There’s something especially wonderful about spring in Iowa. The long, cold winter finally gives way to the chirping of birds and a landscape that starts to wake in a riot of color. We hit those early spring colors with the blooming crab apple trees downtown and the tulip field at Wilson’s Orchard and all of […]

They met at work, but really got to know each other during the pandemic. Their first date was in May 2021. “I was nervous because, even though we had been talking to each other more and hanging out together at work, I’m not a super open person. It can take a while for me to […]

They met in college–UW Madison–at a football game, which is especially funny because Rebecca doesn’t like football very much, but is definitely happy now that she had tickets to the game that weekend. “We met through a mutual friend in our sophomore year,” says Rebecca. “We technically met for the first time before a football […]

What a beautiful afternoon for Katie & Shane’s wedding!! I personally love Friday weddings (I got married on a Friday as well) and I’m so glad that Katie and Shane got beautiful weather and a relaxing day to begin their marriage. I fell in love with their beautiful children and and felt so honored to […]

With their wedding coming up next month and both of them working busy schedules, we had a very limited time to get their engagement session in. Thankfully, we had the most beautiful sunlight (!), but it was incredibly humid and hot outside and we were all sweating so much and batting at bugs between every […]

The weekend before and the weekend after were both filled with rain, down-pouring rain. Planning an outdoor wedding in April takes the same sort of courage that it takes of winter brides hoping to escape snow storms. My husband and I got married in April and we had the most beautiful weather on our wedding […]