September and October are packed with family sessions and this beautiful family of 8 is just one of the many! This family is new to me, although we have several connections (as it usually happens), including that I have done family photos for Leah’s brother’s family! With a family of this size and age range […]

If you ever need a little dose of sunshine, you just need a squishy little Boyd in your life. It was such a pleasure meeting the Stoner family! We had been eyeing the weather as it was super gloomy a few hours before their session and I was debating rescheduling (which is always tricky to […]

I cannot believe it’s been almost 5 years since their gorgeous wedding at Glen Oaks! Their sunset photos that day had to be some of the best and that was due, in part to the location and in part to the perfection of Iowa fall colors. I’ll always remember their wedding day with a smile […]

It was much colder last year at their session and they were also missing a wonderful, squishy, smiley piece of their family: baby Noah! Charlotte has grown so much, perhaps being a bit sister will do that. She is the same age as my daughter and it’s always fun to photograph kids whose ages and […]

I have a lot of couples ask if they can do some pictures with their dog(s) on their wedding day. I end up photographing a lot of pups both at engagements and at weddings and it’s always so fun, a bit wild, and wonderfully memorable! When it comes to photographing dogs, while I don’t have […]

A family who I get to see year after year is the Ohloffs and, oh, they are so much fun. First of all, they always have the best style game. (See: engagement, wedding, family, and family) And I have also gotten to see Jordyn and Emily grow up all the way from itty bitty flower […]