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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!

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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. […]

a rite of passage & the luxury of eating dinner together

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Personal

y little brother moved into his first apartment. My mom was so worried that he will starve to death because she won’t be cooking for him every day. To remedy this, she donated a bunch of dishes, pots, pans, and cooking utensils to him. I hadn’t had a chance to visit him until recently and […]

coaching sessions for photographers: jackee

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Photography

t was 2009 when I bought my first “nice” camera, a Canon Rebel. I tinkered around with it, photographing landscapes and scenery. It never even occurred to me that it could one day be my career, let alone that I could document the most important day in a couple’s life together. In 2010, I started […]

kayaking adventures

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Personal

his upcoming weekend will be a busy one–two weddings back to back–so on Monday afternoon, we carved out a little time to relax. We went to the new Terry Trueblood Recreation Area and rented kayaks. It’s been a long time since I’ve kayaked (I kind of forget how much you sit in the water!) and Kevin […]

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