Historic Sand Rock Farm

Mega tasting, or Mini Bridal Faire.   Whatever we might call it, we just had a pretty amazing time yesterday!  It was the first time that we have hosted more than one couple at a time for a tasting. Once couples have agreed on a date and site for their wedding festivities, the next thing on [...]

Though we have warm days in January at Sand Rock Farm, down in the Redwood Grove the water runs cold in the fountain and leaves are gone from some trees.  We don’t see flowers there now, but fungus pops up overnight, in weird and wonderful shapes. This month’s Fungus Fair attracts many visitors to Santa [...]

Christmas came so quickly this year we found a new spot for our Holiday Angel looking into the living room. We rearrange the living room a bit to show off the fresh cut tree from the Santa Cruz mountain standing proudly in front of the Eastlake mirror.  We waited to decorate the tree until Emma [...]

Celebrate harvest with a Wine Dinner in the Cellar.  Good friends, good food, good cheer!  The glow in the evening was magical. Tried La Posta  in Santa Cruz enjoying fall flavors at Soif’s  sister restaurant and loved it.

The artistic Bride created paper flowers to decorate her Fall Wedding tables .  Even the Bridal bouquet was paper.  She plans on framing it !

Fairy Fae astounded some wee ones in the Spiral Garden while their parents attended a wedding in the Wine Meadow. Face painting and magic, with cheerful songs made the day festive. Many Sand Rock Farm guests enjoyed our favorite local Aptos restaurant, Café Sparrow this month.

Sun shines in June for all brides.  Doesn’t it? But, early the first week of June on the Central Coast, unlike any in the ten years we have had June weddings, the weatherman predicted a rainy weekend coming.  With our helpful vendors, we hustled and found a tent to cover the Wine Meadow before the [...]

Beautiful weather after the winter rains.  Our cool March kept the spring flowers into April.  When Spring came dancing in, wisteria abounding could Summer be far behind?? B and B visitors loved watching  the extraordinary number of whales out in the Monterey Bay.   Our first wedding of the season is past.  

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