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The White Family

A Kent Park Family Painting Shoot

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Family & Kids

The first time I met Lincoln and Josh was over 4 years ago and Lincoln was pregnant with their first. They now have two children with a third on the way! Lincoln reached out to me a few weeks ago with an idea for a painting-in-the-forest style of shoot. She worked really hard to get […]

Maddie & Justin

A Walker Homestead Summer Wedding

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Weddings

The forecast said “abundant sun” and it did not lie, haha. While the temperatures were warm in the mid-80s (and no clouds!), we were thankful it was cooler than a few days before when the heat index was well over 100 degrees. We also utilized as much shade as we could for pictures to keep […]

The Smith Family

A Kent Park Summer Family Shoot

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Family & Kids

We had a sweltering heat wave for the Smith family’s pictures, but we scheduled them for the morning which helped a lot. As is the case with my own kids, taking pictures in the morning also helps a lot with kids’ attitudes and Owen and Piper did so good! Remember Piper’s amazing short hair from […]

Nicolette & Casey

The Conrad Mansion Summer Wedding

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Who would’ve thought that a mid-August wedding in Iowa would be so comfortable? There was a lovely breeze and a lot of cloud coverage during the hottest part of the day so we had no issues walking around the lawns of The Conrad Mansion. Nicolette and Casey met ten years ago (a fact that their […]

Xiaoni & Jung

An Iowa City Summer Anniversary Shoot

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Anniversary

There are some weddings that a photographer just never gets over. Even years later, we look back with such fondness and delight at how the day unfolded. Xiaoni and Jung’s wedding seven years ago is one of those for me. So when Xiaoni reached out for an anniversary session, I was so thrilled to see […]

The Stoner Family

A Countryside Summer Extended Family Shoot

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Family & Kids

I first met the Stoners at Alice and Abhijeet’s wedding in the spring of 2021. If you look closely, you’ll see many of them in the wedding party! Then in the fall, I got to catch up again at Alice and Abhijeet’s maternity session and gender reveal. So when Alice reached out to do some […]

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