I had never in my memory been to Ames until this engagement session with Marissa & Drew. Oh wait, I had been there one other time, but it was a quick overnight stay in the frigid cold of winter before an early flight out the next morning so it doesn’t really count. This was the […]

Randi & Nate’s engagement session back in the fall was absolutely gorgeous! We had perfect weather, including the loveliest evening sunshine. We are still counting down to their wedding this year, but in the meantime, it is fun to see their session being featured over on Blushing Bells today! It’s the perfect pick-me-up mid-week during […]

They both grew up in Iowa City, but never ran into each other until medical school. “We had a pathology small group together and sat at a long conference table. When it came my turn to present weekly, the group would look at my presentation on the screen, but Nick always had his eyes on […]

Though they remember meeting in chemistry class in high school, they later learned that they had met far earlier than that. “Technically, we first met in the crib at Zach’s grandma’s house when we were in daycare. I was about 6 months old so I don’t remember that.” But his grandmother has a photo to […]

Rose & Paul met back in the summer of 2008. Their churches combined efforts for a youth summer retreat in Iowa and they were both camp counselors. She recalls that the Iowa group found it odd, “How did a group from Illinois come to know about us? And why would they want to come to […]

I have long been looking forward to this wedding. There are many intertwined friendships within this wedding and I got to see three of my former couples as guests (one in the bridal party)! What you should know about me is that I love photographing weddings, but what actually keeps me going when the days […]