Felton Covered Bridge

When we traveled to Mt. Hermon, California for Ben and Kristin’s wedding we were surprised to see this great old covered bridge in Felton.We were early for the wedding so we took some time to walk across it.

 

Built in 1892-93 and believed to be the tallest covered bridge in the country, it stood as the only entry to Felton for 45 years. In 1937 it was retired from active service to become a pedestrian bridge and figured prominently in many films of that period. After suffering damage in the winter storms of 1982, it was restored to its original elegance in 1987 using native materials and local talent.

 

Plaque is located at bridge entrance on west bank of San Lorenzo River in Covered Bridge Park.

It was a desire of mine to see a covered bridge and I was happy to be surprised by this one. I’d still be interested in seeing some more on the East Coast.

I’m going to add this link to Outdoor Wednesday hosted by Susan at A Southern DayDreamer.

Photobucket replaced all my photos with ugly black and grey boxes and they are holding my photos hostage until I pay them lots of money. I’m slowly going through all my posts and trying to clean them up and replacing some photos. Such a bother.

An Enchanting Wedding…

…among the Redwoods.

We were expecting to see Legolas, Haldir, Elrond, Arwen, or Galadriel come out from behind a Redwood and join us in celebrating the wedding of Ben and Kristin. Maybe even an Ewok…

 

The wedding was held at the Bride’s grandparents cabin that they’ve owned for years. Both families spent a lot of weekends preparing the grounds for a wedding.

Ben, the groom, laid the stone for the walkway.

The cross was forged at a family foundry.

The trees were created by God!

 

The dance floor was built on site.

 

You can see the setting of the dance floor behind Dear and me!

 

My cousin Jim and Dear

 

My cousin Katrina, her daughter Kristen, and her husband Andy.

 

 

My cousin Katrina, her daughter Kristen, and my cousin Vera.

 

Jeaneen is married to my cousin Jim and this is her sister Kathy.

 

Kathy and me.

 

The groom Ben with his mom and dad.

Jim and Jeanie’s other 2 sons Jeff and Tim escorting their mom.

 

My cousin Jim

Here comes the groom…I mean

Here comes the bride!

So lovely.

The groom fighting back the tears!

 

Married at last.

 

Congratulations Mr. and Mrs. Bogdanof!

 

 

 

Kathy B. reminded me that the bride thought to use these tree log rounds as trivets for the cake stands.

It was a creative effort by both families and the bride and groom to create this magical night for their wedding.

I’m glad you made it all the way through this long post. I’m headed to Canada for a few days and won’t be at the computer. I’ll catch up again late Friday or on the weekend. Blessings!

Photobucket replaced all my photos with ugly black and grey boxes and they are holding my photos hostage until I pay them lots of money. I’m slowly going through all my posts and trying to clean them up and replacing some photos. Such a bother.

We Ate Cake…

…after an enchanting wedding ceremony surrounded by mighty Redwoods!

 

 

 

I’ll be posting all my wedding photos soon but in the meantime I’ll post these for Mosaic Monday hosted by Mary at The Little Red House. Thank you Mary.

This was the wedding of my cousin Jim and good friend Jeanie’s middle son Ben that Dear and I flew down to California to enjoy.

Photobucket replaced all my photos with ugly black and grey boxes and they are holding my photos hostage until I pay them lots of money. I’m slowly going through all my posts and trying to clean them up and replacing some photos. Such a bother.

Enchanting…

…is how I’d describe the wedding we attended on Saturday at the bride’s family cabin in Mt. Hermon, California. We were nestled in amongst some very tall Redwood trees to witness the wedding vows of Ben and Kristin.

 

I’ll share all my photos soon. This was the wedding of my cousin Jim’s middle son.

Photobucket replaced all my photos with ugly black and grey boxes and they are holding my photos hostage until I pay them lots of money. I’m slowly going through all my posts and trying to clean them up and replacing some photos. Such a bother.