Random fact you may not know about us : we lived in Houston, Texas, for a brief amount of time when we were first married!  We craved an adventure and wanted to find out if we are city people or small town people.  Turns out we are small town people, but we got to know […]

It was a B-E-A-UTIFUL Sunday evening as we drove to Aaron’s parents’ farm to take Aaron & Courtney’s engagement photos.  Our windows were down, the pheasants were playing in the grasses near the road, and the sun was shining in through our open sunroof.  Then suddenly, a looming, daunting storm cloud came into sight and […]

A + M were married at the Historic Park Inn in Mason City, and although we live here, we’d never really explored its details!  The straight lines, moody lighting, short ceilings (good thing we’re short!), and speak easy bar in the basement take you back to another era!  If you haven’t been – you definitely […]

Romance.  Myriah was specific in that she wanted romantic engagement photos, and boy did they bring their romance game!  How can it not be romantic with a marine uniform and a long black dress??  It just screams Nicholas Sparks novel! I also got to use our front yard as a backdrop for the first time!!  […]

August 21, 2017, an event occurred that whole the whole world watching – Mat & Emma got engaged…oh, and a solar eclipse happened!  Mat took Emma on a road trip to experience the totality of the solar eclipse and proposed to her while it was happening!!!  How AWESOME is that!?!!  Oh, and it gets better!!  […]

Matt & Jess got married on a BEAUTIFUL spring day at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines!!  The trees were just starting to bloom, the sun was shining, and the Agricultural building couldn’t have been more grand with it’s gorgeous windows and exposed brick! These two love birds were giddy with excitement – I’m […]

Where do I even begin with this couple??  Courtney stole my heart the first time I met her – we met for a beer at Fat Hill Brewery in Mason City before their engagement session in November so we could get to know each other and calm the nerves a bit before they got in […]

I’m pretty sure we’ve gotten more snow this April than we have the rest of the winter, which has made it really difficult to get some spring photos!  We got snowed out by 18 inches of snow the first time we tried to take Kyle & Jackie’s engagement photos, but we were able to sneak […]

So what is a First Look, anyway??  A first look is when a specific time is setup on the wedding day for the bride and groom to see each other before the ceremony!  This is a very sweet and unique moment of your day that you will remember forever!  Now I know the old tradition […]