Today I am excited to share with you some photos from my son’s wedding in Arizona last weekend. It was a beautiful and magical weekend and a hot one.
I think the temperatures hit 115 degrees and as a result there weren’t many pictures taken outside!
Clark and Jessica were married for time and all eternity in this beautiful and sacred building – the LDS Mesa Temple.
Here are the bride and groom coming out of the temple! Mr. & Mrs. Wilkes! Jessica made a gorgeous bride. As pretty as any princess I know!! And of course that groom was pretty darn handsome.
Because of the intense heat only the bride and groom hung around for a few formal photos. I snuck this one in on the way to the air conditioned car!
The reception was held that evening at the lovely and beautiful Royal Palms Resort. So elegant.
The room was beautiful and the flower arrangements were stunning.
We did family photos before the reception and I talked my family into going outside to a beautiful courtyard area for photos instead of inside. This is my favorite photo – my four gorgeous kids. I only wish Jessica had been in the photo but she was inside taking some photos with her family! Can’t believe that they are now four adults. I think I have looked at this photo a million times – it just makes my heart happy!
Of course I am kind of partial to this photo of me and my boy too!
The beautiful bride and groom!
The reception was not only beautiful but delicious too. Loved the wedding cake and particularly the presentation for the bride and groom.
The bride and the groom started the night off with their special dance.
I got to dance to with two of my favorite men. For our mother/son dance we danced to My Wish by Rascal Flatts.
All the Wilkes kids (including their mother) had fun dancing the night away.
My feet were killing me by the end of the evening but we had so much fun.
All and all it was pretty much a picture perfect weekend. The bride and groom departed under a canopy of sparklers!
Next up – Wedding Carnival!!!
Special thanks to my niece Celeste for helping take photos for me.
i love the pictures…the wedding was beautiful, thanks for sharing. I can’t wait for the Carnival pictures!! (after your Utah trip, of course!)
Congratulations Leigh Anne! What a beautiful couple they make. AND you look fabulous too! Where did you find that beautiful dress? Love the photo of you & your son together. He looks like his mom . . . lucky devil!
Warmly, Michelle
Thanks Michelle. I thinking finding my dress was the most stressful part of the whole wedding planning. I found it online at Dillards.
Congratulations to Clark and Jessica!! Clark worked for me years ago at BYU. I loved working with him, you raised a really great young man! Thanks for sharing your fun pictures!!
Thank you Deborah. He is a good kid and we are so proud and happy for he and Jessica. They are both second year law students this year.
you looked so beautiful! i love the pic of the 4 kids, it’s perfect! it’s kind of weird to add a new “daughter” to your family but you will love her like your own! it’s so wonderful to have your children marry in the temple!! the brides dress was beautiful! on to the carnival!
Your children are all so beautiful / handsome {you looked beautiful too!}. I used to live in Mesa, so I can attest to the heat – they don’t call it the “Valley of the Sun” for nothing! Congratulations to you and your family. Beautiful wedding.
Everything was so perfect. What a blessing it was to be there with all 5 children and their spouses. Thanks for including all of us in this wonderful time. We wish you the best this next Friday with the Wedding Carnival. Love you!
We loved having you and all your kids there with us!
Absolutely Beautiful!!! Congratulations!!
(What was the name of the photographer? I know someone looking for a good one.)
I don’t know but I could find out for you. Either I or my niece took all the photos I posted on the blog.
I would appreciate that! And the blog pics are great!!! 🙂
His name is Hayes Button and he is in the Arcadia area.
Beautiful! Just beautiful! Congratulations to you and your family!
So I was reading your post about 30 minute dinner rolls (having company over tomorrow night for supper), and was thinking “I can’t wait to make these!” Then I saw a link to “The Wedding” on the side bar so I clicked it and was thinking to myself, “I love her dress! She’s beautiful!” and I was scrolling down looking at the pics and realized that you are Totally Tessa’s mom! So cool Love your daughter’s fashion blog and looking forward to “becoming acquainted” with your’s!
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How fun is that ! I am totally Totally Tessa’s mom! Glad you found me and hope you’ll visit often!
Congratulations!!! I’m am so happy for your family!
Best wishes to your son and his wife. It looks like such a beautiful wedding and a fun time. Thanks for sharing with us.
Wow, what a gorgeous wedding! Everything looks so beautiful. Congrats to the new couple!
So very memorable, elegant, personalized and special!
Oh, what a beautiful wedding! The pictures are so good too! Love the one you took of the bride and groom on your way to the air conditioned car. Also, love the close up of your four. Sweet! The flowers on the tables are beautiful. What wonderful memories to look back on. I wish Clark and Jessica all the happiness in the world! Thanks for sharing this with us Leigh Anne.
Congrats to your family!
What a beautiful wedding! Can’t wait to see the Wedding Carnaval pictures!!!
Beautiful, gorgeous, stunning. Congrats to all!
Beautiful wedding!! Congratulations and best wishes to all of you!
Congrats to you, your son & his new wife (whose gown is gorgeous). You look wonderful. It is nice to see an LDS wedding with a reception like that. Most LDS weddings on the East Coast are held in the cultural hall, with punch & mints as food…aka “open house”. :>) While I am LDS, my spouse is not so he really doesn’t get it…lol
I wish the happy couple all the best!!!!!!
Thanks Meghan – it was definitely a beautiful affair! It was wonderful to be a part of such a well done and lovely event.
What a fantastic wedding!! Congratulations to you sweet boy and his new wife! You look beautiful by the way:) xo