Courtney & Kevin : ridiculously sweet, kind, fun, easy-going, + adorable Before Courtney & Kevin’s engagement session we got to know them over a couple ciders at Fat Hill Brewing downtown!  Our ciders warmed us up for the chilly night of gorgeous engagement photos and laughter.  The whole evening was simply a fun double date with […]

Introducing Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Lodes!!  These two were our last wedding of 2017 and they ended it right!  They are a bubbly, beautiful couple that radiate love for each other!  We seriously could not have asked for sweeter couples this year!  I can’t believe how blessed we are to have the honor to photograph […]

Matt and Allison Till had one of the best, most beautiful country, rustic weddings I’ve seen!  They had their first look at the lime kilns in Maquoketa, IA, then got married in a beautiful Catholic church with lots of WONDERFUL natural light!  Jackpot!!  After the ceremony we headed to the pasture where Matt has his […]

Nick & Brooklyn Hanna  —  kind, sweet, easy-going, lovers of Jesus. I love photographing these two – they have easy smiles and are playful & sweet in their love for each other!  Brooklyn looked absolutely STUNNING in her dress and is that not the most EPIC wedding bouquet you’ve ever seen?!  Good golly, The Red […]

super adorable newlyweds – fun bridal party –  gorgeous day in august – beautiful, beautiful details – amaaaazing venue –  to die for cupcakes –  This wedding checked all the essentials off my list! :p  Cupcakes are oooobviously essential to a fabulous wedding day for me! This wedding also had some amazing vendors that I […]

Daniel & CJ : fun, easy-going, loving couple who both have the prettiest eyes!  They and their families rented a VRBO home in Albert Lea, MN, (which, p.s., is for sale!) for both the ceremony and reception!  Only their closest families were present, which made for a sweet, and intimate day – I LOVE these […]

This beautiful family braved a pretty dynamic thunderstorm for these family photos back in my home of Clinton, IA!  The kiddos played in the rain, jumped in some puddles, and we got some pretty memorable photos through it all! And let’s be real…Samantha’s hair has the most perfect curls through rain and some dense humidity…every […]

Okay, y’all!  I tried something a little new this time for Liz & Patrick’s blog post!  I REALLY like the idea of listening to music while looking at your photos as it adds that extra little emotion.  Check out the video here!

I love getting to visit this sweet boy!  Baby Jack is already 6 months!  He has fantastic expressions and his smile lights up the whole room!  Enjoy this sweet boy’s adorable baby rolls and gleeful smiles! 🙂