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Taylor & Taylor

A Downtown Iowa City Spring Engagement Shoot

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Engaged

Their first date was in August of 2020. “It was a warm and sunny summer day. We were in the midst of the pandemic so we had agreed to meet at Red’s because it had a patio. I remember feeling pretty nervous, but that quickly went away once I realized how I felt once we […]

Grace & Blake

A Fossil Gorge Spring Maternity Shoot

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Family & Kids

I cannot tell you how thrilled I was when Grace reached out about a pregnancy announcement photoshoot! Almost one year ago to the day, we did their engagement session at the fossil gorge and their outdoor wedding last fall was unbelievably beautiful! (Remember when we had mid-60s in November?!) Grace and Blake just keep sticking […]

Yejin & Vivek

A Fossil Gorge Spring Engagement Shoot

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Engaged

They met last November in Florida, where he lives and she was attending a medical conference. Vivek knew immediately, “on the first date”, that Yejin was the one. He was so certain, in fact, that he proposed the very next day. “Vivek asked me to marry him the next day after our first date which […]

Natasha & Adam

A Fossil Gorge Spring Maternity Shoot

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Photography

We did not luck out with weather for their session, but (!) it ended up being just fine. Typically we are out of the cold weather by this time, but this year, the cold and rain is tightly clinging on. So, what should have been a sunny spring morning, turned out to be cold and […]

Morgan & Hogan

A Fossil Gorge Spring Engagement Shoot

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Engaged

For both of them, it happened quickly, the knowing. “By the second date,” she said. They had talked basically non-stop since their first meeting and shared so much about themselves. “He had been so understanding about my past and we have a lot of similarities and connected so well.” “That walk on our first date,” […]

Sarah & Michael

A Kent Park Spring Engagement Shoot

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Engaged

They first met online on a dating app and, after talking for a couple days, they decided to meet in person. Sarah felt comfortable “because he wasn’t pushy about meeting up” and they met at Noodles & Company in the early fall of 2017. “We ended up talking for maybe 3 hours at the restaurant,” […]

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