'The Wedding Cottage' Review: Lifetime movie offers slow-burning, endearing romance
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Hallmark Channel has started with its Spring into Love programming by dropping movies like 'The Professional Bridesmaid' and 'A Picture of Her.' One of the additions to that is 'The Wedding Cottage,' which dropped on April 15. The film is directed by Terry Ingram, and written by Judith Berg and Sandra Berg.
Produced by Beth Grossbard, the movie stars Erin Krakow and Brendan Penny play the lead roles of Vanessa Doyle and Evan Stanford. The plot of the film revolves around a wedding guide creator who must convince an uninspired artist — who is the owner of a special wedding cottage — to renovate the dilapidated cottage so it can host a couple who have won a contest, for their dream wedding. The Hallmark movie is adorable and offers a slow-burn romance between the two leads, a perfect film for the spring season.
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The slow-burn romance
Vanessa Doyle, a wedding guide, bumps into Evan Stanford, an uninspired artist, when she visits a wedding cottage. Vanessa is determined on having a wedding at the cottage and convinces Evan to renovate it. As the day progress, the two eventually start with the talking stage. The two start spending time with each other and become each other's inspirations. Evan, who is struggling with art, finds inspiration due to Vanessa. She, on the other hand, starts to develop feelings for Evan. Their slow-burn romance is predictable as the story progresses. From strangers to lovers, their love blooms within the wedding cottage.
A soothing love-story
Vanessa and Evan make it to the end by finding love in each other. Their story from the beginning seems real and eventually makes it relatable. The way they try to help each other and bump into one another serval times makes it soothing to watch. The fact that the story has a slow pace and doesn't seem rushed makes it a perfect romantic movie.
Overall, 'The Wedding Cottage' is a light-hearted, soothing romantic tale that will make you smile, blush and fall in love. The chemistry between Krakow and Penny is on point. It is a perfect movie for the spring romantic season with beautiful characters.
'The Wedding Cottage' is available to stream on Hallmark.
