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The Proposal & Wedding
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Erin Elton here - the girl behind the camera and behind the scenes of TMB. Three days ago Matt called me with the best request I could have imagined... to help him pull off a surprise proposal for my best friend and roommate Aubrey Messick. It wasn't an easy task to get Aubrey out of the house so that Matt could come over and film his romantic request for her hand in marriage. Somehow we pulled it off and hid Matt in an upstairs room while I snuck into Aubrey's and convinced her to watch the latest "Rick Buck video" I had just edited for TMB. I quickly rushed out of her room to Aubrey yelling at me "Why did you name it 'For Aubrey', I'm confused?" I just left and let her figure it out while I positioned myself in the living room with the camera where Matt was nervously waiting her arrival. Watch the extended video with the actual proposal below.
I get emotional just thinking about everything that has happened tonight and especially everything that happened several months ago in planning The Mormon Bachelorette up to this moment.
Aubrey, I love you and I am so happy that you have found your eternal companion. We have spent many hours in the past crying over lost loves and now you get to cry over how happy you are to have a ring permanently on your finger and a man by your side forever that you are crazy about and that loves you more than anything. I have to admit, I couldn't have picked anyone better for you and he is getting quite the catch in a future wife.
Matt, you make my best friend the happiest I have ever seen her and that is the best thing a friend can ask for. Thank you for so willingly signing up for The Mormon Bachelorette, showing Aubrey the time of her life on your TMB dates and beyond, and taking her to the temple this Spring. I will be there to film any time you ask:).
May the festivities begin! A grateful ending to an inspired journey. Love you both.
Erin
The Proposal
The Wedding
Erin Elton here… it has been about 6 months since the beginning of their journey to love and we are happy to announce that Aubrey Messick is now a LAIDLAW!!! Aubrey and Matt were sealed in the Los Angeles temple last Saturday, March 19th and the day could not have been more perfect. Sure the weather people tried to freak Aubrey and her amazing mother Kim out by telling them and all of California that it was going to thunder storm all day, but thankfully the sky was dry and set us up for a perfect wedding. After a mid-morning sealing, Matt’s parents hosted a delicious luncheon at Bistro Santa Monica. We mingled with close friends and family and congratulated the stunning newly-married couple in a more intimate setting before heading back to Orange County for the reception festivities.
Back at the Messick household things were a little bit more hectic. “Club Messick” as we have always fondly referred to Aubrey’s immaculate backyard had turned into a wedding wonderland. For the last three months Aubrey and her mother Kim have been designing the most classy wedding reception I have EVER attended. Navy blue and white dishes and mirrors as a background motif, to tulips with a touch of green graced the landscape underneath the most beautiful twinkle lights and clean white tents.
Highlights of the night for me? First and foremost my best friend Aubrey looking GORGEOUS in her custom-made dress by our beloved Sara Archibald of Illume Gownsand hair by her sister Kellie Messick, delicious food that I kept gorging on all night (fruit, salad, Panini sandwiches and the best coconut cupcakes in this galaxy), a beautiful setting, so many close friends, a dance floor and the talented DJ Scotty Messick spinning tracks, Matt dancing up a STORM (watch the video for a glimpse of that), a HAPPY and perfectly content couple, Kylee Johnson singing for Matt and Aubrey’s first dance (that girl has some pipes!), and to top it all off? A motorcycle ride off into the night in the midst of sparklers and cheering. It was probably one of the top 3 weddings I have ever been to and I am almost a professional wedding goer and bridesmaid (a 27 dresses reality show might be the next venture if I keep this up:).
Side note – we also watched the BYU vs. Gonzaga game before the guests arrived at Aubrey's house and if the game was any indication of the kind of “winning” marriage that Matt and Aubrey are destined for then it is going to be a really fun and successful life (thanks Jimmer and team and GO BYU!!!).
As we close this chapter and Aubrey and Matt start another, a special thanks is due again to everyone who helped with The Mormon Bachelorette Season One – Emily who is a saving grace for me and Aubrey and is the next one to get married because she caught the bouquet, Larry who filmed more than his fair share of dates and even though it didn’t work out with Aubrey he is now MARRIED too:), Justin and Emily Gibby who gave up time and energy following us around with a camera, the many friends and family who either donated money or date experiences for Aubrey and her dates, and of course to Aubrey and Matt who are now blissfully wed for time and all eternity.
So here’s my plug to all of you ladies (and potential bachelors that want to snag an amazing woman) who might be reading this. THE FAIRYTALE does exist in the form of a month-long Mormon online dating show – at least for some it does:). Get your applications in! We will be accepting video applications until April 15th but the sooner the better. Get ready to show us your true personality and why you should be the next Mormon Bachelorette on this journey to find true Mormon love. E-mail your videos tothemormonbachelorette@gmail.com. You can also send any questions there or contact me through Facebook – www.facebook.com/erin.elton1. We are big fans of eternal marriage over here so let’s do this AGAIN people and MOST importantly – CONGRATULATIONS MR. & MRS. LAIDLAW!!!