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Jessica & Jordan

A Davenport Country Club Fall Wedding

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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 […]

Cortney & Christian

A Kent Park Iowa Fall Engagement Shoot

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Engaged

They both admit that they have always known they were meant to be together. Christian said, “I think deep down I always knew. When you  meet somebody as young as we were [in high school], you tend to go through growing pains…and we had ours. Through a few break-ups though, I realized I had never been […]

Jaclyn & Jake

A Cornell College Summer Engagement Shoot

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Engaged

As a freshman in high school, she remembers having a crush on him. He was a senior and she was sure he’d never notice her, but you remember how high school was. Fast forward several years and they are states apart, but both on Facebook one late night. (Facebook: creating marriages since 2010.) The next time […]

Beth & Jim

A Celebration Farm Iowa City Fall Wedding

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Beth & Jim’s Celebration Farm wedding day was a perfect celebration of their many years together and their perseverance through long-distance and college then grad & med school. They are both brilliant people and yet they have such genuine hearts and a quirky sense of humor that makes them both adorable and also incredibly lovable. Beth […]

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 […]

Ellen & Jason

A Terry Trueblood Park Summer Engagement Shoot

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Engaged

They first met over breakfast at the Blue Plate Cafe in Memphis, Tennessee. She was living in Mississippi at the time; he in Memphis. They have now ended up in Iowa City as she is finishing up her PhD dissertation at Iowa. When I asked her how she knew he was “the one”, she responded, […]

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