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Gina & Nick

A Dubuque Arboretum Summer Engagement Shoot

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Engaged

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 […]

Anna & Matthew

A Culver’s Greenhouse Cedar Rapids Summer Engagement Shoot

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Engaged

“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 […]

Bryn & Jonathon

A Celebration Farm Summer Wedding

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Weddings

Their original wedding date was last summer, pre-vaccine and during the pandemic lockdown, and they made the difficult decision to postpone…the large celebration. They went ahead with their marriage as planned and I was so honored to be part of the small gathering who celebrated with them last July. Now, 15 days from their 1st […]

The Pelzer Family

A Kent Park Summer Family Shoot

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Family & Kids

I got to meet the Pelzer family this past weekend and their darling girls were a delight! Coming up on her first birthday, Tess was all smiles and charm…except when we tried to have her sit in the grass. Savvy was also full of giggles until she let us know that she was done with […]

The Potratz Family

A Hancher Summer Family Shoot

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Family & Kids

Melanie and Dan are not new around here. You may remember their stunning wedding several years ago and, since then, I’ve photographed their pregnancy announcement with Maya, a family session with Melanie’s parents and sister, and now, in this beautiful season of waiting for their second child to arrive! The last time I saw them […]

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 […]

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