Weddings at Devil's Hopyard in East Haddam, Connecticut

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Chapman Falls, in Devil's Hopyard State Park, cascades 60 feet.
Would you like your wedding by a waterfall?

People refer to it as "Devil's Hopyard Falls". There are no admission fees or charges for parking. There are several parking lots with picnic tables by the water's edge, miles of trails, and reserved camping spots. There is seldom a crowd.

Devil's Hopyard waterfall is probably the most-photographed part of Devil's Hopyard, perfect for an outdoor wedding.

The trail runs from the road above the waterfall beside the flowing water to the rocks down to the pool and river. It is an easy walk from the parking lot to the rocks, where Chapman Falls makes the perfect backdrop. Katie and Brandon's wedding by the waterfall took place on a overcast day, but the rain held off for them.

Katie and Brandon's waterfall wedding in Devil's Hopyard.

Katie and Brandon know what they want in life, have planned well, and are full of love. It was an honor and a pleasure to help them take one more step on their chosen path.

In the photo, the gentleman who took the picture caught me asking "Do you who witness these vows, ...?"

Group photo after the wedding at the waterfall in Devil's Hopyard in East Haddam, CT

Katie and Brandon plus the rest of us (including the two canine witnesses) could all fit comfortably on the rocky path. The gentleman in the orange shirt took pictures for me during the wedding (thank you!), and after the ceremony we found out that the lady in the white sweater and he had just became engaged. Congratulations and best wishes!

A covered bridge wedding in the Devil's Hopyard State Park would be a great symbolic way to begin your journey of marriage together. It is also a wonderful place for photographs of you as a happy newly-married couple.

There's a shelter nearby in case of rain or for an al fresco reception after your marriage on the covered bridge. Don't want to get married on the covered bridge? Get married by the river that flows under the covered bridge instead. Your ceremony at Devil's Hopyard will be memorable no matter where you decide to have it.

Have a covered bridge wedding in the Devil's Hopyard State Park in East Haddam, CT with a Justice of the Peace.

The shelter near the covered bridge in the Devil's Hopyard in East Haddam, CT

Devil's Hopyard State Park is divided by the Eight Mile River as it flows into the pond, cascades from the top of the falls into pools, passes under the covered bridge, and burbles through rapids. You may even see trout! There are several picnic spots and grassy clearings along the river, all suitable for an outdoor wedding.

A spring wedding in Devil's Hopyard State Park will surround you with leafy green, spring wild flowers, and evergreens.

The Eight Mile River flows under the covered bridge in Devil's Hopyard.

You can visit the Connecticut DEP's Devil's Hopyard Web Site for information. These few pictures don't begin to show the natural beauty of Devil's Hopyard!