Yellow-tinged book pages are strung everywhere by bright green vines with various shades of pink roses across the brick of the building. The whole garden area is aglow with hanging candles and tiny off-white lights, casting the whole space in an intimate honey hue. On a round table, draped in white cloth, is the cake—not a traditional wedding cake, a stacked-book cake with an icing ribbon and classic titles on the spines. A huge white fireplace looms in the center, trimmed with candles, vines, and quotes from so many famous authors. And in the middle of the mantel, there’s a red rose, encased
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