A naming ceremony
Hello, Noor
Sara & Daan de Vries invite you to a summer afternoon in the garden, to welcome their daughter and say her name together.
Come and say hello
Noor arrived this spring and has been growing ever since. On the first long Saturday of summer we would love to gather the people who matter most to us in a garden in Utrecht, to say her name out loud, share a slow lunch on the grass and plant a tree that will grow up alongside her.
With love, Sara & Daan
The name
Noor
Say it like “tour”/nuːr/
It means light.
She was born when the evenings never quite got dark, so the name chose itself. Noor is an old word for light that travels easily across languages, which suits a girl with grandparents in four countries.
Where
Linden House Garden
Maliebaan, UtrechtNetherlandsA walled garden under old lime trees, ten minutes by bike from Utrecht Centraal. Bring sunglasses and something to sit on, or borrow one of our blankets.
Get directionsThe day
An easy afternoon
No dress code, no speeches longer than a song. Children, dogs and grandparents are all very welcome.
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12:00
Naming ceremony
A short, warm welcome under the lindens. We say Noor's name and a few people we love say a few words.
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13:00
Garden lunch
Long tables and picnic blankets on the lawn, with bread, salads and something from the grill.
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14:30
We plant Noor's tree
Everyone gets a turn with the spade and the watering can.
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15:30
Cake & lemonade
Strawberry cake, fresh lemonade and lazy games on the grass until the sun moves on.
14:30 · Plant a tree
A linden for Noor
Lindens can stand for three hundred years and their blossom smells of honey in June. Ours starts knee-high, and it will grow up right alongside her.
Today · knee-high
RSVP
Will you join us?
Please let us know by 1 May 2027, so we can set enough places at the table.
Thank you!
We can't wait to see you in the garden.
See you in the garden
Come as you are, bring your appetite, and help us give Noor a very warm welcome.