Nine summers later
Ioana's grandmother planted the roses along the east wall in 1971. We met under them at a family lunch in 2017, both of us pretending to help carry chairs.
The chairs will be in the same place. Please come early, stay late, and don't worry about the grass — everyone's heels sink.
— Ioana & Matei
The day
Lemonade, shade, and the dog. Come whenever suits — nothing starts on the dot. The orchard, behind the house
Under the rose arch, twenty minutes, in Romanian. Bring sunglasses — it faces west. The rose arch
Long tables on the lawn, food from the village, and Matei's father on the accordion whether we like it or not. The lawn
Until the neighbours complain, which historically has been around three. The barn
Conacul Rozelor, Cisnădioara, Sibiu. Forty minutes from Sibiu airport, parking in the field by the gate.
Garden formal. Soft colours, blocky heels or flats. It will be warm until sunset and cool after.
Eight rooms at the conac, held until 1 May. Guesthouses in the village five minutes' walk away.
It takes two minutes, and it tells us how many chairs to carry — this time properly.
We'll write in May with directions, the weather, and where to park.