From now on, let’s start the cocktail hour before the ceremony, okay? Okay.  Laura and Todd had a bar from the Crafty Cocktail Camper set up to snag a fancy cocktail before you went and sat down for the ceremony.  GENIUS.  So many yummy drinks, platefuls of delicious food, and lots and lots of laughs […]

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Laura & Todd | Clear Lake Iowa Wedding

If it’s true that rain on your wedding day means your marriage will last, then Blake & Taylor’s marriage will last forevvverrrrr – but let’s be honest, it’s going to last forever rain or shine.  It downpoured the first half of their wedding day, which means we had exactly one empty(ish) room for photos the […]

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Blake & Taylor | Rainy North Iowa Wedding

If you think I’m prone to oversharing, you might be right.  I may have gone a *bit* overboard this time…but how can I say no to all of these beautiful details and incredibly sweet moments??  I just can’t!!  As a wedding photographer, I am a complete fool for the details and the little moments and […]

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Katie & Andrew : Cedar Rapids, Iowa | Classy Wedding

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!!  […]

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Mr. & Mrs. Fitzpatrick : Des Moines, IA Spring Wedding

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