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Emma & Matthew

The Hidden Acre Summer Wedding

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They met at Iowa State, where they were lab partners their first semester of college. That winter, they went on their first date. Matt got Emma flowers, but since she was living in the dorm at the time, she didn’t have a vase so their first stop was to buy one. After that, they went […]

Alyson & Drew

The Hotel at Kirkwood Center Spring Wedding

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June swept in pretending to be August. Thankfully, we had preplanned shaded areas for photos and Alyson and Drew had also planned for their ceremony to be indoors at The Hotel at Kirkwood Center. (The typical outdoor spot is in the full sun, not a wedge of shade in sight.) Sweaty, but happy, were we […]

Mackenzie & Jacob

A Palisades-Kepler State Park Spring Engagement Shoot

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Photography

Though their first date stemmed from an online match, they later realized they had met months before. “Jacob sold my friend running shoes at the local running store he works at. I thought he was very handsome, but we didn’t officially meet until our first date 9 months later.” Imagine her surprise to figure out […]

Jackie & Ryan

A Riverside Casino & Golf Resort Spring Wedding

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May has been so good to us! April was all over the place with wind and weather, but May…oh, May! Back in February, when I photographed Jackie and Ryan’s engagement session (remember that beautiful Old Capitol shoot?), it was chilly and gray, but for their wedding, the sky was blue, the grass a perfect golf-course […]

Emily & Jacob

An Iowa City Spring Engagement Shoot

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Engaged

Jacob doesn’t remember the very first time they met–they were both students at Oklahoma State and their paths didn’t cross for a while–“but I do remember us walking to the music building one day and she had made cookies, and she gave me one! That’s one of the first times I remember talking to her.” […]

Hailey & Dominic

A Palisades-Kepler State Park Spring Engagement Shoot

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Engaged

“From the first few weeks I knew Dom, I just loved his free spirit. His good energy was something that I wanted to have around forever!” Hailey said. Though they went to the same high school, they weren’t in the same grade and didn’t really meet until later (though Dominic does recall that she was […]

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