Words cannot describe the amount of detail and design that went into this reception. Truly, words can’t describe it which is why, luckily, I have photos. 🙂 You’ve already seen Drew and Keri’s beautiful ceremony, now it’s time to show you their lavish reception. It was held at Sister’s Garden & Bloom, which is a […]

I had to run to Kalona on Monday to pick up my tripod, which I had left at the wedding on Saturday. As I drove by my brother’s house, I spotted my adorable nieces and nephew out by the sidewalk with a lemonade stand. I pulled over right there on the street (possibly illegally parking […]

The living room in my parent’s home consisted of a piano, an organ, a sofa, a loveseat, a rocking chair, several end tables, a large record player (shorter than the organ but otherwise the same size), and a recliner. There was no television. As a child, this was embarrassing. My friends had seen all of […]

“I pursued her,” he said. I had just asked him how they went from friends to a relationship. Swoon, tell me a girl who doesn’t want to be pursued. They told me they’ve known each other their whole lives and even went to the same high school, but he was several years older than her […]

It started out with coatings of hairspray and dustings of powder in a huge suite where everyone could lounge and drink mimosas.  Yes, please.  Carly was one of the most relaxed brides I’ve ever encountered and it continued to show throughout the day, in various stages of everyone else’s stress, just how great her calming […]

My sister and her family were in town for Thanksgiving.  As previously mentioned in the post about my parents, Meg and I had arranged a photo swap since we are both photographers.  We chose Sunday just from the sheer chance that it worked best in all of our schedules, but it turned out that it […]