Journal
Notes from the estate.
On Planning a Wedding in November (And Why It Is the Best Month)
The boxwood is still green. The oaks are full bronze. The library fireplace has been lit. The rates are off-peak. November is the answer.
Read →The Twenty-Two-a-Year Discipline
Why we host twenty-two weddings a year and not thirty. A discipline, not a marketing claim — and what it costs us.
Read →What to Ask a Planner Before You Hire Them
Eleven questions that will tell you more about a planner than their portfolio will. Asked in the right order.
Read →The Boxwood Parterre, Through the Seasons
What the parterre looks like in March, in May, in August, in October, in February. A photographic record across one year.
Read →On the Question of Children at Weddings
A thoughtful, non-prescriptive look at the most divisive question on the guest list. Three approaches that have worked here, and one that did not.
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