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Liz & Michael

A Wilson’s Orchard Fall Engagement Shoot

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Engaged

They met through mutual friends at football tailgates. “We would talk occasionally,” Liz said. “We would make jokes and talk about movies.” In a tailgate group full of couples, they were the only single people there so they were paired up for beer pong and party games. They shifted easily from friends into a relationship. […]

The Bloomfield Family

A Fossil Gorge Fall Extended Family Shoot

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Family & Kids

This is my third time photographing the Bloomfield’s extended family, but I’ve been so lucky to know them for even longer than that! I first met this whole group at Elizabeth and Seth’s wedding in 2018 and it’s so wild how much changes in, what seems like, a short time. Flower girls become high school […]

Sara & Ryan

A Knapp Creek Event Center Fall Wedding

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Weddings

They met six years ago at a Brooks & Dunn concert at the Mississippi Valley Fair. She was there with a group of her friends and he was there with a group of his. Both groups merged during the concert and Ryan asked Sara if she wanted to get on his shoulders to “see better.” […]

Jacqueline & Aaron

A Palisades Cedar Rapids Summer Engagement Shoot

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Engaged

They met a year ago online. She swiped on him because he had pictures of his dog, Dewey, on his profile; “an easy conversation starter.” They are both teachers so one of their first conversations was how their summer was going. Their first date was happy hour at Zeppelin’s. “It was still summer, so I […]

Melissa & Ian

A Bella Sala Fall Wedding

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Weddings

It was the perfect November day for a wedding! Sunny, warm, and colorful (green grass with orange leaves? yes, please!) Melissa and Ian laid out their wedding day non-traditionally and it was so intimate and calm, while also being so fun. They had their ceremony with just family and wedding party, followed by dinner. Friends […]

Rachel & Kody

A Fossil Gorge Fall Maternity Shoot

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Family & Kids

I have been so excited to see Rachel and Kody again! Their wedding was an absolute joy to be part of and I still look back through their photos with a huge smile on my face. In the time since that, Rachel has gotten her PhD (she just did her doctoral defense a couple of […]

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