Going into these engagement pictures, we knew that the Conway River Walk was completely flooded and inaccessible because of Hurricane Matthew. It was even a foot and a half higher than last year’s record flooding. This couple wanted to do pictures in Conway, so we had to find other locations besides the River Walk to do the portraits. They suggested doing pictures on Oak Street, I wasn’t really familiar with that area, but I always like trying somewhere new. Oak Street in downtown Conway is actually very pretty. They built the street to go right around some of the old oak trees. There are some unique spots where the couple could stand in the center of the street with beautiful trees and sunlight behind them. I think I will add this street as a usual stop when I do engagement pictures in Conway.
Even though the River Walk was flooded, the train tracks and bridge were still fully accessible. One of my favorite pictures was the couple holding hands and walking down the train track rails together. Normally the water level is far below the bridge, but you can see how close it is in some of the pictures. The area underneath the old Conway bridge was also accessible, which is a really nice spot with the street lamps and arched bridge supports. Hopefully, they will get the River Walk repaired once the water goes down. That is such a nice area for engagement pictures if a client is looking for something different from the beach. Let’s hope we don’t get any flooding again anytime soon. I haven’t even talked about how much the dunes are ruined at the State Parks. At least now, I have some additional ideas for engagement picture spots in Conway. I hope you enjoy the pictures below. Please share or comment if you do!
Couple holding hands backlit by sunlight in the trees – Oak Street, Conway, SC
Couple kissing backlit by sunlight in the trees – Oak Street, Conway, SC
Couple walking down the street holding hands – Oak Street, Conway, SC
Engagement portrait kissing in the street – Oak Street, Conway, SC
Dipping fiancé back for a kiss in the street – Oak Street, Conway, SC
Dipping back for a kiss by the trees – Oak Street, Conway, SC
Couple leaning against the oak tree – Oak Street, Conway, SC
Kissing by the oak tree – Oak Street, Conway, SC
Kiss against a brick wall – Oak Street, Conway, SC
Couple leaning against a brick wall with moss – Oak Street, Conway, SC
Guy kissing girl on the head against a brick wall – Oak Street, Conway, SC
Couple smiling at the camera – Oak Street, Conway, SC
Man lifting woman in the air for a kiss – Oak Street, Conway, SC
Man lifting woman in the air and smiling at the camera – Oak Street, Conway, SC
Sitting on a brick wall – Oak Street, Conway, SC
Couple sitting on a tree swing – Conway River Walk
Holding hands on the tree swing – Conway River Walk
Couple laying together on the swing – Conway River Walk
Couple laying together on the swing – Conway River Walk
Couple standing together in front of the flooded Waccamaw River – Conway River Walk
Couple standing together in front of the flooded Waccamaw River – Conway River Walk
Man and woman walking down the train tracks away from camera – Conway River Walk
Couple holding hands walking down the train track – Conway River Walk
Having fun holding hands walking down the rails – Conway River Walk
Couple holding hands walking down the train track rails – Conway River Walk
Kissing on the train tracks – Conway River Walk
Engagement portrait close to train rail – Conway River Walk
Lifting fiancé into the air on train tracks – Conway River Walk
Dipping girl back on train tracks – Conway River Walk
Couple under the old bridge – Conway River Walk
Couple laying together under the old bridge – Conway River Walk
Couple laying together under the old bridge – Conway River Walk
Kiss in front of the street lamp – Conway River Walk
Walking together away from train crossing sign – Conway River Walk
View of the flooded Waccamaw River – Conway River Walk
Guy pretending to throw girl into the water – Conway River Walk
Sunset at the entryway arch – Conway River Walk
Sunlight behind couple kissing – Conway River Walk
Couple looking at each other on walkway – Conway River Walk
Holding hands and smiling – Conway River Walk
Prom pose on the walkway – Conway River Walk
Woman smiling at fiancé with sun flare – Conway River Walk
