Stories and Insights
Cataloochee Love
Discover something different in the Smokies - Cataloochee Valley! It can be found on the North Carolina side of the Smokies and while the trip to get there may be an adventure, once there a couple in love have a pristine valley as the setting for a marriage proposal!
A Very Good Year Starts With a Proposal
A wonderful way to start off a new year is with a marriage proposal - and no better place than in the golden light of dawn atop Newfound Gap in the Great Smoky Mountains NP. A cold early January morning saw Connor ask Maddy the all important question. Check out these two Aggies’ love story!
Let It Snow: Neil and Jackie’s Proposal
Neil had plans to propose to Jackie in Cades Cove, a popular spot in the Great Smoky Mountains NP. On January 1st, it was 75 degrees . . . but just two days later, most of the park was closed with wet and heavy snow! Facing downed trees and slippery roads, it still happened - witness a wintery, wonderful marriage proposal in the white woods of the Smokies!
Giddy: Markita and Zac's Proposal
Sometimes you have the good fortune to witness a marriage proposal that is absolutely flooded with the joy of the two people involved - really, the best word I can use for when Zac asked Markita to be his wife is that both were giddy with the excitement of starting their lives together. Read their story here!
Sunrise Proposal with Kristy and Cody
Who gets their girlfriend up before dawn on a cold October morning in the mountains, then hustling her out the door while promising her she is going to see something spectacular? Cody did - and Kristy got more than a mountain view when he brought out a ring! Check out the story of how Cody Proposed to Kristy!
With a Mountain View: Montana and Courtney's Marriage Proposal
Montana wanted some mountain views when he proposed to his beloved Courtney. As usual, the Smokies deliver! Check out the story of their beautiful marriage proposal along the Foothills Parkway in the Smokies.
Proposing at the Peak - Javier Asks and Amarylis Says Yes
Who loves a love story? Then join me in the tale of two Floridians, Javier and Amarylis, who won the prize for fall foliage when Javier proposed during a Smoky Mountain trip!
Love At World's Fair Park: Swata and Kush's Marriage Proposal
Another proposal, this time in Knoxville’s own Worlds Fair Park. Congratulations to Kush and Swate on their engagement - read more to see more images from this special moment in their story.