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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 […]

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 […]

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