Living so close to one of the most famous waterfalls in the world, I get a lot of inquiries to do couple shoots there. It is also the number one location in the WNY area to propose.
To get the most common question out of the way: What is the best side, the Canadian or American side? The answer is simply both! The Canadian side has the advantage of having the best views of both falls together. The disadvantage is that you basically only walk in one straight line along very similar views, parallel to the falls themselves. All kinds of different views are the strong suit of the American falls. The beautiful state park has just been completely renewed and offers a lot of different angels of both falls. From the Canadian side it is basically all the same view since you can’t change the angle too much.
To name some locations if you want to go in more detail: Goat Island is right between the two straight sections of the American falls. The horseshoe bend shaped waterfall is the Canadian part of the falls.
On a side note, the Niagara River itself acts as the border. Ideally if you have the time to do so, just take the beautiful walk across the Rainbow Bridge (a rainbow shows up in the mist as long as the sun is shining). That is how cars cross the border/river and there is a pedestrian walkway that offers unique views of both falls from a side angle. The height of the bridge you are on makes it even more spectacular, just make sure you are not afraid of heights before you choose that option.
Okay, let’s dive right into it. Here are a couple different views of the falls with multiple options of where to propose at Niagara Falls.
If you decide to go for a shoot at night, you should take advantage of the fireworks as well. They happen quite frequently, check the schedule here before you go.