Lake Lure Flowering Bridge

Today’s featured location is the Lake Lure Flowering Bridge! This is a little over an hour away in North Carolina, but it feels like such an easy drive to get there from Greenville. It’s a must-see if you’re visiting Chimney Rock State Park (also a must-see), just a few minutes down the road. As some of you might know, Lake Lure is where some of the scenes in Dirty Dancing were filmed, so I highly recommend listening to that super fun soundtrack on the way there.

The Flowering Bridge is a small botanical garden that covers a footbridge over a section of Lake Lure, literally right off of Memorial Highway. It may look small from the road, but there’s so much to see here! There are actually two levels to it, as part of the garden extends below the bridge and down to the water. Each section is so full of different plants and themed sections, so something will always catch your attention and make you slow down. Every time I’ve had a session here, I feel like there’s not enough time to include all the scenery.

I love the recurring theme of famous books throughout the garden, which made it an ideal location for this Harry Potter engagement session. For example, a small section has yellow bricks with slippers next to a brick painted like the Wizard of Oz book. One section is modeled to look like the garden in Peter Rabbit.

My first visit here was in the spring, after I had a session at Chimney Rock State Park. It was my first time in the area, but I saw a sign for the Flowering Bridge and remembered that I’d seen some photographers share pictures from there on Instagram. I couldn’t get over how good it smelled—so many flowers were in bloom, but there’s also a rosemary bush, which is one of my favorite scents. The next time I came back was in August, and the garden was so full of color! There were so many butterflies and bees hanging around the flowers, and I could just watch and listen to them all day.

The third time I was here was right before Thanksgiving, when most flowers are gone, but the Christmas decorations were already up. It was so cool to see how it looked just as amazing in the cold weather as it did in the hot weather!

For more information on the Lake Lure Flowering Bridge in Chimney Rock, North Carolina, check out their website! Scroll down to see some of the photos I’ve taken in the Lake Lure area, or send me a message to get started with planning your photos!

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