It’s been nine years since I photographed Stephanie and Sam’s wedding day and I still remember how much fun we had that day (and how hot it was!). In the nine years since, they’ve grown to a family of six and moved multiple times around the country. They knew they would be in Iowa this […]

A few days shy of exactly two years ago, I met Lauren when I photographed her sister’s wedding. A year ago, I got an email from Lauren, asking if I would be available for her own wedding: “We literally got engaged yesterday and nothing is even close to set yet. We’d love to make next […]

I have been so lucky to know Amanda and Tyler for years now! I did their engagement session in 2020 with their wedding on the biggest wedding Saturday of the year: 10/10/20. They just had their second son and I was so excited when I got the message that he had arrived! I was able […]

The first time I met Lincoln and Josh was over 4 years ago and Lincoln was pregnant with their first. They now have two children with a third on the way! Lincoln reached out to me a few weeks ago with an idea for a painting-in-the-forest style of shoot. She worked really hard to get […]

The forecast said “abundant sun” and it did not lie, haha. While the temperatures were warm in the mid-80s (and no clouds!), we were thankful it was cooler than a few days before when the heat index was well over 100 degrees. We also utilized as much shade as we could for pictures to keep […]

We had a sweltering heat wave for the Smith family’s pictures, but we scheduled them for the morning which helped a lot. As is the case with my own kids, taking pictures in the morning also helps a lot with kids’ attitudes and Owen and Piper did so good! Remember Piper’s amazing short hair from […]