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Mary Kate & West

A Clear Creek Trail Summer Maternity Shoot

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Family & Kids

It was a very humid morning, but you wouldn’t know by the looks of Mary Kate and West (and Gus)! They were open to ideas for location and I’ve been dying to use this ivy wall (because of its location, it can only be used at very specific times) so we did some ivy wall […]

Rachel & Kody

A Fossil Gorge Fall Maternity Shoot

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Family & Kids

I have been so excited to see Rachel and Kody again! Their wedding was an absolute joy to be part of and I still look back through their photos with a huge smile on my face. In the time since that, Rachel has gotten her PhD (she just did her doctoral defense a couple of […]

Ashley & Jon

A Vander Veer Davenport Winter Maternity Shoot

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Family & Kids

I’m so excited for Ashley and Jon to welcome their first child into their home! I have been lucky enough to know them for several years now, since their engagement back in early 2021 and then their wedding that fall. We took pictures both times at Vander Veer Park in Davenport so it was a […]

Lindsey & Jeremy

A Downtown Iowa City Spring Maternity Shoot

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Family & Kids

Just two weeks shy of their one year anniversary, we got together on a beautiful spring morning for some photos, this time celebrating the upcoming arrival of their baby! Last year this time, they were moving into their house (yes, right before their wedding! Lindsey does take credit for that, but I support her reasoning; […]

Grace & Blake

An Iowa Countryside Fall Maternity Shoot

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Family & Kids

Late last fall, I photographed Grace & Blake’s stunning wedding on the most beautiful November day imaginable. This past week, I was back in the same location to photograph them before their daughter arrives, due on their first wedding anniversary. I have been so lucky to be able to document so many milestones in their […]

Tarrah & Jake

A Fossil Gorge Summer Maternity Shoot

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Photography

Tarrah and Jake were one of the lucky couples who got married in 2019, never having to deal with the stresses of rescheduling their wedding or significantly cutting down their guest list. But they did have to delay their honeymoon (twice!) and, when they decided to start a family, becoming pregnant became a longer journey […]

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