6 years

Brent and I have been married for 6 years now!
The week before, Brent backed into my car. So while my car was being fixed we got to drive this car. It was pretty nice. Too bad it's not a keeper!


This is some of our family. We had the best time with them that day!

Mr. and Mrs.

April and Tobi were married on Saturday. It was such a great day! Here are a few pictures that are posted in the wrong order! I thought I had more, but I think I took those with her camera and I did not get to take any pictures at the reception. They are now cruising in the Bahamas! :)

April getting married!

April and Tobi are getting married on Saturday! She is beautiful! Brent will be performing the wedding, while I will be telling everyone else what do to. :) HA! or at least attempting to......

April and Tobi are a very fun couple and have managed to plan a great wedding in 3 months!

We have a pretty fun present to give them, but can't say anything till next week.

Yesterday our Aunt Barbara and myself did a family shower for them. I had great plans to make chocolate covered strawberries and some fruit skewers - but those plans completely and utterly failed! It was pretty sad. I ended up just throwing all the fruit in bowls and grabbed the chicken salad and left in a trail of tears. - it's been a rough week. I even had a breakdown at work on Friday, with a customer in the lobby of course (way to go, Marianne)! That has never happened before in my life! I have never had a breakdown at any job I have had in all my years of working. I was a little shocked myself. The word rough does not really do it justice though. It all started on Tuesday and ended yesterday! :)

This week has to be better. :) The shower ended up very well and the fruit looked very nice in the bowls -thank goodness for people who by you crystal for wedding presents! You never know when it will come in handy! :)

Wedding # 12

Brent performed wedding number 12 on Saturday. Ben and Ashley. It was a great wedding ceremony. The reception was also very nice. Afterward the newlyweds, the wedding party, parents, and a few other family and friends went to the bride's parent's house and enjoyed a luau, complete with a wiffle ball game! Thanks for letting us be apart of your day, Ben and Ashely!

3 Summer Weddings

A few recent pics of Destin. I love this kid!

Here are a few snapshots from the weddings this summer and there will be one wedding coming up this weekend.

Kami and Brett

Rachel and Thomas

Above is Steffi - she worked with me and Rachel for a few months in Texas

before heading back home to Germany. Steffi flew in to surprise everyone!

Above is CharmingCharlie - a fabulous store in South Lake!

http://www.charmingcharlie.com/

The storms have been pretty violent this year. This is the beautiful oak tree that once stood in my mammow's yard. Now it's a bunch a sawdust and there is a HUGE vacant spot in the yard.

You may be wondering, what are Brent and Marianne doing?

Here is our summer:

VBS was last week
Wedding last Saturday
We go to Texas for a short 2 1/2 days for a wedding this weekend
Church picnic Sunday
Leave for youth camp Monday
Mission week the first week of July
Baby Charleigh Reese Colee will be born - this is Britt and Drew's baby girl.
Then MAYBE, MAYBE, MAYBE we will be able to start our home study!!! :)
We go to World Changers in July as well!
And Chris and Christy are coming 4 days after we return!!!! I am totally stoked about this!

So in short, I will see you in August! haha! Just kidding. I will try to blog a bit here and there.
Enjoy the summertime!

Mr. and Mrs. Kitchens

Justin and Allison were married March 8, 2008. It was a beautiful wedding. Outdoors, white chairs with pink and white rose petals completely covering the center asile, guitar player and soloist, chilly and breezy, sand for the bride and groom to sand on (she originally wanted to get married at the beach), reception at Japanese Gardens at the Botanical Gardens. The bridesmaids wore brown dresses and carried white japanese-looking umbrella instead of flowers. The groomsmen wore brown pants and white shirts. The Lord came to the wedding and truly blessed their day. The bride requested that Brent wear his pink suit!!!

Vernon and Brent

Victor and BrentBrent and the new coupleFun reception table Awesome cake