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Rachel & David

A Walker Homestead Spring Wedding

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Weddings

The sky was blue, the clouds puffy and white, the sun shone brightly on the ground. The humidity was so thick, you could almost see it in the air. The ceremony would be outside in full sun so my goal for photos was to keep people as comfortable as possible outdoors and find some shade. […]

Joelle & Jeffrey

A Danforth Chapel and Englert Theatre Spring Wedding

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Weddings

To say I was excited for this wedding is an understatement. Joelle and Jeffrey are truly some of the kindest people I’ve ever most. I had first met Joelle’s sister, Jane, when she was in a wedding I photographed several years ago (hi, Mallory & Alex!) and I was so honored when Joelle reached out […]

Anna & Gabriel

A Downtown Iowa City Spring Engagement Shoot

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Engaged

In the year of 2022, I am now meeting so many “pandemic couples.” Couples who met (usually online) when the world shut down back in 2020. Anna & Gabriel join the ranks of so many other pandemic-and-beyond relationships. Their first date was on Zoom (“It was a good way of first getting to see if […]

Megan & Nate

A Downtown Iowa City Spring Engagement Shoot

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They met through a chance phone call thanks to a mutual friend who needed to stop and tie her shoe. Sounds intriguing, doesn’t it? “I was in Milwaukee with a friend attending Summerfest,” Nate said. “We had gotten back to the hotel after the last show of the night and my friend, Amber, called me. […]

Aylo

A Cedar Rapids Lifestyle Newborn Shoot

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Family & Kids

The further I get from the newborn stage with my own kids (now 7 and 4), the more astonished I am with how tiny humans start out. I know my own kids were once that small, but, gosh, newborns are really small! Aylo is named after her great-grandmother and it’s a name that I find […]

Jessica & Mitch

An Iowa Memorial Union Spring Wedding

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They were coworkers for over a year before they started dating. When they started dating is up for debate. There are three options and all happened within the same week. (It was a big week for the future Walkers, haha!) “Option A: Mitch invited me over to his apartment on a Sunday afternoon. I had […]

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