A gorgeous November day with a little sprinkle of snow on the ground AND some leaves still left on the trees?! YES PLEASE.

I love and adore everything about these two! I first met them at their proposal in February (OMG, please read about it when you have a minute!!). We had some surprise guest-stars waddle over shortly into the session 🙂 And one of the prettiest Iowa sunsets to this day! Dan & Jessica, I cannot thank […]

We had a KILLER sunset for this session – I obsessed over the bright pink cloud patterns the entire drive home! We ended up photographing Joyce & Brent’s engagement photos on family-owned land in Eddyville, IA (also where the wedding will be next year!).

Jennifer and Nick’s wedding at the Oster Regent Theatre was one for the books! I was really excited when I learned Jennifer would be getting ready in my favorite bridal suite at the Blackhawk Hotel (all of the rooms are so cute & cool!). This room gives major moody-vibes and just photographs so, so well! […]

Cheyenne & James knew each other for practically forever – but sparks officially flew once they rekindled on social media after college & an internship! Their ceremony took place outdoors on Cheyenne’s family’s land – in a cozy little spot that gave off MAJOR woodland-fairy vibes! It was the best kind of day for an October wedding: it was brisk, but not cold, overcast at times, and we got the prettiest golden-hour light trickling in through the trees during sunset!

Kaylee & Bill are the real deal. They first connected on match.com four years ago and shared their first date at a Brewery in Minneapolis (where they live with their sweet pup, Mickey!) It was important to them to meet in a well-lit, public place to ensure the other wasn’t a serial killer (I can […]

I love everything about this couple, this wedding, and this entire day! Ally & Ethan were married at Heartland Presbyterian Church in Des Moines. They didn’t see each other until Ally walked down the aisle (queue all the feels) and spent the night dancing at the Rivercenter with their awesome friends and guests! Ally & […]

Where to even begin with this one? An amazing couple, a wonderful venue, and a really fun wedding party. The best recipe for a great wedding! I think this was probably one of my more anticipated weddings this year (mainly because after I made a comment somewhere about bringing a megaphone to weddings, Ellen chimed […]

Nathan met Christopher (now loving called Topher), and they immediately hit it off, talking about The Legend of Zelda and Final Fantasy until 3 am. After seeing the Avengers together on their first date, they became inseparable! You all know I looooove a good proposal story. Well, these two sweet humans have THREE and they’re […]

Can these two possibly be ANY cuter?!! I am so excited I finally got to meet these two! The weather took a turn for the worst during our first attempt at a session (thanks Iowa!) – but I’ll be sure to update this post once we have the rest of our photos 🙂 Absolutely cannot […]