A Secret Garden | Castle Hill Cider | Charlottesville Wedding Photographer

One of the most wonderful wedding venues outside Charlottesville, Virginia, is the renown Castle Hill Cider. Known for its ability to provide the perfect backdrop for both large celebrations and intimate gatherings, this venue shows off over 650 acres of Virginia countryside, including the very apple orchards that gift guests with exquisite cider experiences.

Through my relationship with Castle Hill Cider’s venue director, Josephine, I was brought in on a beautiful secret location right nextdoor to this venue. A breathtaking garden sits on top of Castle Hill, not owned by the venue but holding the potential to partner with CHC one day down the road! This garden showcases layers of beauty, from fountains to archways, ivy vines to tiger lilies, rose bushes to butterfly bushes… It is any couple’s dream as a photo location! (Not to mention a potential proposal spot…!)

This summer, Josephine and her boyfriend Ben graciously agreed to model for me so we could capture some of the garden’s features, in hopes that there will be opportunities in the future for more couples to enjoy photos amongst this foliage! Here are some of my favorites, and I hope they make you smile as much as I did while taking them! Stay tuned to learn more about what this garden could have in store for Castle Hill Cider clients (and beyond!).

J+B, you all are SO in love and it makes my heart burst with joy.

They literally did not stop laughing the whole time… it was SO fun!

Some of my favorites to wrap up the Secret Garden magic!

Pssst… Castle Hill Cider recently redid its bride’s & groom’s getting ready suites and they’re TO DIE FOR! Stay tuned for another blogpost of Josephine + Ben showing off these spaces!

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