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Elise & Patrick

An Intimate Iowa River Power Restaurant Spring Wedding

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Weddings

Their first meeting was at The Bluebird Diner back in 2014. They dated for 6 months before she introduced him to her daughter and the connection came easily, mostly because her daughter fell in love with his cat and determined that he was an okay guy because “only good people have pets.” The part of […]

Christina & Cam

A Price Creek Amana Spring Wedding

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On her handkerchief, she had their names monogrammed as well as their wedding date and “Colossians 3:12-17”, which reads, “Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselveswith compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as […]

Elizabeth & Seth

A Rapid Creek Cidery Spring Wedding

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The sun did not shine. It was too wet to play. But with alternate plans, it was still a perfect wedding day. Just two days before Elizabeth & Seth’s wedding, we had sunshine and 70 degrees. But on Saturday, the wind blew so hard that the rain was going sideways. The skies were gray and […]

Eva & Aaron

An Iowa City Spring Farm Engagement Shoot

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Engaged

They met in college; both were in leadership positions which meant helping students move in was mandatory. “She was an RA checking in her students and I was carrying their belongings up the stairs. … The next time I heard Eva’s name was when an acquaintance of mine mention her,” Aaron said. “Our first date […]

Featured on The Black Tie Bride

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Featured

It’s always an honor to have one of my couples’ weddings featured on any blog, and I was particularly excited about this feature as it’s long been on my wish list to have a wedding on The Black Tie Bride! Alexa and Michael’s wedding was so much fun to photograph! It’s every photographer’s dream to […]

Danielle & Cody

A South Slope Summer Wedding in North Liberty, Iowa

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They had planned for an outdoor ceremony by the pond, but in the days leading up to Danielle & Cody’s wedding, the forecast predicted rain and thunderstorms. On Friday, they made the call to move the ceremony indoors. In a strange, but great twist of fate, we ended up not getting any rain in North […]

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