They technically met twice. “The ‘first-first’ time we met was the last day of freshman year at Luther College in 2017. I was hanging out with friends in the dorm when Isaiah walked in to say goodbye to a mutual friend (because he was transferring schools). I had heard of him but never met him, […]

I’ll always laugh at how Eric tried to convince his daughter that he met Amy in church choir. (She didn’t believe him.) In reality, they met online in early 2021. (Eric said he knew she was the one after Amy and his daughter, Mia, had met. “Amy is wonderful with kids and her and Mia […]

They met through a very chance phone call. Megan was with her friend, Amber, who was on the phone and needed to stop and tie her shoe laces. (“She’s clumsy and she knows it.”) Amber pushed her phone to Megan who chatted briefly with Nate, who was on the other end of the line. “Nate […]

When Christa from Bread Garden Events reached out to me a month ago to see if I’d be interested in doing a styled shoot, I was immediately all in! Her vision for the updated event space was to showcase the amazing light that ballroom gets as well as the fabulous roof terrace. I’ve photographed weddings […]

New Year’s Eve weddings always have an extra dose of sparkle and life to them and McKenna and Derek’s was filled with that plus a whole lot of laughter, happy tears, and a dance floor that was absolutely overflowing. It was such a fun way to end 2022 and ring in the new year! We […]

I never saw what the wind chill was last Friday, but the temperature hit around 19°F and the wind was bitter on top of that. Annie definitely wanted outdoor photos and had done all the prep work for it, including getting rechargeable hand warmers (that conveniently were hidden in the pockets of her gown), fur […]