They met six years ago at a Brooks & Dunn concert at the Mississippi Valley Fair. She was there with a group of her friends and he was there with a group of his. Both groups merged during the concert and Ryan asked Sara if she wanted to get on his shoulders to “see better.” […]

They met a year ago online. She swiped on him because he had pictures of his dog, Dewey, on his profile; “an easy conversation starter.” They are both teachers so one of their first conversations was how their summer was going. Their first date was happy hour at Zeppelin’s. “It was still summer, so I […]

Sweet little Margot has arrived! I photographed Mary Kate (and West and Gus) when she was pregnant and then it was just a waiting game until the birth. I was so excited to meet Margot and, as my kids keeping getting bigger, my awe over the tiny newborn size keeps growing as well. Babies are […]

No one ever thought that an August wedding in Iowa would be breezy and in the 70s, but Randi and Eric had the most beautiful, perfect wedding day at Cedar Ridge Winery. Their celebration was a long time coming as they’ve spent half of their lives together. They met in middle school, but it wasn’t […]

Two years ago, Rachel and Kody got married here and now we returned to Walker Homestead with their beautiful baby girl, Nora. What a full circle moment for all of us. I had taken photos when Rachel was pregnant, but this was my first time meeting Nora and she is the squishiest, happiest little girl. […]

They met in high school English class. “AJ was (and still is) outgoing and fun,” Piper recalled. “I was much more of a rule follower and would spend class time getting my work done. AJ would walk with me to my car after class was over and was always really nice to me, but it […]