Not a lot of weddings start out in the quiet calm of the couple’s home, but if you really want to have a relaxing start to your wedding day, this is how you do it! When I arrived at Anna & Matt’s home, Anna was just wrapping up with hair and makeup in the living […]

They met in college and their relationship built easily and steadily. “I don’t know if there was a day when I just knew,” Katie said. “Honestly, from the moment I laid eyes on him, I knew I wanted him in my life, but I wasn’t sure in what capacity. As I got to know him, […]

Having not all been together since Christmas 2019, the Schoenfish family got back together this past weekend for no occasion other than to see each other again. Krista, one of four daughters, was the one who contacted me and made all the arrangements. The sisters and their families were all back in their hometown in […]

Mary-Jo contacted me a few weeks ago to see if I was available for a simple Friday night wedding celebration. She said they wanted their wedding day to be “about us, not worrying about the food, guests, or accommodations. For us, we have found our soul mate and our forever after.” She says their story […]

They met at the University of Iowa their sophomore year and quickly became best friends. One night a couple years later in 2006 (the year they would later call “the magical year”), Nick casually asked Gina if she would be his date to his friend’s wedding. “I was surprised and flattered (and had a little […]

“We met at our old apartment building. We were neighbors and would run into each other on the elevator. I always had my bike that I kept in my apartment and my earbuds in. He always wanted to talk, but I was shy and in my own world! Then one weekend, we were both heading out […]