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Maddison & Aaron

A Lake MacBride Spring Engagement Shoot

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Engaged

I remember when I met Maddison. I was photographing Jessica and Chase’s wedding details and Maddison, a bridesmaid, was in the room with me, steaming gowns. As I recall, she told me she doesn’t like to sit around so she was keeping busy, being helpful. We chatted about how she knew Jess, her full medical school […]

5 Tips for Including Your Dog in Your Wedding Photos

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Tips

I have a lot of couples ask if they can do some pictures with their dog(s) on their wedding day. I end up photographing a lot of pups (both at engagements and at weddings!) and yet, ironically, I don’t have any pets of my own! When it comes to photographing dogs, while I don’t have […]

5 Tips For Including Your Dog in Your Engagement Photos

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Tips

I have a lot of couples ask if they can bring their dog(s) along to their engagement session for a few photos. I end up photographing a lot of pups and yet, ironically, I don’t have any pets of my own! When it comes to photographing dogs, while I don’t have any experience as a […]

Kelly & Walt

A Downtown Iowa City Spring Engagement Shoot

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Engaged

I asked what he most admires about her. “That she’s smarter than me, but never tries to prove it. She has never judged me. She will give you anything she has because things don’t matter to her.” She says his unwavering kindness is a trait that she respects in him. They met at a football […]

Erin & Julian

A Quad Cities Botanical Garden Intimate Spring Wedding

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Weddings

“I was on a bus in Florence. I was living there for a semester abroad, studying studio art and art history and language and being in my hands-down favorite city ever, getting a taste of everything life on my own could be at its very finest, and I was sitting on the bus realizing that […]

Rachael & Lucas

A Noelridge Park Cedar Rapids Spring Engagement Shoot

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Engaged

These two are sweet like watermelon on a summer day. Their love for each other is so alive you can almost reach out and touch it. I tried to describe to them what I was seeing as I was photographing them and the only way to say it was that they were so at ease […]

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