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Jessica & Chase

A Marriott Iowa City Summer Wedding

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Chase proposed to Jessica last year in Italy and when she said yes there on the Amalfi Coast, they never knew all that would come up before their wedding date arrived. Whew. They started planning their wedding for May 30, 2020 (see their engagement session here) and when the pandemic hit, they had to start […]

Elisabeth & Manny

A Cedar Ridge Winery Summer Wedding

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It was a hectic week in Iowa leading up to Elisabeth & Manny’s wedding. They, along with some family and friends, were traveling to Iowa from New Mexico in the midst of a pandemic and a derecho. When Elisabeth and Manny arrived, the hotel for them and their guests didn’t have power (and still doesn’t) […]

Nicole & Matt

A Rapid Creek Cidery Summer Wedding

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Back at their engagement session, we naively joked that we were getting the rain out of the way and their wedding day was going to be absolutely perfect. And while, spoiler, their wedding day did end up as a perfect day, the tears and stress that occurred before getting there were numerous. Getting married in […]

Natalie & Greg

A Marriott Iowa City Summer Wedding

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It’s August 2020 and this is my first, full-day wedding this year. (Thank you, pandemic.) Also, as irony would have it, I’ve been editing these images and prepping this blog post while simultaneously working without power (thank you, limited laptop battery, for getting me through a few of the hours!), internet, and cell service, thanks […]

Nicole & Braylen

A Casa de España Puerto Rico Wedding | Destination Wedding Photographer

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Just a week ago, we were enjoying the warm sunshine in Puerto Rico as we were celebrating Nicole & Braylen’s Casa de España wedding in San Juan. We were thrilled to be back in Puerto Rico (my sister got married at Castillo San Cristóbal 10 years ago!) and we loved getting to meet Nicky & […]

Shannon & Ted

A Disney-Inspired Fairytale Wedding at Rapid Creek Cidery

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All weddings have themes of some kind, a core design or color palette that decisions are bounced off of to see what sticks and what doesn’t quite go. So when two people who love all things Disney, even getting engaged at Disney World and taking a Disney honeymoon cruise in a few weeks, start to […]

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