Photos

"Will you marry me?" "Totes, bro." [Sunspot Lodge in Winter Park, CO]

We adopted Flynn in Portland - here he is enjoying his first waterfall in our very first family photo. [Oregon]

One of our first times hanging out together was on a hike in which we got lost. Tradition usually leads us to Dairy Queen afterwards. [Estes Cone hike in RMNP]

One of the reasons we decided on Portland was because we knew we wanted to still be able to hike and enjoy nature. [Some haunted forest in Oregon]

Ali almost died that day. Tony had a blast. Ali doesn't raft anymore. [Buena Vista, CO]

We share of a love of traveling and a bucket list a mile long. This trip to Belgium marked our first big international trip together just the two of us. [The Grand Place in Brussels]

Suspecting this could be a very important and photographed weekend, Ali had painted her nails accordingly. [Taken the morning after the proposal]

We take couples costumes very seriously. Previous appearances include: Tarzan/Jane, Dora/Diego, Bob Ross/Happy Little Tree. [Prince Eric and Ariel at Armida's Karaoke Bar]

Fall is Ali's absolute favorite season. She's continuing the attempt at teaching Tony to appreciate pumpkin patches and other autumnal activities. [Anderson Farms]

Ali hand-trimmed the store bought wig for optimum accuracy. We obviously won Best Couple's Costume! (There was no competition). [Bob Ross and his Happy Little Tree]

Tony had been going to Winter Park since he was a wee lad, and Ali learned to love the humble ski town because of him. [Balcony hot tub at our engagement weekend BnB]

That tongue, though. [City Park, Denver]

Ugly Christmas Sweaters are a very important holiday tradition for us.

Of course we love each other, but we also really like each other. [Glenwood Springs, CO]

Standing in the exact(ish) spot where Tony proposed a few months after. [Sunspot Lodge in Winter Park, CO]

At the beginning of our courtship, we would sometimes end dates at Horsetooth Resevoir. We would climb on top of a large rock to stargaze and talk. [Engagement session, Horsetooth Resevoir].

We're both always down for a good ol' football game. Go Broncos! [The stadium formerly known as Mile High]

One night at Horsetooth Resevoir Tony awkwardly asked, "So are we 'together' as the kids are calling it these days?" to which Ali responded, "Yes, if that's what the kids are calling it". [Horsetooth]

Tony never grew a beard because Ali doesn't like them. Now Tony knows he doesn't like them either. [Las Vegas Strip]

Did you know that we didn't get to celebrate a New Years together until several years into our relationship? [Ringing in 2017, just weeks before getting engaged].

We own matching swimsuits emblazoned with the Colorado flag and we're not ashamed of it. [Las Vegas]

On our second date, Tony took Ali across the border into Wyoming to shoot off fireworks. [Old Town Fort Collins]

We have visited a total of 5 countries and 8 states together. The list is only going to grow. [Gravensteen Castle in Ghent, Belgium]

Although Tony was two grades ahead of Ali when they met at CSU, she only graduated one semester after him. They both have a 2014 tassel, and he's only a little sour about it.

Tony became such a huge Timbers fan during their time in Portland that he got a tattoo of their emblem after they won the MLS cup. Ali is just a fan by proxy (she likes the scarves). [Providence Park]

Our first trip together was a multi-country vacation with the whole Vessels clan to Greece, Italy and France. [The Roman Colosseum]

We share a special love of "old people" activities, such as riding historic trolleys. [Fort Collins, CO]

We took our first road trip together a year and half after we began dating, and decided once and for all that we definitely did not want to move to LA. [Playa del Rey]

Tony did his boyfriend duty and won Ali a bear at Elitch's on their 1st anniversary. She named him Anthony, Jr.

A rare photo from the early days of our relationship. [Old Town Fort Collins]

To Tony's great delight, Ali has now been skiing twice. She owns ski goggles now, so that number will probably increase slightly.