This styled shoot (a collaboration between wedding vendors to show the world what they can do) was French themed, so as someone who took French for 7-ish years, what’s not to love? We met at The French Cottage, an elegant little Airbnb hidden in rural Pickens County. It was set up to look like a ceremony for a micro-wedding, so hopefully this will help you picture how your wedding day might look! Not only was there lavender everywhere (including some of the models’ hairpieces), the whole color scheme revolved around it, so there was so much purple! The flatlays were SO much fun to put together, and since I was by myself when I did those, I had the American in Paris soundtrack playing on my phone as I set them up.

We had two couples and three brides. One of those brides, Kristy, happened to be there to help with the models’ hair and ended up modeling herself when another model couldn’t make it! Each bride modeled multiple gowns and I love how different they all were.

This was such a fun day and I’m so happy to have met all these other creatives! Here are the vendors who made these pictures possible:

Host: Hills Photography Studios

Venue: The French Cottage, Pickens, SC

Floral design and rentals: A Touch of Essence

Hair and Makeup: Katey Atkins, Kristy Hyde

Lavender: Twin Creeks Lavender

Hairpieces: Blushing Gold Brides

Catering: Kyla Woodard

Stationery: Tiger Lily Invitations

Soaps: Christine Wagner McBride

S’Mores: Cavity Kitchen

Illustrations: Cirque 91 Co