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Lindsey & Jeremy

The Gathering Barn Spring Wedding

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Weddings

Though my first wedding of the year was technically back in January, Lindsey & Jeremy’s wedding this past weekend kicked off my busy wedding season. What was forecasted to be a rainy day turned out to be clear and even sunny at times while being a super comfortable mid-60s. With a timeline so well planned […]

Miranda & Ben

A Downtown Iowa City Spring Engagement Shoot

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Engaged

A year ago, Ben proposed to Miranda while out hiking and I got to photograph the whole thing. “It was the best day of my life,” Ben said. “I woke up that morning really nervous. I’d envisioned asking her to marry me for years. I’d mentioned to her throughout the week that we should go […]

Emily & Ian

A Downtown Iowa City & Hickory Hill Spring Engagement Shoot

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Engaged

“We fell really fast for each other and, I knew Emily was the one the January after we met,” Ian said. “I had met her family by then and she had met mine. We were having a great time at a party in Decorah and late in the night I think we both said we […]

Taylor & Taylor

A Downtown Iowa City Spring Engagement Shoot

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Engaged

Their first date was in August of 2020. “It was a warm and sunny summer day. We were in the midst of the pandemic so we had agreed to meet at Red’s because it had a patio. I remember feeling pretty nervous, but that quickly went away once I realized how I felt once we […]

Grace & Blake

A Fossil Gorge Spring Maternity Shoot

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Family & Kids

I cannot tell you how thrilled I was when Grace reached out about a pregnancy announcement photoshoot! Almost one year ago to the day, we did their engagement session at the fossil gorge and their outdoor wedding last fall was unbelievably beautiful! (Remember when we had mid-60s in November?!) Grace and Blake just keep sticking […]

Yejin & Vivek

A Fossil Gorge Spring Engagement Shoot

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Engaged

They met last November in Florida, where he lives and she was attending a medical conference. Vivek knew immediately, “on the first date”, that Yejin was the one. He was so certain, in fact, that he proposed the very next day. “Vivek asked me to marry him the next day after our first date which […]

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