sophia & james

a slow celebration of love, in the hills

the fourteenth of march, two thousand and twenty-six

stones of the yarra valley · victoria

— save the date —

"we'd love nothing more than to have you with us as we begin our forever, surrounded by the people who shaped us into who we are."

— sophia & james

— our story —

a small collision, three years ago

we met at a tiny café in fitzroy. james was reading the philosophy of stillness; sophia spilled her oat latte on the page.

he's still reading the same book. three years later — november 2025, a quiet morning at the lookout above hepburn springs — he asked.

she said yes before he finished the question.

— and now, here we all are —

— the day of —

saturday, the fourteenth

3:00pm

ceremony in the vines

vineyard chapel · acoustic guitar · words by both of us

4:00pm

wine, smoked olives, slow conversation

vine garden lawn · canapés · golden hour

6:00pm

a long table, a long dinner

stables hall · seasonal feast · lots of bread

9:30pm

first dance under string lights

"dreams" · fleetwood mac

11pm

honey cakes & dancing

until midnight · bus home or stay till sunrise

— rsvp —

will you join us?

please reply by february 1st

— matching invite —

your invitation, hand-finished.

— with great joy —

sophia

and

james

— invite you to —

a slow afternoon in the hills

14 march · 2026

stones · yarra valley

delivered with care.

❀ warm-hued email invite that opens beautifully on every phone
❀ a shareable image for sms / whatsapp / instagram
❀ textured pdf print version (for the grandparents who want paper)
❀ straight-through link to the rsvp form above
❀ same hand-lettered feel as the site

— getting there —

a slow drive into wine country

the venue

stones of the yarra valley · 14 st huberts rd, coldstream · about an hour from melbourne cbd

where to stay

healesville hotel block · $210/night · code SOPHJAMES2026 · book by january

getting around

bus from healesville at 2:15 · returns at 11pm and midnight · or come for the weekend