They met at Augustana College when he was running for student office and asked her to run with him. They lost the race, but won with their friendship. She says they casually dated their junior year, but went their separate ways. During that time, she realized how much she missed him. “We began dating again our […]

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 […]

Their wedding day dawned with blue skies and fluffy, white clouds. We arrived at her parent’s home where the ladies were all relaxing throughout the house, finishing up makeup, eating lunch, and laughing. It’s my favorite scene to arrive to and the easy spirit carried throughout the rest of the day. Rachel and Carson are two truly sweet […]

When I first met Morgan, one of the first things she told me about her wedding was that she really, really wanted snow. No one could’ve predicted the brutal winter we’ve had here in Iowa–so brutal, in fact, that I wasn’t even sure it would warm up enough to snow! But Morgan got her wish. On […]

The way he looks at her tells you everything you need to know. He adores her in the most sincere of ways and she leans into him because she trusts him explicitly. Theirs has been a long-distance relationship (see how they met!) and I’m so glad they will finally begin their chapter together, in the […]

As is the case with every wedding, everyone hopes for beautiful weather. This past Saturday didn’t bring beautiful weather; it brought rain. But still it was perfect. Because weather doesn’t change the fact that you’re marrying the love of your life. So instead of focusing on how it rained the entire day, I would instead […]