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The Vos Family

A Palisades Cedar Rapids Spring Family Shoot

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Family & Kids

The thing about photographing families repeatedly is that the kids begin to warm up to me quicker each time. Last fall when I photographed the Vos family, we had both a cold day and a shy little girl so we all had to work pretty hard to get some smiles. I walked away from that […]

Ashley & Jon

A Vander Veer Davenport Spring Engagement Shoot

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Engaged

They met through a mutual friend a couple of years ago at school and then started texting over winter break. “Since then we have not stopped talking,” Ashley says. “I knew that Jon was the one after about 5 months of dating. There was not a moment that I just knew, but many little moments. When […]

Erin & Tyler

A Lake MacBride Spring Engagement Shoot

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Engaged

They met as they were about to start their first phase of training for Navy flight school. “I had met a friend named Zach, who was a college friend of Erin’s,” Tyler says. “Zach and I had been hanging out quite a bit and one Friday, Zach invited me to a baseball game with some […]

The Michels Family

An Iowa City Newborn Lifestyle Shoot

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Family & Kids

These are not new faces around here (with the obvious exception of sweet Jack). I knew Christina all the way back in high school and had the absolute joy of photographing her and Cam’s wedding a few years ago! Their snowy engagement session is one that continues to inspire others to also embrace winter shoots! […]

Victoria & Chris

A Downtown Iowa City Spring Engagement Shoot

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Engaged

They began chatting online two and a half years ago. They quickly discovered how much they had in common, which even included growing up just 30 miles from each other and going to the same university! They soon agreed to meet in person and so on an ice stormy night in February, they decided to […]

Morgan & Ben

Grand River Center Spring Wedding

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Weddings

One thing that is clear to anyone who knows Morgan and Ben is how much they adore each other. I have been looking forward to their wedding ever since their engagement session last year because we not only had so much fun together, but they are so easy to photograph. It is always my goal […]

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