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The Editorial

five stories from the field
Sam and Ana outside the greenhouse

No. 01 — The Cover Story

A Wedding Grows in the Greenhouse

The glasshouse was here before us — leaning, lovely, full of volunteer roses. How we turned it into a chapel without ruining what made it holy.

Photographed at Blackbird Hollow — June, golden hour  ·  By Sam

Antique lace backlit by golden sun

No. 02 — On Lace

Everything We Know About Old Lace

Where to find it, how to mend it, and why a dress with a past photographs better than a dress with a tag.

By Ana

Long reception table at sunset

No. 03 — On Paper

The Unfussy Invitation

How to word an invite when the venue is your own back field — and see the Vine invitation take your names, right here on the page.

By Ana

A DIY wedding arch in an orchard at dusk with string lights in the trees behind it

No. 04 — On the Ceremony

Wedding Arch Ideas, from a Farm That Has Built Six

Every shape, honestly. Where the flowers go and where they don't, what an arch really costs, and the $170 orchard arch we put up ourselves — itemized in the Lookbook.

Photographed in the orchard — August, dusk  ·  By Ana

No. 05 — On Flowers

Fall Wedding Flowers That Are Actually in Season

Dahlias until first frost, mums after it, and hips, berries and grass the whole way through. Which fall flowers are flown in, why the in-season table costs less, and four palettes that aren't burnt orange.

From the cutting rows — September  ·  By Ana

Ana at golden hour holding a loose late-season bouquet from the cutting garden

Every room photographed in these stories is itemized in the Lookbook; the flowers come from a florist near you.