Vows Under the Maples: Cassidy & Chase's Summer Wedding at Maple Hill Farm | Hallowell, Maine
Cassidy and Chase kept it simple. Two maples, a white arbor, a red barn in the distance, and everyone who mattered in folding chairs on the grass. The gown hung from a tree branch that morning. The vows were read from little books. The reception was speeches and cake, and the two of them looked as relaxed at the head table as they had on the back steps that morning.
Cassidy got ready in the Carriage House, Chase in the Gallery, and the morning moved at its own pace. A letter read on the back steps, her own makeup done in a round mirror, a claw clip that said BRIDE, and a groom with a pocket watch, gold-toed boots, and a burgundy pinstripe suit that fit him like he had been waiting for it.
They waited to see each other until the aisle. A stained glass sign with their names marked the way in, one of Chase's closest friends stood up front to marry them, and her sister walked Cassidy in with a bouquet of deep red roses. Vows came out of matching little books. Chase went in for the kiss, then put both fists in the air. Fair.
Burgundy and black on her side, black with red pocket squares on his, and one groom hoisted onto shoulders before anyone could stop it.
We walked them out past the barn into a field gone gold with late summer, then into a pine trail where the light came down in stripes. Cassidy's train collected half the field. Nobody minded.
Inside, it was burgundy linens, gold sequins, and a glitter Mr & Mrs on the head table. A grand entrance, a speech from her maid of honor, a speech from his best man, and a chocolate cake topped with a sign that read Till Death. Easygoing from start to finish, and all the better for it.
A gown in a tree, vows under the maples, a field of goldenrod, and a cake that told the truth. Relaxed does not mean small. Congratulations, Cassidy and Chase.
Planning a relaxed farm wedding in Maine?
Some of our favorite days are the ones where the couple is easygoing and the afternoon is long. If you are planning something simple under the trees in central Maine, we would love to hear about it.