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Mollie & Dylan

A Countryside Summer Engagement Shoot

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Engaged

Growing up in small towns, their parents went to school together so their families have long history, but Mollie and Dylan didn’t meet until high school, when their separate elementary and middle schools flowed into one. They were both a little nervous for their first date (“and also excited,” said Mollie), but their nerves were […]

Tayler & Travis

A Rural Iowa Farm Snowy Winter Engagement Shoot

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Engaged

“It almost happened immediately,” Travis said. “I knew on our first date,” Tayler added. For Travis, he said it almost happened immediately, “but also slowly over time. She was so supportive right off the bat, but the way we clicked, it’s nothing I can really explain and do justice. I had never really experienced a […]

The Sewards

A Winter Farm Family Shoot

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Photography

We struggled with coordinating our calendars this year, which is why we ended up doing their family photos in December instead of early fall like we have in years past (here and here). However, the colors we ended up getting were perfectly coordinated with their outfits so it’s basically like we planned it perfectly. I […]

The Miller Family

A Winter Farm Family Shoot

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Family & Kids

I woke up on Saturday to the sound of wind battering against the windows. Thankfully, when I checked the weather, it was supposed to die down a bit by the afternoon, but it was still chilly. Carleen scoped out this location and I love the options we had, blocking as much of the wind as […]

Morgan & Ben

A La Porte City Iowa Summer Engagement Shoot

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Engaged

When I first met Morgan three years ago, her and Ben had just moved in together. They had met at a wedding; Ben was an usher and “was trying to seat Morgan and she was less than pleased with my seating and sat herself.” After the reception, they ended up with at a bar with […]

The Fulton Family

A Summer Farm Family Shoot

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Family & Kids

Annette reached out to me a few weeks ago, wondering if I could photograph their family when her daughter and son-in-law would be back in town. We had planned for a Saturday morning, but the forecast was looking terrible for Saturday so we made a quick call to reschedule to a Thursday evening and it […]

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