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Amber & Travis

A South Slope Fall Wedding in North Liberty, Iowa

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When I got there, I thought something must be wrong because she was completely calm; almost too calm. But despite my inquiry, she said she felt fine, not nervous, not anxious, just ready. Ready to become his wife. Amber and Travis had planned an outdoor ceremony and I had known it was going to be […]

Tara & Jake

An Iowa City Sheraton Fall Wedding, Part 2

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To see their beautiful ceremony, click here.  Between the ceremony and the reception, the bridal party headed to Mickey’s Irish Pub for drinks. Some of my favorite candids were taken there. Despite the low light, Jen and I managed to grab these before heading over to the Sheraton, where the reception was going to be […]

Tara & Jake

An Iowa City Fall Ceremony, Part 1

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They met as freshmen in their co-ed dorm at Drake. She thought he was cute, but knew he was shy. After almost a full semester, in December on her birthday, a card slid under her door. She opened the card, which was both a happy birthday wish and an invitation to go on a date. […]

products: wedding albums

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I have been scouting for an album company for quite a while. I had a list of criteria that I put all potential album companies through and none of them were knocking it out of the park for me. In fact, none of them came close to meeting all of my requirements…until I stumbled into […]

sunrise, sunrise, looks like morning in your eyes

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It had been my idea to go hiking. It was Kevin’s idea to get up before dawn to go hiking. I am not a morning person so you can imagine how torn I was: do I waste precious sleeping-in time on a day off or do I get up and go with my husband and […]

iowa city family: protextor

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I had heard a lot about the family before I ever met them. Vicki and I used to worked together and she always talked about her boys and how much she missed them. Having everyone back for the weekend was a treat for sure and one that needed to be taken advantage of so she […]

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