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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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Kesha & Calvary

A Downtown Iowa City Spring Engagement Shoot

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Engaged

They first met in junior high. Seventh grade band class, to be exact. Their first date was years later, “sometime freshman year of college.” Neither of them can remember it. Calvary said, “I feel like it was a simply dinner and a movie, however, after a while, we became unsure what we actually did.” So […]

Megan & Trent

A Downtown Iowa City Fall Engagement Shoot

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Engaged

They made their debut Friday. If you missed it, catch up on their love story here. It’s pretty great. I asked Megan when she knew Trent was the one. She said, “I knew I was going to be with this guy for quite a long time just after our first date. I had a few […]

cherished portraits

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Photography

I have tried so many times to start writing this post and have never been able to complete it. I always backspace everything away and stare at a blank page before giving up and walking away. Today, I am going to try to plow through. Very early on in my friendship with Sarah Nebel, she […]

Karissa & Brandon

A Downtown Iowa City Summer Engagement Shoot

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Engaged

He was doing laundry; she was working a late shift. She called her friend and asked her to come save her on her break. Her friend decided not just to save her, but to bring along someone who just may change her life. (Good friend points, folks.) It was instant connection for him; he just […]

a lovely sound: welcome home

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Personal

“What a lovely sound; angels all around saying this is where you belong. Welcome home. Welcome home.” I wonder about them. I wonder who they would be if things had been different. I wonder what role they would play in our now-8-member family. I wonder what kind of siblings they would be to me, antagonizing, […]

Melissa & Bryan

A Downtown Iowa City Spring Engagement Shoot

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Engaged

We were at the same football game. In fact, later when we met, we realized we had only been 1 section away from each other. But though we were cheering for opposite teams, we all had a great outcome.

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