Luke & Natalia at Dawn Ranch

“Life with you is technicolor in the big moments and the quiet moments.” (Natalia, vows)

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Natalia set out one morning to end a relationship and crashed a coffee catch-up instead. Luke, fresh off a breakup of his own, offered a practice date “so neither of us gets rusty when the right person comes along.” It was, in her words, the best day she had ever been on, practice or not. A few weeks later she wrote in her journal: “He makes me feel like I’ve finally found my way home.”

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“Theirs is not a love that turns inward and closes a door. It opens one. This gathering today is the proof.” (Lana, officiant)

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Friday started with a river float that led into the welcome party by the pool. Saturday started quietly with friends and peaked with the ceremony in the crabapple orchard. Then the boat house became a Boiler Room Set. Custom hand stamps at the door to see San Holo closing out the night. The last song was "No Place I'd Rather Be," the truest thing anyone could have said about this couple, this place, these people.

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None of it could belong to anyone else. A film they can relive on every anniversary, and share with those who come after them.

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Reimagined and relived, the practice date that never ended.

“It was the best date I had ever been on, practice or not.” (Natalia, vows)

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Location

Dawn Ranch
Guerneville, Sonoma County, California

Weekend at a glance
- Thursday: Rehearsal dinner at Wayfare Tavern, San Francisco
- Friday: Welcome party by the pool and a redwood bonfire
- Saturday: Ceremony in the Crabapple garden, cocktails in the Orchard, reception in the Dinner Meadow, after party in the Boat House
- Sunday: Farewell brunch

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