It’s couples like Amanda and Cooper who make me fall in love with being a wedding photographer all over again! Nothing could have ruined their perfect day. Even with a heat advisory of 100º+ they were content to continue with their outdoor ceremony under the shaded ceremony space at Little Lights on the Lane. You’d […]

What a gorgeous evening for Melissa and Zeke’s botanical garden engagement session! When I asked Melissa where she envisioned their session, she said they’re always up for a drive together. With that in mind, I set out to find a beautiful garden location for their session. The Dubuque Botanical Gardens proved to be the perfect […]

What an amazing day for Olivia and Josh’s Ashton Hill Galena wedding! I’ve shot at Ashton Hill Galena a few time since it was completed last year. The view overlooking the rolling hills of Galena looks absolutely breathtaking in every season! We celebrated Olivia and Josh here with an engagement session last fall. Photographing these […]

While most of my session work is outside, I got to do something a little different this week. Just before listing their first home for sale, we set up a cozy home session for Erin and Matt. Erin asked if I would capture them in the space that has meant so much to them. Joey, […]

We met at the Devonian Fossil Gorge in Iowa City for Jazmin and Beau’s engagement session, which is one of my favorite locations. The stone is so light and pretty. I’m glad Jazmin picked this spot for their session! Thankfully, after a week of rain, we had a rain-free evening! As you’ll see throughout their […]

Jill and Ty’s Wisconsin engagement session was so special to photograph! I’ve known Jill since we were in high school together. Since then, I’ve gotten to photograph her family on a few occasions. When Jill reached out after Ty proposed, I was thrilled to have their wedding date available! Reconnecting with these two during their […]

After the long, cold winter months, it feels so good to be outside shooting sessions again! Taylor and Adam’s Cedar Rapids engagement session was the perfect way to spend the first moments of spring.  We aligned their engagement session with a wedding-planning trip to Taylor’s hometown of Cedar Rapids. As a photographer, I never quite […]

I spent my Valentine’s weekend this year celebrating — Galentine’s style! When I saw that Shelly Sarver was hosting a flower workshop at Tamory Hall in Pella for Galentine’s day, I signed up ASAP! A fun morning of creating is not something I like to pass up! I grabbed one of my high school gal […]

Oh you guys, I’m finally sharing photos from the most gorgeous shoot I attended back in October! Last fall was crazy with weddings and moving, so now I’m finally getting caught up on projects like this that are just for me and my personal growth as a photographer 🙂 Wayyy before the pandemic was a […]