Oh they say when you're married in June...

We interrupt this program to bring you WEDDING PICTURES!!!!!! They are amazing and I love them! Yes my hair is a bit of a mess in some of them because of the wind, but I'm so happy to finally have something to remember how AWESOME that day was...so without further ado...

Everyone waiting outside the temple:

Erica and Mel trying to mend the great dress debacle of 2016.

The boys totally oblivious to the nearby disaster...

If there's a photographer around...

He will be shamelessly used. ;)

 The Grand Exit:

"Someone grab his bag!"

Awkwardly waiting for anyone to come up and talk to us...

Finally Midge makes the move!

The whole gang!

Los Amigos

The Messerly Group...apparently Rich thinks he's above us all...

Messerly Might!

Other than the fact the Loren didn't quite get out from behind Mel I LOVE this picture!

So sweet! :)

Ben and I had a good laugh about the fact that our fathers are the same in pictures...just stare at the camera and look slightly confused...love ya Dad!

And he says he's not photogenic...

Unfortunately, in all Ben's sibling pictures the wind was doing something bizarre to his hair...

The Bridesmaids!

The Men...who weren't really officially groomsmen, but just happened to be the three of Ben's friends who made it.

 After pictures of Ben and his dudes everyone was dismissed and we took a bunch of pictures of us! Be warned there may be some kissing pictures...the sun was so bright those were the best pictures we could get. Everything else was just us fighting to not squint!

Totally artsy...I love it!

LOVE the colors in this one!

Can you tell that veil has fallen out and had to be put back in about a THOUSAND times?

Just stand there, look at the camera, and smile. The hardest type of picture for us to pull off...but I think this one is nice!

I kind of like it...even though you can tell it's not a natural pose for us.

He's just too cute!

So there you have it!! Wedding pictures!! It was just the best day! I really want to let yall see these pictures so I'm just gonna do a quick highlight reel to wrap up this post.

Favorite moments:
Getting ready in the morning with my sisters. Four girls, one giant mirror.
Driving to the temple with Ben. It felt so natural and so bizarre at the same time.
Walking into the sealing room and seeing so many familiar smiling faces. Everyone I looked at was someone I loved and was so happy to see there!
Watching Ben get emotional as I covenanted to be his wife for eternity.
Hearing what sounded like a little emotion in Grandpa's voice as he gave me a hug and told me he loved me.
Seeing Missy walk up to me with tears streaming down her face as she hugged me and hurried out of the room.
Having our host couple tell us that was the most powerful sealing they've ever been to.
Having Mom with me to help me with my dress...the ribbon looked perfect Mom. :) Well done.
Hearing that Midge was going to be wearing some ugly shawl over her pretty dress because it busted before Mel and Erica fixed it.
Getting into an air conditioned car after taking pictures in the HOT sun.