Liz & Dave- Engagement Photos in a Vineyard

I just love when a couple is really up for anything. Liz & Dave are definitely those kind of people. Although their wedding is planned for June of next year here in Evergreen, the two of them currently live in Grand Junction. I just happened to have a wedding scheduled for the end of August over on the western slope, so we set up a time to get together the day after the wedding!

We decided to meet at one of the many amazing wineries in Palisade, Carlson Vineyard. Not only do they make one of my favorite beverage treats ever, their Cherry Wine, but Dave's last name is... wait for it... Carlson! It was just way too fitting. After a little tasting and picking our favorites, the guys at Carlson were nice enough to let us wander out in the vineyard to take some photos. Not only that, but they encouraged us to taste a few grapes right off the vine since they were just ripening. What a treat! If you ever get a chance to check them out, you definitely should! The tasting room is open 7 days a week from 10-6. Or you can just buy the wine right off their website and enjoy it at home! :)

So even though we were battling some major wind that day, I think we got some pretty fun photos! Although, I guess there was one small incident with some ants. Apparently I placed Dave in the grass right on an ant hill and after a few pictures, all the sudden Dave burst up in the air, hopping and flailing about! I was so stunned, I didn't even get any pictures of it (which is now a definite regret). Ha! Dave had experienced that creepy crawly feeling to look down and see that both his pant legs and shoes were completely swarmed with ants. Once we got them off, we had a good laugh about it. Liz was standing right there with Dave and she didn't get a single one! Go figure. I think Dave thought I was a little crazy when I asked him to sit in the grass in a different spot. Haha.

After wandering through the vineyard for a bit, we headed down the road to one of the many orchards to check that out as well! The peaches were just ripening and looked amazing! We all went into one of the factories and ended up hand picking our own box of peaches! I believe we ended up with Sun Crest specifically after tasting a couple of different varieties, but it was a 22lb box! My husband and I split the box with Dave & Liz, but we have been enjoying peaches for about a month now and have just finally reached the end of our yummy stash.



Thank you so much to Dave & Liz for having a little adventure with us! I'm really looking forward to your wedding next June and with so many of the EverWedd crew involved, it's sure to amazing!