among the mountains and had a relaxing time with friends.

on saturday, we went with jeff, kristin, and chad to snowbird where we took a tram up the mountain. mind you, we were already at a high altitude, but the tram took us up an additional 11, 000 feet! we had to stand up on the way up the mountain, and the tram didn't feel all that stable, so i was freaking out. but once i got my feet on the ground, i was able to enjoy the spectacular view. here are a couple of pics from hidden peak:

it was breathtaking. on saturday afternoon, the wedding took place on the lawn at alta, so there was a beautiful view of the mountains during the ceremony. the wedding party looked awesome against that backdrop. the reception was gorgeous, and the bride and groom were off to scotland for their honeymoon. many thanks to the travis family for taking care of us and making us feel so welcome.