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McKenzie & Jeramey

A Downtown Iowa City Spring Engagement Shoot

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Engaged

They met soon after the new year of 2022 had been rung in. They went out for a lunch date and then again that evening for dinner. For both of them, it clicked really quickly. “Everything felt right and I wanted to make a life with Kenzie and our kids,” Jeramey said. Combined, they have […]

McKenna & Derek

The Gathering Barn New Year’s Eve Winter Wedding

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Weddings

New Year’s Eve weddings always have an extra dose of sparkle and life to them and McKenna and Derek’s was filled with that plus a whole lot of laughter, happy tears, and a dance floor that was absolutely overflowing. It was such a fun way to end 2022 and ring in the new year! We […]

The Nepola Family

A Voxman Music Hall Fall Family Shoot

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Family & Kids

Ali was a bridesmaid in a wedding I photographed last year and she reached out to me a couple of weeks ago to see if there was any chance I’d have time to do a family photo session while she and her family were in Iowa over Thanksgiving. Between their schedule and mine, there was […]

Annie & Josh

A Celebration Farm Snowy Winter Wedding

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Weddings

I never saw what the wind chill was last Friday, but the temperature hit around 19°F and the wind was bitter on top of that. Annie definitely wanted outdoor photos and had done all the prep work for it, including getting rechargeable hand warmers (that conveniently were hidden in the pockets of her gown), fur […]

The Penick Family

A Kent Park Fall Family Shoot

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Family & Kids

The last time I got to photograph the Penick family was when Colby was still on the inside; just weeks from her birth. It has been so much fun seeing Cortney and Christian grow their family!! I’ve been with them since their engagement! They got married in 2016 and then I got to photograph them […]

The Larew Smith Family

A Kent Park Fall Family Shoot

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Family & Kids

If you’ve spent any amount of time around my blog, you know I absolutely adore Trent and Jean Louise. I first met them back in…2021 (is that true? It feels like so much longer ago than that!) for their engagement session and it was absolutely amazing. So when their wedding came later that year, it […]

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