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Madison and Josh had an amazing wedding celebration at the Pella Opera House in Pella, Iowa. The weather was perfect! Sunshine during the day with a slight cooler evening. Madison and Josh could not have asked for a better day to say I do! Madison and Josh wanted their first sight of each other on […]

Emily and Caleb had their engagement shoot in Pella, IA. Everyone that knows me knows I love shooting in this beautiful town. I had an absolute blast photographing Emily and Caleb. This couple is the sweetest! Emily and Caleb were naturals at photographs! Emily and Caleb met at Bible study at Caleb’s church a few […]

Carole and Neil had a beautiful wedding held in Melrose, Iowa on family property. Carole and Neil’s wedding was a beautiful day celebrating the two of them along with family and friends. The couples theme was lots of greenery, beautiful flowers and terracotta colors for the wedding party. The bride wore a beautiful ivory gown […]

Everyone should know by now that I could go on and on about my couples and all the beautiful things that make them AMAZING! Ashlee and Zach are so amazing! I felt instantly connected with Ashlee & Zach throughout their entire wedding planning. I can’t tell you how much I appreciate couples that stay in […]

I could tell instantly through communication with Madison that this couple was the sweetest. I asked Madison if she had a location in mind for her engagement shoot and she said she did not, so I gave her a few location ideas. I also told her about Ledges State Park which is absolutely beautiful.  I […]

I often feel endlessly lucky that I get to use my creative skills on a daily basis to create beautiful memories for all of my couples. As a wedding photographer, I see all sorts of weddings from the extremely lavish & luxurious, to beautiful intimate quiet backyard moments together. No matter the scale of the […]

I was so excited to photograph Victoria and Keegan’s wedding as I knew how incredibly wonderful and sweet Victoria and Keegan and their entire family is, having photographed a wedding for this beautiful family once before! Victoria and Keegan’s day could not have been a more perfect day! The smiles on their faces show their […]

Casey & Kyle’s wedding at Annett Nature Center in Indianola, Iowa was filled with love! Casey’s personal touch to her wedding day was amazing from the hand made special gift boxes for their girls to the cutest signs for the little ones to walk down the aisle. Such a beautiful day for a beautiful couple. […]

Sarah & Brandin’s day started with a 47% chance of rain in the forecast. As I drove to their wedding, I just assumed we would be moving their outside wedding to indoors. However shortly after arriving, the sky opened up to a gorgeous day for Sarah and Brandon with beautiful clear blue skies. Sarah walked […]

On my way to this engagement session, the clouds started forming, wind picked up and sprinkles started so I messaged Carole to see if she wanted to reschedule or proceed. Carole made the decision to proceed and I am so happy she did because the clouds opened up and the sun came back out. It […]

Pella, Iowa and Red Rock hold a lot of memories for Brooke and Kevin and because of those memories they chose this beautiful location for their engagement session. Pella happens to be at the start of Tulip Time making it the perfect timing for photos. We had a blast walking around this beautiful area. Brooke […]

Katie and Nick were married in a beautiful outside ceremony at Kacena Farms in Vinton, IA, @kacenafarms. Such a beautiful venue and Katie and Nick, with the help of family, had it decorated in beautiful colors of navy, burgundy and sunflowers. The sunflowers hold a sentimental memory for Katie and Nick as Nick proposed to […]