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Kerry & Spencer

A Cedar Rapids Country Club Tennis Engagement Shoot

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Engaged

They met in early 2022 at a bar on the University of Chicago’s campus called The Pub. “We talked with a mutual friend about playing tennis and then I told Spencer we should play and gave him my number,” Kerry said. A few days after that meeting, they met up again in Hyde Park to […]

Brynne & Cory

A Hickory Hill Summer Engagement Shoot

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Engaged

They met at her first job out of college, sitting in a cubicle shared by four people. “Brynne started before I did,” Cory said. “At one point during training, we were taken to our desks, and mine happened to be in a cubicle shared with a very cute girl. I noticed her hair first, and […]

A Bread Garden Events at Plaza Towers Collaboration

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Weddings

When Christa from Bread Garden Events reached out to me a month ago to see if I’d be interested in doing a styled shoot, I was immediately all in! Her vision for the updated event space was to showcase the amazing light that ballroom gets as well as the fabulous roof terrace. I’ve photographed weddings […]

Taylor & Taylor

A Cedar Ridge Winery Summer Wedding

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Weddings

The forecast had been calling for a perfect day. Then it started showing rain, but only in the morning. But when Saturday came, the rain didn’t let up. It was a downpour when I got to the church and I pulled right up to the front door so I could run my gear inside before […]

Katie & Shane

A Wilson’s Ciderhouse & Venue Summer Wedding

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Weddings

What a beautiful afternoon for Katie & Shane’s wedding!! I personally love Friday weddings (I got married on a Friday as well) and I’m so glad that Katie and Shane got beautiful weather and a relaxing day to begin their marriage. I fell in love with their beautiful children and and felt so honored to […]

The Walsh Family

A Kent Park Summer Family Shoot

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Family & Kids

It’s been a year (minus exactly one day!) since I’ve last seen the Walsh family and look at how much has changed!!! Evie has grown so much, as all kids do in that first year, and it was so much fun to see her personality. All that dark hair has grown into curls and that […]

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