blog archives from cottage hill magazine
Phoenix Lifestyle Shoot by Michelle Boyd
Beautiful sunset light, a cozy adobe home, an adorable lab and two people in love make for amazingly gorgeous photos, captured by Michelle Boyd. "Stancy and Blake are inspiring people. I visited them for a few days in their precious adobe home in Phoenix recently, and they just left me feeling rejuvenated, inspired, and joyful."
Bridal Inspiration by Cote Designs
It’s finally here. It’s the day you have dreamed of since you were a little girl. The day you have planned for months and months going over every little detail in your head as you countdown the days, hours, and minutes until you get to step into your white dress. The white dress you will walk down the aisle towards the man you love while holding tightly onto your father’s arm.
Liberty Antiques Festival by Emily March Photography
Twice a year one hundred acres of a small town called Liberty, NC is filled to the brim with antique pieces and treasures. I always make a special trip out because I am infatuated with the hunt. I love finding new pieces to add charm and history to my home.
This year, I brought a friend along to help her shop for pieces for her new home as well as Emily March Photography to document the adventure!
Desert Blooms by Ryan Ray Photography
From soft florals to cacti, this bridal inspiration brings a feminine and romantic touch to the Texas desert. Terracotta pots add warm earth tones to the blush colored floral arrangements adorning the table. The rich color palette was inspired by the desert sun as it sets over the sand as well as the hardy flowers and cacti that cover the sprawling landscape.
Thanksgiving Table Inspiration by Rebecca Rose Events
This tabletop design was inspired by the warmth of a table surrounded full of loved ones, laughing, telling stories, and eating good food. Helping my mom set the Thanksgiving table was always something I looked forward to growing up, and now that I get to plan my own tabletop designs I love to focus on different details with each year's setting.
An Elopement on the Amalfi Coast
This inspirational shoot was stationed and styled just above the Mediterranean Sea at the Hotel Caruso in Rovello with a focus on architecture, landscape and love that emanates from this artful city. Originally a palace built in the 11th century, the hotel is the definition of Italian luxury.
Chaviano Couture's Newest Collection
Looking through this beautiful collection I can’t help but think about how these dresses truly evoke the emotions of falling in love. The gowns contain so many innocent elements: conservative necklines, and clothed shoulders. For me, this so reflects the innocents of falling love. But to balance the gowns just like an early relationship there are exciting and vulnerable elements. These elements truly bring this collection alive with glimpses of collarbones and deep-v’s revealing soft backs. This collection truly seems to capture the essence of amore.
Erich McVey Workshop in California
I love all of the layers in this gown, the seclusion of this beach and the intimacy of this entire feature so stunningly captured by Jenna McElroy - who, will be joining Silver Cup next month. I love this, because it's like a glimpse of something wonderful bubbling and building inside of her - a song.
Don't die with your song still inside of you. These words have haunted me the past few days. How often do we bury or hide our true feelings in fear of, what exactly? Friends, life is too short to not forgive wholeheartedly, live abundantly and love extravagantly.
Weekend Getaways by Jodi Miller
You may not have had a talented photographer like Jodi Miller to capture your adventure, but we are confident love has taken you to exciting places. What has your favorite getaway been? Maybe your honeymoon or a yearly weekly trip? What about a spontaneous adventure or frequent date night? We’d love to hear your story!
One Year Anniversary at Merrimon-Wynne House
There is something so sweet and beautiful about spending a slow morning in bed reading a letter from your honey, flipping through wedding photos, and cuddling as you retell wedding stories and reflect on your first year.
Vista Valley Styled Shoot By To La Lune
A marriage is also much like a mosaic. Bringing two broken people together to become one is hard work, but the results are always amazing. To La Lune brought together the perfect artists for this Vista Valley styled shoot and the results were magical!
A Transatlantic Love Story by Arnau Dubois
Being from two different nationalities was not always easy for the couple, but they decided to invest in one another and stand by the other’s side no matter what challenges came their way. Love knows no language barrier or nation’s border. Love is a language spoken to hearts all over the world.
60 Years of Marriage and What It Takes To Get There
This. This is what Cottage Hill is about. Celebrating love that has been fought for for 60 years. Love that has made it through thick and thin, that has inspired others to live differently. The celebration of 60 years of marriage is not something that happens often, and we are honored to share these beautiful photographs of Will and Nancy Ray's grandparent's 60th wedding anniversary.
Celebrating the Groom
We are on a mission to bring men back into the marriage and wedding conversation, so we made this shoot a birthday for "him." Complete with a masculine and delicious apple cider spritzer, courtesy of Le Grand Courtage and smoke artisan cheeses served on a handcrafted Linwood Co. cutting board.
Meet The Homecoming Issue
Introducing a new kind of magazine - a wedding and lifestyle publication featuring fine art inspiration that evokes a sense of elegance and meaning. The Homecoming Issue explores the idea that a wedding is more than the beginning of a marriage, but of a home, a family, a legacy. This is truly the foundation of Cottage Hill.
A Malibu Trail Engagement
Lauren and Don share a heart for nature and the timeless beauty of California. They wanted their love of the outdoors to be reflected in their engagement pictures. From hot air ballooning in Turkey to hiking in Vietnam, it is only fitting that this couple got engaged at the base of a stunning waterfall.
Hosting a Bridesmaids Luncheon
There is something about being with your closest friends that is good for the soul. I adore the unique opportunity weddings present to shower our friends with love. Christina Leigh of Christina Leigh Events put together the loveliest shoot that celebrates those deeply rooted friendships.
The Simple Beauty of Elopements
“Elopements are kind of creeping back into the world of weddings and truthfully, I love those even more. With elopements, you get a day that's truly focused on the bride and groom and their love for each other, without people sharing stress/opinions and timelines and details that don't go as they should - a time where the raw moments and celebration of two people in love are really what's glorified. Those are what I want to photograph."
Breathtaking Shoot With Ballerina Bride
Nestled on the Sunset Cliffs near San Diego, ‘bride’ and principal ballerina of Los Angeles Ballet Allyssa graced the landscape with rapturous movements.