VACATION #3: Cutler Family + Extended Family + Friends of Bride and Groom
Calvin and Lindsey's Wedding
Aka my brother and his beautiful fiance Lindsey. Location: somewhere in the Shasta National Forest... pretty much in the middle of nowhere. You enter the state park and just keep climbing up and up the road, on the mountain side, with everything looking the same and you think you must be lost and then all of a sudden you see an American flag and you realize you have made it to your destination.
I really don't know the name of the location only that a nice older couple live up there in the summer and rent out the place to people for weddings, family reunions, you name it. The site has cabins (or sort of little houses), large gathering space for eating/hanging out, a catering kitchen (some of the cabins had little kitchens also), a community fire pit, 3 or more outdoor showers, lots of space for tent camping, 3 or more outhouses (or rather outhouse like structures with running water and flushing toilets), and a little play area with ping pong, bean bag toss, and little kid things.
(Anyone catch the reference to Zoolander?)
The place was AWESOME! Not to mention the beautiful scenery!! It was a fairytale location!
The family of the bride and groom got to stay in the cabins while friends and extended family stayed in tents on the grounds. We probably had one of the best rooms all to ourselves since Christina naps so often and sometimes would still wake up at night. Top right is a picture of our cabin and our room was right on the other side of that door.
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| Chillin' with the Gillen's |
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| Cool owl chime outside our room |
The place was decorated simply but beautifully--not detracting from the majestic scenery. The picture on the right is a tree that was carved into a tree. haha. There were a few of these around all carved differently--one had stairs wrapping around the trunk leading up to a little house on top.
Babies being babies--LOVE THEM!
Christina loves shoes! She must be a girl. She likes to chew on her shoes--who knew. Picture on the right is me with my two siblings Chelsey and Calvin.
This is the meadow where they got hitched. Simply beautiful!!!
Picture of the grandparents minus a few.
Calvin and his ring bearer Rugar. Calvin got Rugar when he was just a pup and Rugar has gone everywhere with Calvin ever since. Sad to say that Rugar will not live much longer since he has a terminal case of bone cancer. We have loved him like a friend and we will be sad to see him go.
The wedding party waiting for the bride to walk down the aisle.
Fun Fact: the entire wedding party including bride and groom where barefoot!
Such a happy couple! And what a beautiful ceremony!
Chris decided she wanted to hear the wedding speeches after sleeping for an hour. So here she is with her pj's and handmade hat from cousin Trisha. She went to bed not long after and stayed asleep through all the late night celebrations. Part of why this wedding was so awesome was because everything happened right there! No need to travel to a different venue for dinner or pictures or anything. This was extra nice for me being a new mom--I didn't need a babysitter and I didn't need to keep her awake through her naps. All I had to do was put her down in our little room and carry around the baby monitor while I played and partied. It was GREAT!!!!
Calvin and Lindsey tied the knot on August 25, 2012
Congratulations Cutlers!
We couldn't be happier! Love you both so much!
Thanks for a wonderful time!
That was the end of our fabulous three vacations in a little over two weeks. The ride home was uneventful-thankfully.
