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Nicolette & Casey

A Kiwanis Park Spring Engagement Shoot

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Engaged

They met almost ten years ago on a Friday night in downtown Iowa City. “She was out with some friends and ran into some friends she knew from classes at Iowa who were there with Casey. “I don’t remember quite what we talked about, but it wasn’t for very long and I just remember thinking […]

Kali & Robert

A Noelridge Park Intimate Spring Wedding

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Weddings

Emily from Soiree reached out to me two weeks ago to see if I was, by chance, available on Wednesday, May 1st, for a wedding at Noelridge Park. I was so excited to see that my day was open and quickly connected with Kali and Robert. They chose May 1 for their wedding date because […]

Jennie & Ryan

A Midnight Gem Spring Wedding

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Weddings

Back at their engagement session, Ryan had said the thing he was most looking forward to about their wedding day was, “finally being able to call Jennie my wife and making her so happy.” Now they are finally husband and wife and I was so honored to be there to witness their marriage and document their […]

Dana & Danny

A Kent Park Spring Engagement Shoot

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Dana and Danny met in Chihuahua, Mexico in 2016 while they were both on an optometry medical mission. “During that trip, we didn’t have many interactions as he was working mostly with third and fourth your students at the slit lamps (the devices we use to assess the front and back surface of the eye),” […]

25 Local Summer Activities

Kids Summer Adventure List in Iowa City

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Personal

Ever since my kids were young, but especially now that they are school age, summertime has been a time for all the day trip adventures. Since I’m a wedding photographer, summers are typically very busy so short little bursts of adventures are the perfect way to make memories and have fun without committing a lot […]

Mollie & Dylan

A Davenport Starlite Ballroom Snowy Winter Wedding

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I had been looking forward to this [almost] New Year’s Eve wedding ever since Mollie & Dylan first reached out, in part because I had photographed Mollie’s cousin’s wedding last New Year’s Eve and it felt very kismet to reunite with that whole extended family again for another holiday wedding! Then I got to know […]

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