Halloween of 2008

We decided that for our first Halloween together we needed to go all out. That means carving a pumpkin, dressing up, and partying late into the night. So we worked hard together to carve our pumpkin. (Thanks Mark for the idea on the pumpkin design). Then we dressed up as secret agents. (Notice Justin's official earpiece, which was what inspired our costumes).

Then we went to a Halloween dinner and costume party at our friends, Marcus and Jenny's house. We had a great themed meal, ate a ton of sweets, and played a rousing game of Apples to Apples late into the night. Halloween of 2008 was a complete success!

Whip Cream Fight

Well let's just say that Steph and I are a little crazy. We have been doing creative dates and so Steph blind folded me and drove me around the valley to get me lost so that I wouldn't know the destination and then took me for a walk in a forested area where we proceeded to have a whip cream fight. Here are the pics:

Our Wedding Videos

Here is our wedding video that Micah Brown put together for us! We absolutely love it! We hope you will enjoy it as well!

And here is a short section we like to call "Crazy Wagners". Just watch it...you will understand the title. (assuming you don't already know that we are crazy!)

Here is a short section from the ring ceremony and many candid shots of many who attended.

And in this video we explain how we met, dated and got engaged!

If you would like to have videos like these of your own, check out Micah's website and get in contact with him!

http://www.easystreetfilms.com/

Final Announcement!

Well we would like to thank all of you that casted your vote for the invitation pictures, and now we present to you the final draft that was mass printed and mass mailed today!

So relating this to the polls everybody took, number 16 took the cake as the main picture, and on the back numbers 3, 11 and 21 were used. Now hopefully you can remember what you voted on! Hope you enjoy!

Wedding Slideshow/Video

We have created a small video showing us as we were growing up (well actually we still are, and most likely we won't ever fully grow up ;) ), and showing a few pictures from our dating stage, then the engagement stage. We hope you enjoy it!

The polls are in!

Thanks to all of you who voted on our engagement pictures! All of your input helped us narrow down our choices! And just for the fun of it, here are the results!

If you desire you can still vote, and we will update the graph accordingly. Enjoy!

Announcement Picture Selection

Well this weekend we took our announcement pictures. The results were that we took home about 500 digital images and had to start the selection process. The first round of the selection narrowed the choices to 80. Then second round brought us to 40, finally the third round brought us to 21. Now for the fourth and final round we are leaving the selection up to friends and family.

Here is how the process works, first go to our web album and look at the pictures. Then fill out our online form to let us know which ones you like best! Picture numbers are based on their location in the album (the first picture of the album being number 1 and the last one being number 21). We would appreciate it if you would choose ONE main picture and THREE complementary pictures to be used in our announcement.

We are tallying the votes and will let you know what the results are at the end. So please spend 5 minutes of your time to let us know which pictures you like best!

Our First Letter!

Thanks to Brittany and Cody Tak (Brittany is my cousin for those who are not aware), we are now officially on the map. We received our very first letter addressed to both of us!
Yes this is very exciting news and we are glad to share it with all of you! Also I would like to thank Brittany for the lovely "Happy Engagement" card she sent us!

*actual addresses have been modified to protect the innocent

The Engagement!

Seeing as there has been much excitement amongst the Wagner family regarding the most current engagement. This will serve as a reference to clear up any and all questions regarding what really went down at 7:30pm February 8th 2008. Of course, both parties will provide their own version of the story, and it is left up to the reader to believe whomever they wish.

According to Beauty (aka Stephanie):

After a wonderful experience of doing temple baptisms, Justin and I went to his place to enjoy another evening together. He decided that we should have a dinner together. He got together all of the preparations for us to eat a wonderful meal. He even turned the lights down low and lit some candles to set the mood. It was a very romantic atmosphere, especially since Justin was looking so good in his suit and tie. We were having wonderful conversation, and Justin was periodically making very sweet comments to me throughout the tasty dinner. Then he said, "This has been so romantic with us having gone to the temple and now eating a candlelight dinner, and there is only one thing that could make it better. . ." He then proceeded to get down on his knee and opened up a velvet black box with a beautiful and large sparkly diamond, and then continued ". . . Stephanie, will you marry me?" At first I was shocked, but then I was overjoyed! I hugged and kissed him and because I was so overcome in the moment, I couldn't remember if I had told him "yes." But he assured me that I had! Right after his proposal, he was pointing out to me the ring that he chose, but I was more interested in just holding him. He is my perfect prince charming and I am so excited to be sealed to him for eternity!

According to the Geek (aka Justin):

Well as I recall I had made a business transaction with 'Kay Jewelers Incorporated' around 3:45pm the afternoon of the previously mentioned day. From there it was necessary to perform an upgrade on the coverings of my biological infrastructure as to thus comply with the regulations set by the location we would be attending(the Temple)...

TWO AND A HALF HOURS LATER.....

Upon arrival to the residency of Marvin and Pamela Wagner I decided that it would be of need to recharge the energy stored within our biological infrastructures, and so I proceeded to make the necessary arrangements to do so (place the day before's Sheppard Pie in the microwave). It was then brought to my attention that special lighting arrangements were to be made. So I proceeded to induce a chemical reaction within the composition that is sometimes referred to as a 'Candle'. With such lighting arrangements in place it was no longer necessary to consume the energy being dissipated into heat by the incandesants overhead, I thus proceeded to resolve this issue.

At this stage I slipped away in order to put in a marriage request with the presiding authority of the Butterfield residency located in Moses Lake on Turnagin Court. The request was then passed to the first counselor for a sustaining vote (I also had to ask Patty). The sustaining was unanimous in the positive.

With the go ahead light I then returned to the previously established 'romantic' atmosphere to be in the presence of the stated 'Beauty'. I then proceeded to increase the magnitude of romantic feelings; however I did encounter some interference (David) that caused the coefficient of efficiency of the previously stated attempts to drop below what one might refer to as a 'desirable' level. However the loss of efficiency was not large enough as to cause the planned 'proposal' to fail.

With all preparations in place I then was able to present the binding contract (cleverly disguised in White Gold and Diamonds) to 'Beauty' on bended knee. Negotiations were successful and both parties agreed to be sealed for all time and eternity on the 27th of June 2008 in the Spokane Washington Temple!


So there you have it, both sides of the story, which one do you think comes closest to the truth? Unfortunately there seems to be only three persons who were able to witness the event. One of which does not possesss the capability to remember the event while the perspective of the other two seems to have been slightly influenced by twitterpation. I guess we may never know what really happened................

To see pictures of this joyous occation click here.