ASHEVILLE, N.C. (FOX Carolina) – This isn’t your typical Biltmore photo shoot! A black bear wandered onto the lawn in the middle of a proposal session.
Photographer Katie Richard said she was at the Biltmore Estate on Saturday morning when she spotted the bear behind the couple. She said it casually strolled across the lawn, and she captured the moment just before it ran off.
Katie Richard spotted a bear walking across the lawn at the Biltmore Estate.(Photo © Katie Richard | Katie Richard Photography)
“It was definitely an unexpected wildlife encounter that made an already memorable session even more unforgettable,” Richard said.
A bear was spotted at Biltmore Estate during a proposal photoshoot.(Photo © Katie Richard | Katie Richard Photography)
The Biltmore has previously said the 8,000-acre estate is home to a wide variety of wildlife and birds, including black bears, deer, rabbits, turkeys and migratory waterfowl.
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