She was new to the area; he was a hometown boy. They shared a few high school classes and she quickly realized that those were the classes she looked most forward to, not because of the class, but the company. Fast forward years later and she had a running joke with him that when he […]

“He’s really cute,” she said to her roommate, “But I don’t think he talks.” They were all hanging out while in school at the University of Iowa and he happened to be her roommate’s boyfriend’s roommate so they ended up in the same group. It would be impossible not to notice her and it didn’t […]

It was the Saturday after Valentine’s Day, February 18th. The colored lights spilled over, under, and around the beautiful archway of the Center Street Bridge in downtown Des Moines as they strolled hand-in-hand, breathing in the brisk night air. In the very center of the bridge over the glass floor that looks directly down into […]

They’ve known each other nearly their whole lives, they said. That’s just how things work in small towns. It wasn’t until a few years ago, however, that they began to develop a relationship. With both of them being Iowa Hawkeye fans, this year they went to Iowa’s first football game of the season at Soldier […]

A year older and still just as athletic. The last time I hung out with this family was in their backyard playing baseball. This time, we met early on a Sunday morning and enjoyed the crisp fall air and the beauty of nature as we strolled around Lake McBride and the Raptor Center. The boys […]

One month ago today, I was shooting a wedding. I had my phone tucked away and only checked it to make sure we were still on schedule with the timeline of the wedding day. So it wasn’t until well into the reception that I saw I had several missed calls and texts saying my sister […]