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Caitlin & Matt

A Celebration Farm Iowa City Spring Wedding

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Weddings

Caitlin & Matt were married this past Sunday in a beautiful outdoor ceremony at The Celebration Farm. Caitlin and the ladies got ready at Hotel Vetro which is where we met up with them to start the day. The windows in the hotel room shone with warm sunlight and an iPod was playing in the background. […]

client consults series pt 4: prepping for the consult

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To start from the beginning: Client Consults Series Pt 1: Pre-screening Client Consults Series Pt 2: Emails Client Consults Series Pt 3: Scheduling the Consult   When I first started photographing weddings, I’m embarassed to admit that I’m not sure how much, if any, consulting was happening prior to booking. I just wanted to book, […]

Carrie & Nick

A South Slope Spring Wedding in North Liberty, Iowa

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She stood beaming as her gown was pulled snug around her, the skirt fluffed, her veil attached. Every last detail had been thought out and planned and she was finally the bride. The bride to her best friend. He waited outside for her to come to him. He heard her voice calling him before he […]

brave-inspired styled photo shoot

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Once upon a time (several months ago), I watched the Disney movie, Brave, and I became obsessed with Merida’s red, wild hair. And that is, honestly, the way this whole idea was formed. I wanted to photograph someone with hair like that and decided to do my first styled shoot based on the movie. Over-ambitious? […]

Linea & Nick

An Iowa City Winter Wedding

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They’ve come a long way from their first time meeting in college. And with that journey has come love, commitment, and contentment just being with each other. Linea and Nick are the kind of people who, when they love, they love with all they have. You can see it not just from their interactions with […]

wedding photographs in review: 2012

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Without a doubt, 2012 brought some of my favorites weddings…and some of my favorite people. As an artist, I have to enter each wedding day with a fresh perspective. While it may be another wedding weekend on the books for me, it’s the most important day for two people and I cannot–will not–take that lightly. […]

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