Harvest Dinner

The party was set up indoors and out, with guests spilling out onto the deck and enjoying the farm.

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The party kept going long after dinner was over.

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To avoid tears, Brown snuck a little pecan tart to his niece before dinner.

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Appetizers were served under grapevine-covered trellises—the same site where Brown and his wife got married.

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Many tablecloths were made by Brown’s mother-in-law, whom he calls “an incredibly industrious woman.”

Photo by Mathew Coppersmith