Over and over again, people tell you how much they love you. You don't realize how true that is until tables turn and all the sudden all the attention is on you. In this case, the attention has been mostly celebrations, and as I sat the past two weekend at Bridal Showers thrown in my honor, I realized how blessed I am. I have friends and family who are eager to help me celebrate becoming a Mrs. I even have strangers who have already expressed their love for me, just because they have known Jeff for so long and love him as well. I was nothing but grateful for all the people who put so much time into making my showers the best time ever and showing me so much love.

Last Saturday was my first shower. It was out in Salt Lake and put on by some of Stephanie's (Jeff's mom) friends from church. I had met some of the ladies before, but for the most part, I met a handful of new incredible women who immediately welcomed me to the Witt family and showed me so much love, even though we had just met. They made desserts based off of my favorite things and it was the best (But also really hard because I'm trying to cut out sugar until after the wedding - I definitely cheated so that I could eat the Oreo balls and chocolate covered strawberries). Luckily, Jeff was there to remind me of everyone's names and introduce me to people.

The second shower, which was this Saturday, was here in Provo. It was put on by 2 of my bridesmaids - Hadley (my cute cousin) and Madison (my best friend). Both of these gorgeous girls are pictured below. They had my favorite snacks and desserts (including my most favorite trifle ever), We played some games and ate food and I even left with a jar of fantastic date ideas that I can't wait to do with Jeff as Mr and Mrs :) I definitely was spoiled by two of my favorite girls and had such a fun time seeing so many friends and family members (many who drove for hours and some even came in from different states).



One thing I like about bridal showers is that it brings everyone together. While I have to admit that it was a tad overwhelming making sure I had a chance to talk to everyone that came and trying to catch up with everyone's life, I was thankful for this occasion that gave everyone an excuse to come together for a couple hours so that we have the chance to visit amidst our very hectic schedules.


Really, I am so grateful for all the gifts and words of love from all my family and friends who sacrifice time to come celebrate my upcoming wedding. I can easily see how many people care about me and are excited for Jeff and I to start a new adventure together. I'm nothing but grateful and truly blessed. 

love, SK

J

Meet Jeffrey Evan Witt. This handsome man, come April 23, will be my HUSBAND!

Jeff and I met in September of 2014. My sister Jessica was currently dating (and is now married) to Cameron. One day I decided to go with Jessica to Cameron's apartment to hang out. When I went over there, I met Jeff, the best friend/roommate. Jessica and Cameron both knew Jeff from their freshman year of college and were good friends. When I first met Jeff during that first week of school, I thought he was a nice guy, but I wasn't wanting to date him. I would go over often, and we would hang out, but solely as friends.

Then one day in the beginning of January, we decided to go to Costco together. Spending this time with him one-on-one made me realize that he was a total catch. He was attractive, he was funny, he was a gentleman, but he was interested in another girl (or so I thought). While driving to Costco he discussed how he was pursuing another girl in his ward. So I tried to shove my sparked feelings away. But they wouldn't go away! January came and Jess and Cam got engaged. I was asked to be the maid of honor, and Jeff was asked to be the best man. Naturally, this meant we were going to spend a bit of time together planning things for the event. So for about a month we were way flirty, and eventually Jeff made the moves! 

February came and he finally asked me out on a date. For Valentine's day, he was a total sweetheart and brought me flowers for Valentine's Day. I was FREAKING OUT! With a couple dates in between, we went on a snowboarding date later that month and he called me his girlfriend, and I got so freaked out and said something along the lines of I move slow, I'm not ready for that, blah blah. But I quickly realized that I was totally ready for it. We began going on dates every week, hanging out several times during the week, and became un-separable.

In April, I fell in love with him. It was as simple as that - I was head over heals in love and wanted to be with him for as long as he would have me. But I had to wait a few months for him to finally tell me he loved me so I could let him know I felt the same way.

Over the summer we had to handle long distance. I was in California working and he was in Utah, working and recovering from a major jaw surgery. But the distance made it ever so clear that he was the one I wanted to be with.

December 4, 2015 he proposed. If you want to read how that happened, you can read all about it here.

We will be getting married April 23, 2016 in Newport Beach, California (which we are very excited for and wish it was April already!). And now that it is March, I can officially say we are getting married NEXT MONTH!

I can't wait to spend the rest of forever with this incredible man.