Weddings

The Trout Club gets numerous requests for weddings, as many prospective brides and grooms seek a more natural setting for their nuptials than the usual house of worship or hotel ballroom.

In 2005 Holly Jurvakainen and Stephen Wilson exchanged their vows on the lawn next to the Rainbow Cabin.  Below are some of the photos they took of this and a few comments from the groom's mother, Katherine Wilson.

Dear Mike and Helen:

 

My new daughter-in-law, Holly Jurvakainen Wilson has requested that I email you some photos of her recent marriage to my son, Steve, at your wonderful Trout Club.  It would take all day to tell you how wonderful the weekend was and how perfect your property met everyone's needs and exceeded our expectations.  We all declared that this was the best, most fun anyone had ever had at a wedding!

 

Katherine Wilson

Mother of the Groom

Allen, Texas

          
       Groom's last day of independence                                         The table is set     

             
Time out in the meadow before the big event               Waiting expectantly to gain a lovely daughter

            Bride and Dad make their entrance                                                                                                 
                                                       

                    
                                       Administering the oaths of allegiance and everlasting love

               

                          
                                                         Some of the many guests                   

                                         How high should we toss her?                   Time to party

            

Mike and Helen:

A postscript:

I know this offering may be a bit excessive, but as I said, it was the BEST wedding ever.  Family and friends came from Washington, Idaho, Oregon, Texas, Arizona, Nevada and Arizona, and oh yes, a few from Montana.  We had a meal for 50 served in Cutthroat the evening before the wedding which I prepared with helping hands from my brother-in-law and cousin; a wedding breakfast outside of Rainbow the day of the wedding prepared by the father of the groom and his good friend, Larry; hors d'oevres after the ceremony by the bride's parents and grandmother; and a feast that evening prepared by Doc Watson, Chef.  I think the attendance for the wedding was around 75. 

 

It is now 3 weeks after, and the happiness experienced there, is still with me, as I know it is with all who shared a part in such a special 3 days at The Trout Club.  Thanks to you, Sam McAndrew your great housekeeper and her husband Don, and all who helped create such a splendid venue for such joy!  I would be happy to recommend your place in the Gallatin Valley.

 

Katherine Wilson