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Real Weddings · Sonoma, CA
A Ranch Micro Wedding Under the Oaks at Beltane Ranch
Courtney & ChrisNovember 2021Beltane Ranch · Sonoma
Courtney and Chris's ranch micro wedding at Beltane Ranch in Glen Ellen was about twenty guests in the Sonoma Valley in November 2021, a late-afternoon ceremony under the oaks, a blessing of the hands, and a farm table under string lights that ran into a firepit night.
Beltane is a working ranch and vineyard, an 1892 Victorian ranch house with wide double-gallery porches, ancient oaks, and views out over the valley that go gold in the last hour of afternoon light. They picked it because it felt like somewhere real, and the day matched that feeling all the way through.
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Afternoon
Getting Ready at the Beltane Ranch Cottage
The afternoon started with hair and makeup in the ranch's cottage suite. Courtney with her mom and sisters close by, the bouquet set aside and the boutonniere waiting to be pinned. There was no first look: the first time Chris would see Courtney was coming down the aisle, her brother at her arm.
By the time the getting ready was done, the ancient oaks were throwing long shadows across the pasture. The florist's arrangements were in place and the rentals set before the first guests arrived. The valley light was going gold.
Afternoon
A Blessing of the Hands. Glen Ellen Ranch Wedding Ceremony
Two flower girls scattered petals ahead of Courtney, who walked in with her brother while Chris waited at the front, both families seated close on either side. Before the rings, they had asked for a blessing of the hands, palms together, held a quiet moment, before it was official. Then the vows, the rings, and twenty people close enough that nobody had to raise their voice.
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