Behind the Scenes.... Of Our Shotgun Wedding

This past month has been pretty crazy. Here is the breakdown. I went home to California the end of May for my brother's wedding. Jared was in Texas finishing up tech school and it was looking like he was not going to make it back to California for my brother's wedding or to see me for the quick 2 weeks I was home (due to paperwork). So basically everyone was "on call" for when Jared would be home. On Brad & Amber's wedding day, all the girls were getting ready in the cottage. Minutes before the ceremony, Jared's parents asked me to come outside to take pictures. I walked outside and Jared was standing there. I HAD NO IDEA. He got paperwork and flew to California all within 24 hours. I was so shocked but so happy he was able to make it on such a special weekend for my family. 

Jared had to report to Missouri 2 weeks later (Also a shock but that is a whole different story). My plan was to go back to Utah, pack up all my things and move it home in order to go to Missouri with him. So basically 3 days later we got sealed in the temple. 

Pretty crazy, huh? I sort of like being spontaneous and original so it was pretty fun telling everyone basically within 24 hours that we were going to get married on a Tuesday afternoon. Now to the not so fun part...We were together for 5 days then spent 2 weeks apart while he went to Missouri and I went back to Utah. 

We had a really fun few days in Modesto spending time with our families. 

Then I packed 2 giant suitcases, and flew to Missouri. 
This is what Missouri looks like for those of you who don't know. ( I had seriously no idea) 

We bought a car and found a place to live all within a few (stressful) days. 

I could be like every other girl who has a blog and talk about HOW BEING MARRIED IS SO AMAZING, but we all know how annoying that is, especially when it is in all caps. I'm definitely not saying that it is not amazing, I just don't feel the need to annoy people. I do feel the need to post the following pictures of the perks that I have experienced. 

Foot massages (whenever I want) 

Random presents: 
This is seriously the first item of clothing Jared has ever bought for me. It took him quite awhile to build up his confidence to do this. For those of you who know me, I'm a pretty tough critic and am very picky about what I wear. (Even though it's usually work out clothes, I like to dress it up probably once a month.) Also, for those of you who know me, know that this is also true. So kudos to Jared, because he passed the test! I hope this happens very often. :)

There are definitely more perks than just those two... don't worry I will continue to post more as time goes on. ( Hopefully this is less annoying than your typical blogger. And if not, #sorryimnotsorry) 

Moving on... we were SO lucky to be able to spend the 4th of July with Brad and Amber. 

We have now been in Missouri for almost 3 weeks and it still does not feel real that we are in this strange place for good. We finally got a dining room table so our nightly dinners on the floor together are officially over. 

 I wanted to create this blog to keep our families and friends updated since we are so far away!  I will try my best to keep it updated.

Our reception is back in California on August 10th and we are so excited to finally celebrate with everyone! You can check out our wedding website at this link. 

http://www.theknot.com/wedding/Schanen-and-Bispo