Red Butte Garden+Utah State Capitol Elopement Day: The Love Story of Katie and Taylor

Written By Tana Metcalf

Katie is a Midwest girly and Taylor is a west coaster, but when these two met it was an instant match!

They eloped at the SLC courthouse, took their bridals at the Red Butte garden, and ended their elopement day at the Utah State Capitol building for a picnic and some cake!

Bride and groom holding onto one another in front of the inside of the Utah State Capitol Building with a domed ceiling and chandelier in the background.

SLC County Clerk’s Office

Bride and groom holding marriage certificate in front of white curtain with lights.
Bride and groom marrying at the SLC courthouse in front of white curtain with lights.
Groom hugging his witness/friend, with bride smiling at them in the background.

The couple eloped at the SLC County Clerk’s Office with their friend from Dungeons and Dragons as their main witness, as well as myself as the second witness. It was a sweet and intimate ceremony and the couple was so excited to make it official!

Red Butte Garden

Bride and groom dipping in the Red Butte Gardens of Utah, with white roses in the background and a stone structure.

Then we ventured to Red Butte Garden where the couple had yearly passes and had spent many dates together walking through the gardens, attending concerts and enjoying nature together. Because of the sentiment, it was the perfect place to host their bridals for the day and ended up being so beautiful in photos!

Bridal couple looking into each other's eyes under an arch covered in ivy.
Bridal couple kissing in front of white rose bushes.

Utah State Capitol Building

Bride and groom staring into each other's eyes at the Utah State Capitol with a domed ceiling in the background.
Bride and groom smiling at each other in front of a vintage door.
Bride and groom holding onto each other and looking out at the domed ceiling of the Utah state Capitol building's interior.

The couple ended the day at the Utah State Capitol Building for some additional bridals, to have a light picnic, and eat their wedding day cake in the outside field. After this, the couple went out to eat at their favorite restaurant and concluded their beautiful elopement day!

Bride and groom walking up the steps of the Utah State Capitol building.

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Photo: @roamingdesertfilmco

Venue: SLC County Clerk’s House

Bridals: Red Butte Garden

Bridals: Utah State Capitol

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Hi there! We’re Tana and Cory Metcalf @ Roaming Desert Film Co. - a husband and wife photo/video team, located in Utah! We love exploring all that the world has to offer and taking our doggos and cameras along for the journey, as well!

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