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Monica & Cory

A Voxman Music Hall & St. Burch Tavern Downtown Iowa City Spring Engagement Shoot

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Engaged

Their first date was in mid-2019, but they had met almost a decade before. They reconnected in 2018 because Monica planned several events at Big Grove Brewery, where Cory works, for her job and they quickly became friends. They were meeting for drinks at Reds (ironically, the restaurant where they had first met back in 2010) and “it was […]

Brooke & Wyatt

A Voxman Music Hall Winter Engagement Shoot

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Engaged

They met in the summer of 2016 through a mutual friend. Brooke doesn’t remember exactly how they coordinated their first meeting, but she does remember that they drove around the countryside and small town in Wyatt’s truck, talking and driving for hours and finding out they had a lot in common. “Wyatt has always been […]

How To Stay Warm in Snowy or Cold Weather Photos

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I live in Iowa so it’s inevitable that the months of January through March are pretty cold. We have days of beautiful fluffy snow and 30°F and we also have days of blustery wind with highs below zero (as I type this, it’s -6°F outside). There’s no predictability and, for that reason, I’ve always said […]

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 […]

Erin & Tyler

A Wilson’s Ciderhouse & Venue Snowy Winter Wedding

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Weddings

Erin & Tyler are some of the kindest, sweetest people you’ll ever meet. It has been so much fun getting to know them and work with them throughout their engagement and wedding-planning season of life. Their original wedding date was set for February, but they are both pilates in the U.S. Navy and when they […]

The Vos Family

A Cedar Rapids Lifestyle Newborn Shoot

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Family & Kids

Since my last trip to their home in late October for Andrea’s maternity session, much has changed. The Christmas tree is up, the holiday decor beautifully displayed throughout the house, Harlow’s face is healed (!!), and they have welcomed their beautiful new daughter, Maren, into their family. This time, after having photographed their family several […]

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