Matt and Kayla decided to have a quick get away to the Smoky Mountains over the weekend. They have never been to Gatlinburg before and wanted to experience the mountains. Matt contacted me a few weeks before their trip and wanted to set something up for me to secretly photograph them as he proposed to her. I suggested Cade’s Cove. There is a beautiful pull over and a great mountain view shot.

We met up at a gas station and he followed me along the way. Kayla had no idea what was to come. They got out to get a shot of the mountains and he got down on one knee and asked her to marry him in the open field. Cars were parked up top and people were yelling a honking their horns to celebrate. She was so shocked and then when she saw me photographing it, she was stunned!

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After he proposed, we took some fun shot of them with the mountains.

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We then went to another great spot in Cade’s Cove. They are to sweet! I had a wonderful time getting to hear their story!

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Congratulations to you guys! I hope you guys have a great wedding day and a blessed marriage! I am so honored I got to be apart of such a great memory!

-Sarah-