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The last time I saw the whole Crump family was on a misty morning in November 2019 and there were five less people in the group photo! They almost doubled since then! I got to photograph Josh and Lincoln’s family when Lincoln was pregnant with Rockwell and then see them again when Rockwell was a […]

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 […]