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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Weddings

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

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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 […]

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Jess & Matt Minnick : Des Moines, IA Fairground Wedding

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 […]

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Weddings

Courtney & Kevin : North Iowa Wedding

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 […]

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Jackie & Kyle : Engaged

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 […]

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