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5 Tips for Including Your Dog in Your Engagement Photos

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Tips

I have a lot of couples ask if they can bring their dog along to their engagement session for a few photos. I end up photographing a lot of pups and yet, ironically, I don’t have any pets of my own nor do I wish I did. So when it comes to photographing dogs, I […]

Sarah & Ian

An Iowa City Sheraton Summer Wedding

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Weddings

Planning an outdoor wedding in any area of the country involves two things: 1) a backup plan and 2) a flexible spirit. While we encountered no rain on their wedding day, we did have a brutal heat wave sweep through that brought temps in the upper 90s with “but it feels like 103” cautions from […]

Stephanie & Kurt

A St. Paul Catholic Fall Wedding

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Weddings

We arrived the morning of the wedding to her family’s farm. The ladies were inside, getting makeup done, hair pinned up in curled up-dos, and the wedding gown hanging on the doorframe in the living room. Stephanie was both excited and calm. Stephanie and Kurt have known each other since elementary school. They started dating in […]

Bridget & Jason

A Washington Iowa Fall Farm Engagement Shoot

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Engaged

They were young when they met. Babies actually. Bridget says it all started in 2009 at the Washington County Fair. “I was with my best friend at the time and she and Jason were in the same 4-H club. I said to her, ‘That boy looks so familiar. What’s his name?’ Of course [when she […]

Mompreneurship, part 6: Office Management System (Pixifi)

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Business

Previously on mompreneurship: PART 1: OUTSOURCING PART 2: POST-PRODUCTION PART 3: EMAIL FOLDER ORGANIZATION PART 4: MONTHLY TASK LIST PART 5: CLIENT GIFTS This post has been lingering for a long time. It’s so hard to break it down to figure out where to start. I’m gonna try my best and hope this is inspires you […]

Sarah & Nathan

An Amana Festhalle Barn Fall Wedding

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Weddings

It’s always an honor to photograph a couple’s wedding day, but even more so when it’s a family member of a past couple! In this case, I’ve had the honor of photographing both of the Winn sisters’ weddings and I just adore their family so much! (Emily & Owen just celebrated their 2nd anniversary a few […]

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