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The Querrey Family

A Fossil Gorge Summer Family Shoot

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Family & Kids

Many years ago, I met Becky at a styled shoot I did (she modeled for us) and now, years later, we got to reconnect! She’s married now and has a daughter who is just a few months older than mine. She and her husband are building a house so we started their session there which […]

5 Tips For Including Your Dog in Your Engagement Photos

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Tips

I have a lot of couples ask if they can bring their dog(s) along to their engagement session for a few photos. I end up photographing a lot of pups and yet, ironically, I don’t have any pets of my own! When it comes to photographing dogs, while I don’t have any experience as a […]

Samantha & Zach

A Lake MacBride Summer Engagement Shoot

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Engaged

Their first date was in December of 2017 and it was also the first time they met in person. He recalls being a little nervous at first, but mostly because he was afraid there would be awkward silence. As it turned out, the date went really well. They talked about their families, what they wanted […]

Olivia & Malachi

An Intimate Iowa City Spring Wedding During COVID-19

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Weddings

May 9th was their original wedding date. Because of COVID-19, they were forced to reschedule so they sent out mailings for everyone to save their new date. Early last week, they were notified by their venue that they were going to be forced to cancel the second, rescheduled date. Now anyone who has planned a […]

The Campbell Family

A Fossil Gorge Iowa City Fall Family Session

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Family & Kids

Perhaps deciding to blog these during quarantine wasn’t so smart because now I’m looking at Katy’s face on my computer screen and getting all teary. I usually get to see her five days a week and now we are restricted to texting and sending selfies as a reminder of what we look like. (But really, […]

The Albers Family

A Fossil Gorge Iowa City Fall Family Session

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Family & Kids

This sweet family used their session last year to announce baby #2 and now, this year, look at Nile’s adorable little smile and swirl of hair! Kane is still very much into football, as you can see, but not so much into having his picture taken, haha. It is so much fun to see families […]

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