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St.George Wedding

The day after Thanksgiving, after studying the weather, Kory and I decided to make the trek down to St. George to attend the wedding of his niece Brianna. The trip down was smooth. We got there in time to join most of the family at Benja's, a great Thai place. 




After hanging out at Nicole's for awhile, we stayed the night with Lori. We woke up and headed to the temple (we made it there before the bride). It was a gorgeous day in St. George. No wonder people like to spend the winter there.





Brianna and Selwyn


Grandpa Kunz getting around with a cane. 
 After the wedding, we went and picked up the food for the luncheon. We had the luncheon at Dixie High School, where Mike is an assistant principal. It was a nice place to eat and visit. There was a short video and then the parents and bride and groom spoke a little. Selwyn's background is really interesting. He grew up in Guyana, but after his grandmother who was raising them (he and his twin brother) died, they went to New Jersey to live with their father. Their father's second wife did not want them living there. They reached out to a missionary couple they had met in Guyana, and they let the twins come and live with them in St. George. That is how Brianna and he met. Pretty amazing story.

After the luncheon, we went to the St. George Children's Museum where the reception was being held. The top floor is a really great venue for receptions and etc. We all jumped in and helped decorate. It was amazing how everything came together.


Grandma Kunz in a beautiful dress.
Once the reception kicked off, we headed to Provo area. We heard that a snowstorm would be starting around midnight and didn't want to have to drive through it the next morning. We stayed at Halli's house. Eventually three other families decided to head home too, so we had a houseful. 

We woke up and went to church at Halli's ward. I was surprised to see that my cousin Maralee Henderson was in her ward. We had a quick visit and it was fun to see her. 

So, it was quick trip, but we're super glad that we made it.

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