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The Walsh Family

An Iowa City Lifestyle Newborn Shoot

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Family & Kids

I was so excited to meet baby James! I first met the Walsh family when big sister Evelyn was a newborn and I’ve been so lucky to get to photograph them many times in the years since. In October, we did their family photos, including Maddie’s perfect baby bump. Now, at exactly one week old, […]

Amy & Jace

A Hotel Millwright New Year’s Eve Winter Wedding in Amana

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Weddings

It was the perfect way to end the year–literally–with Amy and Jace! When we did their engagement shoot last winter, a year away seemed like so long! But it snuck right up and Amy and I were messaging back and forth about how excited we were to see each other again and, obviously, for the […]

My Favorite 30 Books in 2024

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Personal

As I was looking over the 150+ books I’ve read this year, trying to narrow down my top 30 (not an easy task!), I was struck again with why books are so important to me. In a world that is constantly getting more fraught and contentious and where the gap between rich and poor becomes […]

The Lopez Family

A Voxman Music Hall Winter Family Shoot

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Personal

Laura & Matt got married in the midst of the pandemic and, while we all live with leftover trauma from those years, they not only planned their wedding (and had to rearrange several times!) and got married, but then just days before Laura gave birth to their oldest, Matt was diagnosed with COVID-19, which meant […]

The Ohloff Family

A Visual Arts Building Winter Family Shoot

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Family & Kids

It’s always so much fun to see the Ohloff family! I have been lucky enough to get to photograph them for years (Elizabeth and Seth’s engagement, wedding, and multiple family sessions since then: here, here, here, here, here, and here!). I’m always shocked at how much the kids change in between sessions. I remember when Emily wasn’t even waist high and […]

Melissa & Ian

A Bella Sala Fall Wedding

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Weddings

It was the perfect November day for a wedding! Sunny, warm, and colorful (green grass with orange leaves? yes, please!) Melissa and Ian laid out their wedding day non-traditionally and it was so intimate and calm, while also being so fun. They had their ceremony with just family and wedding party, followed by dinner. Friends […]

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