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The Most Special Part of Your Wedding Day

The First Look

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I love First Looks. I love them because, as a bride, I remember spending the morning getting my hair and makeup done, then getting into my gown and feeling so excited; it was my dream gown. I remember sliding into my high heels and buckling the clasps. I remember fastening my veil and touching up […]

Stephanie & Sam

A Kent Park Iowa Winter Engagement Shoot

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Engaged

After talking online for a month, they decided to meet in person. They picked a halfway point between them, which ended up being in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and met over Easter weekend. “We had talked about meeting [later], but instead, I spontaneously asked her to meet me halfway for the weekend. We watched movies, ate great […]

Amy & Zach

A Squaw Creek Park Cedar Rapids Engagement Shoot

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Engaged

Their families have been long friends. He remembers her from high school; she was friends with his sister. And she says they went on a group family vacation with a bunch of families. “We started talking then and the rest is history.” “After about my first year away at college without him, I realized it […]

Jenna & Andy

A Downtown Iowa City Fall Engagement Shoot

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Engaged

It was several years ago when she first spotted him. They were both in the same volleyball league and she was subbing for a team that happened to be playing against his team. “I remember telling my friend, ‘You are probably going to think this is weird, but I am kind of attracted to that […]

Kristal & Lucas

A Glen Oaks Country Club Fall Wedding in Des Moines

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Weddings

Kristal & Lucas’ wedding was the last of my 2015 wedding season and, hallelujah, it was such a stunning way to finish! Their Glen Oaks Country Club wedding was an all-in-one location affair, which made it so easy for everyone to be able to relax. The ladies got ready upstairs in the clubhouse with a […]

Ashlie & Kyle

A Celebration Farm Iowa City Fall Wedding

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If there’s only one word I could use to describe Ashlie & Kyle, it would be fun. Their biggest argument is trying to decide who is funnier. I had so much fun with them at their engagement session earlier this year and I knew their wedding day would be a riot. Their Celebration Farm wedding […]

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