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The Richard Family

A Lake MacBride Summer Family Shoot

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Family & Kids

I loved getting to meet Susan’s family! Susan has been coming to my Pilates class at the gym for months and so it was really fun to get to hang out with her outside of the gym. She also introduced me to another part of Lake MacBride that I hadn’t known existed (in part, because […]

Gina & Nick

An Ashton Hill Farm Galena Summer Wedding

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Weddings

What a perfectly beautiful day for Gina & Nick’s wedding!! I had been so excited for their wedding ever since they booked a year and a half ago. Their original wedding date was set for last September, but they rescheduled early on in the pandemic because they really hoped to be able to host a […]

Jean Louise & Trent

A Walker Homestead Summer Wedding

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Weddings

I had been looking forward to their wedding day for a long time and not just because I adore shooting at and working with everyone at Walker Homestead. I knew we were going to have so much fun because hanging out with Jean Louise and Trent at their engagement session earlier this year was so […]

Anna & Matthew

The Bohemian Cedar Rapids Summer Wedding

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Not a lot of weddings start out in the quiet calm of the couple’s home, but if you really want to have a relaxing start to your wedding day, this is how you do it! When I arrived at Anna & Matt’s home, Anna was just wrapping up with hair and makeup in the living […]

Katie & Luke

A Walker Homestead Summer Wedding

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They met in college and their relationship built easily and steadily. “I don’t know if there was a day when I just knew,” Katie said. “Honestly, from the moment I laid eyes on him, I knew I wanted him in my life, but I wasn’t sure in what capacity. As I got to know him, […]

The Schoenfish Family

A Prairie Lakes Park Extended Family Shoot

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Family & Kids

Having not all been together since Christmas 2019, the Schoenfish family got back together this past weekend for no occasion other than to see each other again. Krista, one of four daughters, was the one who contacted me and made all the arrangements. The sisters and their families were all back in their hometown in […]

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