Perkins Family Dinner and Reception

After we were finished taking pictures in the temple, we all drove to Panguitch for the family dinner. We had it at the Smokehouse Restaurant that Larsen's parents own. The food was delicious - tri-tip beef, cheesy potatoes, salad, etc. We had a short program  - Lindsey Perkins and Emmalee Dubois (Jill's UVU rodeo friend) sang "If You Asked Me To." Hanna played the ukulele while her and Lucy sang, "I'm Yours."  Carly sang "Never Enough" from the movie The Greatest Showman, only we had changed the words to talk about how Jill and Larsen can never have enough horses and cows. I had the idea and told Carly and one Sunday afternoon she wrote all the words and practiced for weeks and weeks.

NEVER ENOUGH
I'm trying to hold my breath
Let it stay this way, can't let this moment end
You set off a dream for cows
Getting more now, can you hear them mooing?

Now you want a horse or two
Cause that is what you do

All the cows you ever wanted
All the pop is still fizzing
Will never be enough
Never be enough

Cows of gold are still too little
This farm simulator will never be enough
Never be enough for me
Never Never
Never Never
Never for me for me for me

All the shopping for cows online
All the horses eating grass
Will never be enough
Never be enough

Rodeo buddy is awesome
Branding could hold the world but it will never be enough
Never be enough
For me
Never Never
Never Never
Never for me for m

Never enough napping napping
Never enough more napping
Never enough
For me for me for me
For you

Austin and I each shared a few thoughts about Jill and Larsen.
I told about how when Larsen had gone to Silver State rodeo competition his senior year, he was talking to a girl from Alberta, and he said to her, do you know Jill Nunn? She is a Mormon and a cowgirl, you should know her. That was 5 years ago.
And I told about a sacred experience she had when she was driving home to Canada and she felt Leighton's presence and he told her that she needed to get an education, but she didn't need to go to medical school because her husband and kids needed her. (She had just started dating Larsen a couple weeks before that - she said she asked Leighton if Larsen was the one, and she could hear a laugh and then the thought to just enjoy the process - I didn't tell that last part at the luncheon).
I told how much we loved Larsen and how he was such a good match for Jill. I did tell not to let Larsen help you make hotel reservations because you might end up at the Purple Sage Motel in Texas rather than in Panguitch. I also said that we would keep him away from matches because he tried to help me burn some branches I had cut, and he just about singed his eyebrows and off.

Austin talked about...

Ralph and Natalie also spoke.
We showed a slideshow I had made of Jill and Larsen, and also the video that their videographer had made of Jill's bridal photoshoot at Zions National Park.

After the luncheon, part of our families left to head back north. We moved a few things around to get ready for the reception which we had at the same place. There was a perfect, steady line of people that came. They were mostly friends and family of the Perkins, but our friend from Cardston Rachelle Sugden Robinson and her new husband came, and Jill had several rodeo friends come down.

We were so happy with how everything went and all of the love and support received.
Jill was really a great bride to work with. She would research out what she wanted and found her dress, flowers, photographer, videographer, etc. She was frugal and mostly really easy to work with. Weddings are so many details with so many emotions.

We enjoyed a lovely night sleep at the Purple Sage Motel.