She was in the hotel room. Comfortable, but fidgety. Her hair and makeup were done, she had eaten lunch, and she had carefully laid out everything she would be wearing that day. There was nothing left to do but get into her gown. As I began photographing, she softly moved about, busying herself with any last minute […]

Their wedding day dawned with blue skies and fluffy, white clouds. We arrived at her parent’s home where the ladies were all relaxing throughout the house, finishing up makeup, eating lunch, and laughing. It’s my favorite scene to arrive to and the easy spirit carried throughout the rest of the day. Rachel and Carson are two truly sweet […]

I asked what he most admires about her. “That she’s smarter than me, but never tries to prove it. She has never judged me. She will give you anything she has because things don’t matter to her.” She says his unwavering kindness is a trait that she respects in him. They met at a football […]

They first met at a wedding. Technically, they met twice, she says. “The first time was the night before the wedding. We were at hotel watching the World Series. We talked briefly, but we shared the same distaste for Phillip Rivers so I figured he couldn’t be that bad.” The night of the wedding, she pointed […]

They grew up in a small town–her right across the road from his grandparents’ farm–and have known each other since elementary school. “We went to the same high school, hung out with the same crowd, and she even cheered during my basketball games,” he says. “Those years paved the way for our relationship today. Even […]

It was during their Junior year of college at Augustana when they first met. They casually dated that year, she says, but went their separate ways at the end of the year. It didn’t take long, however, before she realized how much she missed him and just wanted to be with him. They began dating […]