You may kiss the bride

The saga of my brother Taylor and his seemingly endless quest to find a companion began when he returned home from his mission. There is much to be said of the journey, which I faithfully accompanied over many years. The journey is now happily concluded having achieved the desired end result, he is married to a stellar girl, Shelby Palmer, from Las Vegas.

I missed the development of the story between Taylor and Shelby, because they met in October 2009 and I had left for Brasil in August. Happily, they waited for my return to get married. Two days after I got back from my mission, we had a bridal shower forShebin La Canada, where she really scored on kitchen items, thanks to the impressive generosity of our LC ladies. Here she is with her heavy duty Kitchen Aid mixer, which I confess to coveting just a little.

Then on March 11th, we headed up to Vegas to put on the rehearsal dinner. World travel was the chosen theme

and we decorated the space accordingly,

adorning the tables with a collection of amassed vintage globes, begonias, aqua blue linen tablecloths, and personalized napkins.

The group of around 100 arrived, and we were prepared to receive them, thanks to the copious help of our treasured friends. We ate tortilla soup topped with tomatoes, crumbled tortilla chips and cheddar cheese, strawberry and pecan salad, fresh cornbread with honey butter, and pear and apple crumble with rich vanilla ice cream. Needless to say, nobody left hungry.

For me, it was a special event, being the first reunion with Lance, my little brother, and numerous other friends and family.

I wish I had more pictures but it would be an understatement to say there was a lot going on. We heard charming speeches from my parents, Sheb's, and three friends each of Tay's and Sheb's. We all left feeling excited about their solid relationship.

Saturday found us all at the temple in LV, and Tay and Sheb became one solid Frame family unit. My first sealing. Incredible.

We enjoyed the reception that night with friends and family. More reunions were had. And it was one more evidence to us of how perfectly matched Tay and Sheb are. I am constantly blown away by their transcendent happiness. The two were glowing. And everyone noticed. It's a happy union. I was stoked just to be able to be there.