****** Flashback - January 15, 1999 ******

Mr. and Mrs. Jon and Cidny McFarland were married at half past five on the evening of January 15th, 1999 at the Memorial House in Memory Grove, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Erik Scott McFarland served as Best Man, Margaret Yvonne Stirling served as Matron of Honor and Stephanie Jean McFarland served as Maid of Honor.  Trever Timothy was an Usher and Jonathen McFarland was their Ring Bearer. Bridesmaids include Ashley Weller, Whitney Weller and Kaysha Bushman.  The Flower Girls were Mackenzie Bushman and Jessica Bushman.  Mr. Rock Bushman gave the bride away. 

After the ceremony the couple and their guests enjoyed champaign toasts, a light dinner and dancing.  At the close of the reception the couple left by horse and carriage.  A honeymoon cruise is planned in the Southern Carribean Islands.

******Flashforward - January 15, 2010 ******

Jon and I have been married for eleven years and blessed with three beautiful children, one grandson and a granddaughter on the way.  I feel so fortunate to have become another parent to Stephanie, Erik and Jonathen.  We happily welomed their spouses, Brad and Kaycee, into our family, and we've watched proudly as they have grown into amazing, responsible adults while starting families of their own.

I love the picture above of our ceremony.  Stephanie is a crying uncontrollably, Mackenzie is pulling a face, Whitney looks terribly bored and Erik looks so handsome and grown up for 18. It's priceless!!!

Here is our ready-made family on our wedding day!

All of my beautiful neices participated as bridesmaids.  I have always loved the old pictures of me when I was my Aunt Rita's three year old flower girl and rememer fondly being a bridesmaid again for my sister Dawn.  I hoped to create the same memories for my neices. My Eden will most likely never have this opportunity as all of our family has already married. I hope that each of my neices, now grown, will remember the day that they were little princesses at our wedding.  They were so beautiful!

Our wedding celebration was one of the funnest wedding parties that I have ever been too!  I look back at the experience with joy at having been surrounded by all of our family and friends with no planning or expense regrets. And I love nothing more than hearing from friends that attended the wedding (even years later) that they still remember it as a wonderful celebration. Other than bringing our babies into the world, it was one of my best days ever!!!

I'm still deeply in love with Jon.  He is a wonderful husband, friend and father.  I feel so blessed to be the mother to our children.  I look forward to years of adventure still on our horizon and to growing (even) older with him.

Happy Anniversary Jon!  Love you...Always!

XxOoxxxx