Joe and Molly were engaged at the Lake Lure Flowering Bridge in Chimney Rock, North Carolina on a beautiful evening in the early spring!

Molly and Joe met one day in downtown Clemson while they were students there. After they graduated, they both moved to the Charlotte area. On the day that Joe planned to propose, they had decided to have dinner at Burntshirt Vineyards in Chimney Rock so that he and Molly would both know to dress nicely. Molly was wearing a flowy white dress with blue flowers. Joe told Molly they’d be stopping at the Lake Lure Flowering Bridge beforehand. The Lake Lure Flowering Bridge is a special place to Joe because his grandma used to be one of the volunteers who helped maintain the garden. When Joe and I talked through a plan, he decided to propose at the section of the Flowering Bridge that overlooks Lake Lure. I got there early and sent him a photo of the angle I thought would be best. Even though it was a small space, Joe stopped in the perfect spot to get down on one knee and I stood off to the side to take some photos!

On the day of the engagement, Chimney Rock was significantly colder than Greenville and Charlotte. Somehow, we had sun, wind, and the slightest amount of rain at the same time, all within the time that we were taking pictures. At the end of February, we still mostly had bare trees and some of the winter decor on the bridge, but some of the flowers had started blooming, so it kind of felt like we were between seasons. Molly said that she felt like they had spring engagement photos, but also had photos they could use for Christmas cards later.

Check out some of my favorite photos from Molly and Joe’s engagement at the Lake Lure Flowering Bridge!