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Skylar & James

An Iowa Memorial Union Summer Wedding

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Oh, I’m just so excited to share this Iowa Memorial Union wedding with you guys! I hit it off with Skylar & James the moment I met them and I was so excited for them to finally be married! They met at a birthday party back in their early teens. Skylar readily admits she was […]

Bethany & Zach

A Downtown Iowa City Summer Engagement Shoot

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Engaged

There isn’t one moment where I just knew Zach was the one,” she says. “It was a process for me. A process of little moments that just kept telling me that I didn’t want to ever lose him.” They met in college and when he saw her, he instantly looked at his buddy and told […]

Lizzie & Andy

A Hotel Vetro, Iowa City Summer Wedding

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July has thrown us a lot of curveballs with the weather. It was no exception on Saturday for Lizzie & Andy’s wedding. Despite the drizzle, the enormous windows at Hotel Vetro gave us lots of natural light to work with as well as using a rooftop area. I remember this story of when they were first […]

Brittany & Samir

A Bella Sala Summer Wedding

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It’s clear that their love for each other includes a healthy dose of respect and care. They share a genuine connection and understanding that is so beautiful to witness. With all of the July 4th festivities happening around the country, these two wrapped themselves close with their friends and families to celebrate the start of […]

Kristen & Jeremy

A Hickory Hills Iowa City Summer Engagement Shoot

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Engaged

Neither can remember their first date. Not because it wasn’t special or they have terrible recall. Rather, they had been good friends for so long that their friendship transitioned so easily into dating. She says, “Dating for us just felt natural and I think we both didn’t know why we waited so long. I had always […]

Megan & Trent

A Great Gatsby Themed Spring Wedding at The Iowa Memorial Union

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It had been just 3 hours after he proposed on their picnic in the park when she sent me an email. He had asked her who their photographer should be and her response was, “Emily, of course!” While I had grown up knowing him (our families were neighbors and we carpooled to school together), up to that […]

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