A Florida woman had her heart set on saving a beloved, century-old tree in danger of being cut down — so she “married” it, according to local media.

Karen Cooper’s Saturday nuptials with the Indian laurel ficus tree rooted in Snell Family Park in Fort Myers included floral arrangements, a dog serving as ring-bearer, and a wedding cake decorated with an icing rendering of the tree next to the words “Higher Love,” reported the News-Press.

The wedding dress-clad Cooper and about 50 onlookers exchanged vows to protect the ficus, which was put on the city’s chopping block in December after a prospective buyer of a neighboring lot expressed concerns over his liabilities if the towering tree were to fall.



Though the laurel is rooted in the park, its 8,000-square-foot canopy partly extends over the private lot.

Once word got out that the 100-year-old tree was in danger, neighbors organized....Continue Reading From Here And Watch Wedding Video

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Ehya very noble of her

Senior madness.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Howq5My10g

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It can still be cut down and the wood given to her

She should take the tree to her house and both can live happily ever after