I eagerly emailed her back with a response and told her how much I love hiking there myself, and that working with adventurous folks is what I do so this type of engagement photography was right up my alley!
We couldn't have asked for better weather on the day of their engagement pictures. It was unseasonably warm for this time of year but it made for a beautiful Fall day! Even though it was past the peak of the season, that didn't stop vacationers from visiting Linville Falls to catch a glimpse of the popular waterfall. There were so many people there that day that it was nearly impossible to find a parking space!
Normally, when I meet with a couple I haven't had the opportunity to see them face-to-face since they aren't from the Boone area, so it's kind of a game to guess who it is I might be looking for sometimes. I was up at the visitor's center searching faces, trying to find someone else who was also looking around. I finally spotted Kim and Dennis after I noticed them studying the folks walking by. They were also a dead giveaway once I saw that they were wearing matching Panthers jerseys!
After a change of clothes, we started their session at the bridge behind the visitor center since there was still a little fall color left on the trees. As I mentioned earlier, this place was packed so there were tons of people walking by and watching us. Yep, it was a little uncomfortable and awkward for them to be looking into each others eyes and smooching in front of complete strangers but they carried on and laughed a lot despite the curious onlookers!
The next stop was to hike to the spot where Dennis proposed which was a smaller trail called Dugger's Creek. There was a small cascade there where a narrow bridge crossed the gentle stream. It's where he stopped Kim in the middle of the bridge and got down on one knee to ask for her hand in marriage. I totally had him reenact the scene, of course!
Our original plan was to then hike down to the bottom of the Linville Gorge and finish out the rest of their engagement photos on the river, however, time got away from us with the hiking back-and-forth and multiple outfit changes.
Once we were done taking photos up top near the parking area, we weren't going to be able to hike down to the bottom. I feared that we wouldn't make it back up before losing light, and I didn't want to take that chance, especially since the ranger told us that it took 1-hour round-trip and that was all the time we had before the sunset. It was a little disappointing but we came up with another idea instead.
The Linville Falls Winery was just around the corner, and it was also a place that they visited the weekend they got engaged, so we quickly hiked back to the vehicles, huffing and puffing all the way, and headed over to the winery before they closed.
We almost didn't make it because they were closing in the next 6-minutes, but that gave us just enough time for Kim and Dennis to grab a glass of their Blueberry Wine, so they could sit and enjoy a sip or two before we continued their engagement shoot.
The grapevines made for a perfect place to traipse around for their engagement portraits! I'm really glad that its where we ended up even though it wasn't part of the plan because I love the images that I captured of this fun-loving couple bathed in golden light.
It was funny that on my way to meet Kim and Dennis for their session that I passed by the winery and though that it would be a nice place for engagement pictures. I didn't realize at the time that that's where were would end up!
That's what going on adventures is all about! Sometimes things don't go according to plan so you have to go with the flow and that's what Kim and Dennis did.
CONGRATULATIONS to Kim + Dennis on your engagement and upcoming marriage. I wish you two lovebirds epic adventures in life and love, and I hope that your relationship and connection will grow stronger as you continue this journey together! Thank you so much for choosing me to capture your adventurous engagement at Linville Falls. I had such a blast with you two! Hope you enjoy this sneak peek while I work on your full gallery.
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