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Alice & Abhijeet

A Rapid Creek Cidery Spring Wedding

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Weddings

I flew down to Arizona last February for Alice & Abhijeet’s engagement session, just a few weeks before the pandemic shut everything down. At that time, we were all still planning on their wedding happening in the fall. But when the pandemic hit and we all realized the seriousness and longevity of the situation, Alice […]

Your First Family Heirloom

The Legacy Wedding Album

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Photography

Everyone tells you to enjoy your wedding day. Soak it in. Breathe. Relax. Enjoy. And you should! But then the wedding day is over. I cannot tell you how many times I hug a couple at the end of the night and they say, “I can’t believe it’s already over!” You wake up the next morning […]

Nicole & Matt

A Fossil Gorge Spring Maternity Shoot

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Family & Kids

We had one day to make this shoot happen and it was forecasting thunderstorms. (We all had major deja vu; remember their rainy engagement session and then a derecho in Iowa the week of their wedding, knocking out power to their venue???) Three hours before the session, the rain was still holding off, with high […]

Miranda & Ben

A Hiking Trail Spring Proposal

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Engaged

Ben contacted me a few weeks ago. He was in the process of finalizing a ring design with M.C. Ginsberg for his then-girlfriend and wondered if I’d be available to photograph the proposal. I have had the privilege of documenting hundreds of weddings and engagement sessions, but this was my first proposal and it was so […]

Grace & Blake

A Fossil Gorge Spring Engagement Shoot

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Engaged

She confesses that they didn’t really have a proper first date. “I was in high school still and may or may not have told my parents I was going to hang out with my best friend (she’s now my maid of honor!). Blake and I just drove around and talked. He took my to the […]

Jean Louise & Trent

A Fossil Gorge Spring Engagement Shoot

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Photography

They jokingly quote Rhianna, saying they found love in a hopeless place. But, really, who expects to go into the cell phone store and meet their future spouse? “We met at a Sprint Store here in Omaha. My phone had broken and so I needed a new one. Trent helped me and while I was […]

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