Sofi and Nate's Wedding

May 20, 2023 was a beautiful, bright, clear day eclipsed by our radiant bride, Sofi! She and Nate Hansen were sealed in the Medford Oregon temple.

Waiting for Sofi and Nate after the ceremony.

The sun was pretty bright as they exited the temple.

Helen and Zina helped Sofi make her bouquet Friday night.

With Julie, who also shared many of these photos from the temple.

Andrea, Julie and Becky. Our daughters, Johanna, Ireland and Sofi have been close friends since middle school.

Emma and Gibson.

This is Nate's mom, Debbie.

We moved into the shade so no one had to squint into the sun.

From the left are Brandan, Becky, Sofi, Nate, Debbie and Robb.

Sofi and Nate's wedding reception was at the Wildflower Inn, a nearby event space. This is a photo of Halie, Nate and Emma arranging flowers.

Sofi and Nate used a cookbook for their guest registry.

Gib and Ed DJ'd the reception.

Abe got permission from his mission president to call and say hi, a highlight of the evening. Abe is in the top left photo, Tim and Brandan are in the top right and Parker is in the bottom photo.

We had a close call with dessert. Sofi and Nate carefully chose a allergy friendly menu for their reception, probably overemphasizing wheat allergies over nut allergies. Helen ate one of the gluten free tarts and had the worst allergic reaction of her life. The crust contained nuts. Brandan and Becky called 911 dispatch and met the ambulance at our house, where we had an epipen to administer while we waited for the ambulance. In the ambulance, the EMTs gave Helen another dose of epinephrine and started her on oxygen and a nebulizer treatment. When they were confidant she was responding to the epinephrine and not getting worse, they transported her to the hospital. Becky rode in the ambulance and Brandan met them at the hospital. The doctor at the ER gave Helen a steroid to further suppress her immune response. Within a couple of hours, Helen's skin had returned to its normal color and she could breathe without oxygen. Sofi and Nate stopped by after the reception and Helen was able to take and laugh with them. The Hatches stopped by later to say goodbye. It sounds like the reception ended gracefully and the fantastic guests cleaned up the event space in about 10 minutes, much to the delight of the inn's owner. We stayed at the ER about 3 hours before the doctor was confident the danger was passed. 

Brandan and Sofi missed their dance at the reception so they danced in the waiting room of the ER, a very sweet and special end to the evening.