It was this past spring when they went shopping for an engagement ring. But as summer rolled around, she still had an empty ring finger. Then came fall and she began to get impatient. He had planned several separate attempts for a proposal, all foiled by her, unusual work schedules, or innocent friends. Finally, in […]

Rains earlier in the week had blown leaves to the ground and they crunched underfoot with the familiar sounds of fall. The day dawned beautiful; crisp but not uncomfortable. Their families were at the church early, still in comfortable clothing, putting last minute touches on the decor and relaxing in the couches the church lounge. […]

Another brunch item from my mom’s 60th birthday party. To prep these beforehand to eliminate as much day-of work as possible, I made the dough and the filling and then that morning, my sister put them together to bake. Simple and delicious! And cute. Because everything mini is adorable. This is what you need: 1¼ […]

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 […]