If you know your pop culture references, you’ll know why April 25th is the perfect date; “it’s not too hot, not too cold, and you only need a light jacket.” For Laura and JD, April 25th was their perfect date to celebrate love after loss. “We are both widowed, so we understand the journey of […]

There’s something especially wonderful about spring in Iowa. The long, cold winter finally gives way to the chirping of birds and a landscape that starts to wake in a riot of color. We hit those early spring colors with the blooming crab apple trees downtown and the tulip field at Wilson’s Orchard and all of […]

Their friends set them up because friends always know what’s best for you. Is that how the saying goes? Well, in this case anyway, they turned out to be spot on. Clayton’s brother-in-law, Travis (along with a group of others) had talked about setting Jacayla and Clayton up at a wedding they would all be […]

If you want to speak my color language, look no further than Lauren and Matthew’s wedding. These shades of pinks and corals were absolutely perfect and so bright and fun for a spring wedding! The variety in the ladies’ dresses pulled everything together for the exact vision Lauren had. The evening before, I met Lauren, […]

We had the loveliest afternoon at St. Ambrose University for Jenny and Marty’s wedding! It had rained during the day, but by the afternoon, it cleared up and we had the best time walking around campus, Marty’s alma mater, taking pictures. Jenny first reached out right after she saw photos from Mollie and Dylan’s wedding […]

With the forecast calling for thunderstorms all day, we really needed to be prepared for anything. Thankfully, the rain cleared out overnight and we ended up with three seasons of weather in one day (everything except winter!). Bee and Chris are incredibly delightful people and nothing about the weather phased them at all. Their joy […]