A long afternoon in an open meadow, one very long table, and everyone we love in the same place at once. We would be glad if you were there.
We met in a queue for terrible coffee at an outdoor cinema, and spent the whole film arguing quietly about the ending. Nine summers later we still disagree about it, which feels like a reasonable basis for a marriage.
Sora Field belonged to Elias’s grandmother. We spent the first spring of knowing each other clearing brambles from the far hedge, and we have been coming back every June since. It is the only place either of us pictured when we started picturing this.
There will be no formal receiving line and no seating chart you need to decode. Come early, stay late, bring a cardigan for when the sun drops behind the oaks.
— Mira & Elias
Nothing is strict except the ceremony. If you arrive while the band is tuning, you have arrived at a perfectly good time.
Park on the grass verge, follow the ribbons up the track. There will be cold elderflower and shade under the marquee while you wait.
Chairs are set in a half circle around the wildflower arch. Twenty-five minutes, two readings, one song none of us can sing in tune.
Wander the orchard while the light is good. We will steal a handful of people for pictures and return them promptly.
One table, everybody on it, dishes passed hand to hand. Three short speeches between courses, and that is all the speeches.
The string lights come on over the dance floor and stay on until midnight. Flat shoes are quietly recommended.
We finish with sparklers at the gate. Breakfast for anyone still standing happens at the barn the next morning.
Three things guests ask us most. Full travel notes and the barn booking list go out with your confirmation once you have replied.
Sora Field sits at the end of a single farm track, signed with white ribbon from the lane.
We have held a small block of rooms nearby for guests travelling more than an hour.
Garden formal, with the emphasis on garden. You will be standing on grass for most of it.
So you can picture where you will be standing, eating and eventually dancing.
One short form, one name at a time. If you are replying for a partner or children, add them in the guest count and tell us their names in the message.
Yes, and we hope you do. There is a shaded den of blankets and books behind the marquee, and supper for under-tens is served at six so they eat before the speeches.
The track and the ceremony lawn are firm and level, and there is a matted path from parking to the marquee. Tell us in your RSVP and we will reserve space at the end of the long table.
The marquee seats everyone, so nothing is cancelled and nothing moves far. We will simply hold the ceremony under canvas and open the sides when the weather clears.
Please do, after the ceremony. During the twenty-five minutes of vows we would love every phone in a pocket so we can look out at faces rather than screens.
Absolutely. Breakfast runs long and lazy at the barn from nine. Mention it in your RSVP so we know roughly how many eggs to buy.