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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!

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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!

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With A Little Help From Your Friends: Lindsey and Justin's Proposal

A would-be groom and a group of friends of the couple all happily troop up to Max Patch with everyone eagerly waiting for the big moment . . . all except the would-be bride, of course, who didn’t know what was going to happen. Check out Lindsey and Justin marriage proposal at Max Patch on the blog now!

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Wet and Wild Like West Virginia: Hallie and Jared's Marriage Proposal at Spruce Flats Falls

There is nothing like a marriage proposal by a waterfall . . . even if it takes some walking to get there! Jared’s proposal to Hallie at Spruce Flats Falls in the Smokies was a wet one but these West Virginia natives made the Smokies come alive with their love! See more in their blog post!

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High School Reconnection: Julie and Greg's Proposal

It might have been years since you last saw her in high school but when the time is right, it’s right. Julie and Greg knew each other “back when” and reconnected over a picture of a lighthouse. One thing led to another and here Greg was, at Newfound Gap in the Great Smoky Mountains, playing Matt Stell’s “I Prayed For You” before his proposal to Julie!

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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!

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Luck, Cold, and a Milestone: Margaret and Zak's Proposal

The weather in the Smokies in the Spring is unpredictable. Zak wanted to have his marriage proposal to Margaret at Arch Rock along the Alum Cave Trail but snow and ice the night before closed US 441 and access to the trailhead. So we planned a different spot . . . until at the last minute, the road reopened! It was a cold and icy morning by the Arch but their love brought warmth and joy to the hikers that witnessed it!

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