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Getting Married in Utah Valley
Most Utah Valley weddings run on two calendars: a temple’s or an officiant’s for the ceremony, and a reception venue’s for the party after. Whether it is a temple sealing, a civil ceremony or a civil wedding with a sealing later, the planning path puts every step in order by months out.
- Getting a marriage license in Utah County$71.75 for most couples, no waiting period, good for 32 days
- Buying and selling used dresses, decor and ringsWhere to look, consignment and rental, and what to get in writing
- Utah Valley wedding venuesReception centers, garden estates, a castle and golf-course ballrooms
- Photographers 6 businesses
- Videographers 3 businesses
- Planners & Coordinators 4 businesses
- Florists 5 businesses
- Cakes & Bakeries 6 businesses
- Caterers 7 businesses
- Reception Centers 12 businesses
- Luncheon Venues 6 businesses
- DJs & Bands 4 businesses
- Hair & Makeup 3 businesses
- Dresses & Alterations 7 businesses
- Tuxedos & Suits 3 businesses
- Invitations & Stationery 3 businesses
- Rentals 5 businesses
- Officiants 2 businesses
- Jewelers 5 businesses
- Honeymoon Travel 2 businesses
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Games coming up
Tickets for BYU, the Jazz and more- BYU football Notre Dame at BYU 5:30 p.m. · ABC · LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo Tickets Partner link
- Utah Jazz · Home opener Pelicans at Jazz 7:30 p.m. · Delta Center, Salt Lake City Tickets Partner link
- Utah Jazz Lakers at Jazz 3 p.m. · Delta Center, Salt Lake City Tickets Partner link
- BYU football · Halloween Arizona State at BYU 1:30 p.m. · FOX · LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo Tickets Partner link
- BYU basketball Omaha at BYU Time TBA · Marriott Center, Provo Tickets Partner link
- BYU basketball Queens at BYU 7 p.m. · Marriott Center, Provo Tickets Partner link
- BYU football Baylor at BYU Kickoff TBA · LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo Tickets Partner link
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What's open in Utah Valley
Provo keeps unusual hours and Sunday is a different map, not a slower Saturday. We hold dated hours for 40 restaurants and check them by hand — and only restaurants, because that is the one category this site has ever published times for.
Where to eat in Utah Valley
Every name below leads one of our own published guides — these are the top of those lists, not a separate opinion.
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Restaurant of the Valley Communal 30 Best Restaurants in Provo (2026)
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Burger CHOM Burger Best Burgers in Provo, Orem & Utah Valley (2026)
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Pizza Pizzeria 712 16 Best Pizza & Italian Restaurants in Utah Valley (2026)
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Mexican Sol Agave 16 Best Mexican Restaurants in Utah Valley (2026)
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Sushi Five Sushi Brothers 18 Best Asian & Sushi Restaurants in Utah Valley (2026)
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Brunch The Brunch House Best Brunch & Weekend Breakfast in Utah Valley (2026)
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Date-Night Table Communal 15 Best Date-Night Restaurants in Utah Valley (2026)
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View The Tree Room at Sundance 12 Best Restaurants With a View in Utah Valley (2026)
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Indian Bombay House Best Indian Food in Provo & Orem (2026)
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Korean Yummy's Korean BBQ and Sushi Best Korean Food & BBQ in Provo & Orem (2026)
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Hidden Gem The Kolache Place (formerly Hruska's Kolaches) Provo's Best Kept Secret Restaurants (2026)
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Ice Cream Rockwell Ice Cream Best Ice Cream in Provo & Orem (2026)
Essential Provo guides
Halloween Events in Utah Valley, 2026: The Day-by-Day Calendar for Oct. 21 to 31
Every dated Halloween event in Utah Valley for the last stretch of October 2026: carnivals, trick-or-treats, haunts, shows and the BYU game, day by...
120 & 220 Bend, Vineyard: Living in Utah City's First Residential Buildings
The Baby Blessing in Utah Valley: What It Is, the Sunday It Happens, the Gathering After, and What Relatives Who Aren't Latter-day Saints Should Expect
Eating Out With a Baby in Provo and Orem: What We Could Verify About Changing Tables and Nursing Rooms, Utah's Breastfeeding Law, Play Cafes, and the Questions to Ask Before You Go
The Alpine Loop turns, and October fills up
Leaf season is short and the canyon gets busy. Then the whole valley goes over to corn mazes, pumpkin patches and a trunk-or-treat in every church parking lot.
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Coming up in Utah Valley
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Sundays, students and where to live
A Provo Sunday
Most of the valley closes and the canyon does not. 22 things that are actually open, actually free, or actually worth the drive.
Student life
Two campuses, one town. 25 verified student deals, plus the guides for arriving, eating and finding a contract.
Where to live
Neighborhood by neighborhood, rent and buy, with the numbers we can source and none we cannot.
Who writes this
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outdoor recreation · health & wellness · food & drink
Community news, openings and civic announcements run under the Provo.com News Desk byline.
What's happening in Utah Valley
Provo City Council Approves Provo Towne Centre Redevelopment 5-1; Shady Acres Residents Get 18 Months and $10,000
On Oct. 20, 2026, the Provo City Council voted 5-1 to approve the changes for the Provo Towne Centre...
Brandon Sanderson's Dragonsteel Is Buying the Old Evermore Park Land in Pleasant Grove. Here's What Is Planned
Brandon Sanderson's Dragonsteel is buying the former Evermore Park land in Pleasant Grove for its HQ, a...
BYU Stuns No. 2 Notre Dame 28-24 in Provo: Bear Bachmeier Scores Three Ways, Walker Lyons Catches the Winner
No. 8 BYU beat No. 2 Notre Dame 28-24 on Walker Lyons' late TD catch and jumped to No. 2 in the AP poll. Full...
BYU Student Carter Smith Wins $3 Million With One Kick at College GameDay in Provo
BYU freshman Carter Smith, in a Spider-Man suit, made a 33-yard kick on his second try at College GameDay in...
Provo's October: The Big Leaguers With Utah Roots in the 2026 MLB Playoffs, From Cooper Pratt's Fanta to BYU's Daniel Schneemann
Brewers rookie Cooper Pratt, nephew of BYU's baseball coach, is headed to the World Series. The Utah and BYU...
Utah Jazz Training Camp and Preseason Review: What We Learned About Peterson, the Center Question and Will Hardy's Defense
The Jazz finished the preseason 3-1 with a 119-116 win at Phoenix. Darryn Peterson's debut, Nurkic's foot...
Your Utah County Ballot Is in the Mail: What to Do Before Nov. 3, 2026
Utah County ballots went out Oct. 13. Key dates, Provo and Orem drop boxes, early voting, Election Day vote...
BYU Women's Basketball 2026-27: Lee Cummard's Second Season, the Schedule, and the Marriott Center's Other Team
BYU women's basketball won 26 games and reached the WBIT final in Lee Cummard's first year. The 2026-27...
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