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Laci & Johnny

A Wilson’s Apple Orchard Summer Engagement Shoot

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Engaged

It was senior year of high school and she was the new girl. She was different than the other girls he knew. And he would know since he was the school flirt. She never took his remarks, smiles, or winks seriously because he was like that with everyone. For some reason, they always got paired […]

mini pumpkin pies recipe

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Personal

 was invited to a party last night and figured it would be a great time to try making these mini pumpkin pies. I saw the original recipe here and decided to modify it because a) I didn’t have a mini muffin tin and b) I didn’t want to make jack-o-lanterns. And, by the way, these are […]

How To Photograph A Wedding Dress

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Photography

Recently I had a friend ask the following: “This may seem like a stupid question, but how do you go about doing detail prep shots wherever? Like I just saw some gorgeous shots from [your] blog post with the wedding dress outside, and I’ve been wanting to do that! Does the bride freak?? And how does that […]

Brittany & Samir

A Kent Park Iowa Summer Engagement Shoot

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Engaged

He was at work when his boss asked him to train a new girl. He wasn’t thrilled about it. Not because he didn’t want to train, but because he always has a lot going on and doesn’t like slowing down. But he did it anyway. Four months later, they went on their first date. Shortly […]

Rachael & Lucas

A Celebration Farm Iowa City Summer Wedding

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Weddings

His first memory of her was in the 4th grade. They were on the school bus and he remembers spotting the cutest girl he’d ever seen with her head buried deep in a book. They, along with their friend Colin, became inseparable. They have navigated middle school, high school, college, and now careers and med […]

Emily & Owen

A Clarion Iowa City Summer Summer Wedding

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Weddings

Six years. That’s how long they’ve been together. They first met when Emily’s sister, Sarah, dragged Emily–who was 18 at the time–to a party with a bunch of coworkers. The next day, a few of Emily’s bridesmaids recall lying on Emily’s bed talking about how she got to dance with a 22 year old boy. […]

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