Utah
5th Anniversary
October 9, 1999
State of Utah
City of Beaver
Old Beaver County Courthouse
For our fifth anniversary, we traveled to the state of Utah. We stayed in Park City in a condo owned by Eric's friend, Cheri Tanimura. Eric's mom came to celebrate with us and stayed at an old miner's lodge nearby. We drove several hours south to the small town of Beaver, the birthplace of Robert Leroy Parker, alias Butch Cassidy. (Eric's a big fan.)
Eric had arranged to have the ceremony performed by the city judge in the old county courthouse that had been closed to the public since the 1970s. (Beside being born in Beaver, Butch was once in jail in this building.) When we arrived at the courthouse, we were met by two genial elderly ladies from the historical society who unlocked the building and stayed to witness the ceremony. The judge married us in a large stately courtroom lined with musty old law books and some unexpected memorabilia like the flag from the USS Utah that was bombed at Pearl Harbor. Another interesting tibit, there was a statue of Philo T. Farnsworth, the inventor of television who also happens to be from Beaver, just outside the courthouse.
After the ceremony, to complete our Butch and Sundance weekend, we drove to Robert Redford's Sundance Resort where we dined at the rustically elegant Tree Room . . . there was actually a tree growing up through the center of the restaurant. The food was exceptional.
Along the way, we visited the site for the 2002 Olympics, the Mormon Temple, and the Great Salt Lake. We saw quite a bit of beautiful scenery during our brief wedding weekend.
October 9, 1999
State of Utah
City of Beaver
Old Beaver County Courthouse
For our fifth anniversary, we traveled to the state of Utah. We stayed in Park City in a condo owned by Eric's friend, Cheri Tanimura. Eric's mom came to celebrate with us and stayed at an old miner's lodge nearby. We drove several hours south to the small town of Beaver, the birthplace of Robert Leroy Parker, alias Butch Cassidy. (Eric's a big fan.)
Eric had arranged to have the ceremony performed by the city judge in the old county courthouse that had been closed to the public since the 1970s. (Beside being born in Beaver, Butch was once in jail in this building.) When we arrived at the courthouse, we were met by two genial elderly ladies from the historical society who unlocked the building and stayed to witness the ceremony. The judge married us in a large stately courtroom lined with musty old law books and some unexpected memorabilia like the flag from the USS Utah that was bombed at Pearl Harbor. Another interesting tibit, there was a statue of Philo T. Farnsworth, the inventor of television who also happens to be from Beaver, just outside the courthouse.
After the ceremony, to complete our Butch and Sundance weekend, we drove to Robert Redford's Sundance Resort where we dined at the rustically elegant Tree Room . . . there was actually a tree growing up through the center of the restaurant. The food was exceptional.
Along the way, we visited the site for the 2002 Olympics, the Mormon Temple, and the Great Salt Lake. We saw quite a bit of beautiful scenery during our brief wedding weekend.