It all began on a game night in their senior year of college. Melissa’s friend Cortney who was hosting, invited some of her friends including Melissa over for a night of fun and games. She never invited Gareth, but he managed to show up with someone Cortney invited. While they were all playing games, Melissa was killing the competition which quickly caught Gareth’s eye. He went over and introduced himself and that caught Melissa’s eye.
They left that night without exchanging any numbers but Melissa wanted to see him again. Thanks to mutual friends and Facebook, she invited Gareth (casually of course) to her best friends birthday party that was happening the following weekend. It was there, they got to talking more and with the help of a mojito, shared their first kiss.
For their engagement session, Gareth’s family owns a winery near the town of El Dorado which was a perfect setting. They’ve got a delicious red zin! We shot their engagement session last fall when the vines were colorful and vibrant. Take a look at a few of my favorites from the shoot.
I love when couples incorporate their 4 legged children.
Since Gareth’s parents own the winery, it was only customary to try the wine.
And finally, we had a spectator show up.
Happy Thursday!
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