emily

crall

Inquire 

arrow

wedding photography for joyful couples

EMILY

CRALL

welcome to the

EMILY CRALL BLOG

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!

welome to my blog

Hello

Mary Kate & West

A Clear Creek Trail Summer Maternity Shoot

arrow

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 […]

Anna & Jacob

A Downtown Iowa City Summer Proposal

arrow

Engaged

It was an enthusiastic “yes,” but prior to that, Jacob had been working really hard to set up this surprise. He contacted me back in May to see if I would be available to photograph his proposal to his girlfriend, Anna. They met at Iowa and he was thinking of proposal in front of the […]

The Litz Family

A Fossil Gorge Summer Family Shoot

arrow

Family & Kids

It’s been nine years since I photographed Stephanie and Sam’s wedding day and I still remember how much fun we had that day (and how hot it was!). In the nine years since, they’ve grown to a family of six and moved multiple times around the country. They knew they would be in Iowa this […]

The Lopez Family

A Kent Park Spring Family Shoot

arrow

Family & Kids

Last December, I took some updates family photos of the Lopez crew and got to meet Charlie. He was 6 months old at the time and now, at nearly a year old, we got together again to document how much he’s grown. Matt and Laura have also just added a puppy to the family in […]

Emily & Elijah

A Kent Park Spring Engagement Shoot

arrow

Engaged

They initially matched online in 2017 and, shortly after that, he saw her one day while he was riding his moped and she was walking to work and he messaged her to meet. They decided on a central location and met at the Iowa Memorial Union. “I felt nervous,” he said. “But the nerves quickly […]

Randi & Eric

A Fossil Gorge Spring Engagement Shoot

arrow

Engaged

Randi and Eric have known each other for a long time. Middle school, to be exact. But it wasn’t until freshman year of high school that they began interacting. “My first memory of us talking was during freshman year of high school American studies class when he would move seats to sit in the empty […]

reader faves

STEAL THIS
WEDDING DAY GUIDE

Insider tips for planning your wedding day to genuinely reflect you as a couple.

free download

Let's make magic together.

arrow

© emily crall photography