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EMILY CRALL BLOG

I'm Emily and I'm so happy you're here! This blog is a journal about my life and my latest work. Stay a while and say hello!

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from 6th grade to now // a visit from an old friend

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Personal

I can’t remember the first moment we met or how we hit it off. I know it was back in the days of junior high church summer camp. She was from Nebraska. I was from Iowa. It was when kids didn’t have cell phones and before Facebook was invented. Gosh, it may have even been […]

the photo girls

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As we sat around the table, eating Casey’s pizza with our fingers, we tried to remember how it was that we all met. We pinned it back to PPI when we first all met each other, but the intricacies of who met whom when were much harder to figure out. Sarah and I had met […]

christmastime is here

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Personal

In the past, Kevin and I have always made a Christmas dinner together; once big fancy meal to celebrate the season. This year, we decided to invite our best friends, Sara and Uche, to join us. It was beyond fun hosting a dinner party! There’s no doubt that it involves a lot of prep work, […]

Amber & Travis

A South Slope Fall Wedding in North Liberty, Iowa

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Weddings

To see Amber and Travis’ ceremony, click here. Their reception was held inside South Slope’s reception hall in North Liberty. The centerpieces and overall decor was put together by the fabulous Bobbie from Cherry Blossom Boutique. I was so thrilled for the chance to work with her!

Tara & Jake

An Iowa City Sheraton Fall Wedding, Part 2

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To see their beautiful ceremony, click here.  Between the ceremony and the reception, the bridal party headed to Mickey’s Irish Pub for drinks. Some of my favorite candids were taken there. Despite the low light, Jen and I managed to grab these before heading over to the Sheraton, where the reception was going to be […]

Tara & Jake

An Iowa City Fall Ceremony, Part 1

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They met as freshmen in their co-ed dorm at Drake. She thought he was cute, but knew he was shy. After almost a full semester, in December on her birthday, a card slid under her door. She opened the card, which was both a happy birthday wish and an invitation to go on a date. […]

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