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Emily & Trevor

A Palisades Cedar Rapids Fall Engagement Shoot

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Engaged

They met at a high school basketball game when their two schools were playing each other. He was two grades ahead of her–a junior to her freshman–but knew mutual friends as well as her older brother. They both recall noticing the other for both looks and humor (“I remember saying to my [now best man] […]

Tiffany & Jonah

The Hotel at Kirkwood Center Fall Wedding

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Weddings

Both of them knew very early into their relationship that this was their forever. When he asked her to be his wife, neither of them were hesitant to take this next, momentous move. Tiffany & Jonah became husband and wife earlier this month, on a beautiful Friday afternoon surrounded by an intimate group of their […]

Stephanie & Matt

A Sugar Bottom Iowa City Fall Engagement Shoot

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Engaged

Both of them list the same moment of knowing they were forever going to be together. In the spring of 2013, they had been together for nearly a year and decided to get their dog, Ellie, together. “I can pinpoint a moment a moment when we were out hiking around Scales Bend on the reservoir and wandered off […]

jen & matt’s wedding album

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Photography

Jen & Matt’s beautiful Davenport Country Club wedding was just last month. I loved spending the day with them and we had some of the best cloud coverage (yet no rain!) to make some lovely images. They just finalized their wedding album design last week so I thought I’d share since I believe that the album, […]

Beth & Jim

A Downtown Iowa City Summer Engagement Shoot

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Engaged

In a college town, the turnover rate for servers in restaurants is high. So when he started working at the Olive Garden, she–a veteran server–didn’t pay any attention. After he had worked there long enough (several months) to warrant a move out of the “newbie” title, she began to notice him more and more. It […]

Sarah & Nathan

An Amana Colonies Iowa Fall Engagement Shoot

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Engaged

  She was nervous on their first date and admits to drinking a little too much as a result. She says she talked too much and he says with a smile that he wasn’t 100% sold that night. Yet, the nervous energy of their first date and their 2-hour living distance didn’t stop them from forging ahead. He cares […]

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