Abby and Richard Get Married – Behold a Giant Muh

Abby and I pose under Delicate Arch, in Utah's majestic Arches National Park, just minutes after getting married there. — Abby and I pose under Delicate Arch, in Utah’s majestic Arches National Park, just minutes after getting married there.

Abby and I beam as we exchange wedding vows.

Abby and I got married at the amazingly beautiful and iconic Delicate Arch in Arches National Park near Moab, Utah, October 12, 2004.

I had hiked to Delicate Arch on two previous occasions, but until the day we actually got married, Abby had only seen my photographs of it.

Abby’s daughter Dawna Michele “Chele” Milligan traveled from her home in Baltimore in a trip fraught with so much annoyance that she swore she would never visit Utah again. My sister Nicole came from her home in New Orleans with a guest. My friends Michael and his wife Thea , and David, traveled in convoy with us from Oklahoma. Our surprise guest was Robert , whose church helped him travel from Boston for the event. He arrived late, and caught up to us on the trail to Delicate Arch.

The weather was perfect the day we got married, but the next day, when we planned to hike the Primitive Loop at Arches National Park, was insanely windy and cold, but despite that, we had a great time. The next day, on our two-day drive home, we stopped and hiked at Canyon de Chelly in Arizona.

Abby and I both agree that it was an excellent way for us to get married, and could not have been more perfect.

An additional narrative and many more photos are posted on our travel blog here (link).

David, center, makes video of the event. which combined with Thea's second camera work created an excellent two-camera coverage setup. — David, center, makes video of the event. which combined with Thea’s second camera work created an excellent two-camera coverage setup.