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Taylor & Stanley

A Kent Park Fall Maternity Shoot

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Anniversary

As the luck of the calendar would happen, the day I set aside for mini sessions was Taylor & Stanley’s first wedding anniversary and I was soooo excited to see them again! It’s been one year since their stunning backyard tented wedding in Cedar Falls, a day I would redo again and again because it […]

The Triplett Family

A Fossil Gorge Summer Family Shoot

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Family & Kids

I first met Megan when her oldest was in preschool with my oldest and we were carrying along our, at the time, second babies (who are now in preschool together too). I was so happy to be able to photograph this beautiful family this past weekend. We had beautiful sunshine (just look at that glowy […]

The Richard Family

A Lake MacBride Summer Family Shoot

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Family & Kids

I loved getting to meet Susan’s family! Susan has been coming to my Pilates class at the gym for months and so it was really fun to get to hang out with her outside of the gym. She also introduced me to another part of Lake MacBride that I hadn’t known existed (in part, because […]

The Pelzer Family

A Kent Park Summer Family Shoot

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Family & Kids

I got to meet the Pelzer family this past weekend and their darling girls were a delight! Coming up on her first birthday, Tess was all smiles and charm…except when we tried to have her sit in the grass. Savvy was also full of giggles until she let us know that she was done with […]

The Potratz Family

A Hancher Summer Family Shoot

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Family & Kids

Melanie and Dan are not new around here. You may remember their stunning wedding several years ago and, since then, I’ve photographed their pregnancy announcement with Maya, a family session with Melanie’s parents and sister, and now, in this beautiful season of waiting for their second child to arrive! The last time I saw them […]

The Vos Family

A Palisades Cedar Rapids Spring Family Shoot

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Family & Kids

The thing about photographing families repeatedly is that the kids begin to warm up to me quicker each time. Last fall when I photographed the Vos family, we had both a cold day and a shy little girl so we all had to work pretty hard to get some smiles. I walked away from that […]

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