video voyagism: chelan, washington

This video might be cheating a bit on a true wanderlust film, but I just had to share. My incredibly talented husband filmed our friends while we were in Chelan a few weekends ago. He turned the footage into the best engagement video that I have seen to date! (Plus the scenery is stunning, so that definitely counts for something!).


Elisabeth + Joseph from Brian Chace on Vimeo.

If you are located in the Seattle area and are in need of a videographer, email me and I will send you Brian's contact information.

wanderlust wednesday: lake chelan

Every few minutes this past weekend, one of us would look over the water and say how stunning Lake Chelan looked. We've regrettably only visited Chelan in the summer, but now it is definitely one of my favorite winter weekend getaways!  Looking back at Brian's photos, I think he really captured how beautiful Central Washington is under a dusting of snow.

The three and a half hour drive to Lake Chelan is well worth it! Located in Central Washington, the climate of the Chelan region is perfectly suited towards growing grapes and in the past decade it has really bloomed as Washington's second wine destination (the first is still Walla Walla).

The lake itself is the third deepest in the country and a cool 55 miles long! There are great accommodations in Chelan...from world class hotels to manicured camp grounds. The food is not too shabby either. You can usually find a great meal at one of the wineries.

We lucked out and booked a groupon deal for a great condo at Grandview on the Lake that sleeps 6 with a water view!

The actual town of Chelan is pretty tiny, but there are a few cute shops and restaurants if you need some food to soak up all of that wine! And if you need a breakfast recommendation, head to Blueberry Hills! It was closed when we were there (we almost cried) but if you catch if while its open, you will not be disappointed!

 

 

I have way too many photos to share from our Chelan adventure so the rest are going to roll out in two or three more posts! 

In the meantime, I would love to hear about great winter weekend getaways in your area of the world!

weekend recap, lake chelan

I hope everyone had a nice long weekend! I start my new job tomorrow (YIKES!) and I am definitely anxious, but with the help of a lot of wine,  I was able to put it out of my mind for our long weekend in Lake Chelan. We tasted a lot of wine and chocolate and took a lot of photos, with great friends...an absolutely perfect winter weekend getaway!

We also came to Lake Chelan with a purpose, we volunteered to shoot our friends engagement photos/ video. I can't wait to show you Brian's stunning photos, but for now you get to take a glimpse of mine.

Be sure to come back tomorrow, i'm going feature the ins and outs of Lake Chelan in Wanderlust Wednesday!

photo friday

Happy Friday! Hope you had a nice Valentine's Day...we got stuck in an hour and a half of traffic and then had to scrape our dinner plans and go for something that was close by. We ended up eating at the Black Bottle in Belltown and it was delicious! We had an absolutely amazing lemon curd ricotta cheesecake to top off the meal. Now we are off to Chelan, Wa!

Link Love:

We are heading to a Red Wine and Chocolate event this weekend in Chelan!

I love everything in this online shop, especially the mugs!

A great resource for super healthy & delicious food (quinoa breakfast bowl, i'm talking to you).

Herriot Grace...is amazing. Read the story behind this talented duo.

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