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I'm Emily and I'm so happy you're here! This blog is a journal about my life and my latest work. Stay a while and say hello!

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Photographing Your Paper Suite

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Tips

Back when I first start photographing weddings, I was frustrated when I’d arrive on a wedding day and there’d be no paper suite to photograph. I knew each bride was paying a lot of money to have her beautiful invitations, RSVPs, save the dates, and programs designed, compiled, and mailed out, but I wasn’t able to document […]

Kelly & Walt

A Celebration Farm Iowa City Summer Wedding

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Weddings

One of my favorite things about being a wedding photographer is working with families more than once. Last summer, I photographed James & Skylar’s wedding and this year, I was honored to be asked to shoot James’ sister Kelly’s wedding. I had met Kelly & Walt last year, of course, and then again earlier this […]

Corrie & Jared

A Clarion Iowa City Summer Summer Wedding

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Weddings

Here’s one of the many things I love about Corrie: she cheerfully declared that a little rain wasn’t going to ruin her day. And you know the cool thing about her declaration? Shortly after stating that, the rain that was scheduled to pour all day long dissipated and didn’t make an appearance again. It was […]

Henry: Eight Months

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Personal

Oh my sweet boy, How many times this past month have I hugged you tight and memorized your wild giggles and squishy cheeks? So many. So many times. I feel like each month we settle into our new normal more than the month before and I just can’t get enough of you. The other day […]

mompreneuership, part 3: email folder organization

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Business

Previously on mompreneurship: PART 1: OUTSOURCING Part 2: Post-Production As a small business owner with nearly all of my client communication happening via email, all the way from the first inquiry to the final instructions on how to finalize and approve the wedding album, it’s vital to my business and also my sanity to keep […]

bethany & zach’s wedding album

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Photography

I love-love-love Bethany & Zach’s final wedding album! The colors are so vibrant and the photos are so happy! You can see more of their wedding here, but since they just finalized their wedding album design, I thought I’d share. I believe that the album, more than any other product I offer, tells the best story of the […]

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