It was a privilege and a delight to partner with Ben and Mattie on their wedding day. They are so genuinely in love and were so genuinely excited to begin the journey of marriage together. They take marriage and its commitment seriously without taking themselves too seriously. They are humble, kind and appreciative of all those that surround them. I'm pretty sure they sent out a blanket of thank yous that encompassed basically everyone at the reception. They're our kind of people. :) We started their day getting ready at the always wonderful Hotel at Kirkwood, which was also the venue for the wedding reception. We traveled to Hancher in Io ... READ MORE

Abbie and Mikael’s wedding day was very chill despite having so many not chill circumstances! The ceremony and reception were both at Hillside Event Center outside of Dubuque and Peosta. The original plan was to have the ceremony outside, but gusty winds in the country are never good for wedding hairstyles or veils, so they moved the ceremony inside for the comfort of everyone involved. We were fortunate to get most of the main activities of the day knocked out before a pretty legit wave of storms rolled through in the evening, not long after the ceremony. We were scrambling around in the raindrops at the start of the storm, taking a few phot ... READ MORE

It was my pleasure to photograph Scott and Kari's engagement session in St Louis recently. We already had a wedding scheduled the next day in St Louis, so we went ahead and piggybacked their session onto our trip. That said, we had one day for the session in St Louis, so the conditions needed to work and out, and fortunately they were perfection! The spring flowers were abundant and we tried to take full advantage of them at the beautiful Missouri Botanical Gardens. We finished up at the St Louis art museum with a very different vibe of simple, classic architecture and sunset photos over the water. READ MORE

We traveled down to St Louis for Logan and Victoria's wedding, on what was a surprisingly beautiful April day. There was rain in the forecast all week, but just like Victoria and I talked about, buying umbrellas for the day will make the rain go away. All this is true, because it rhymes. Okay, so it rained in the morning, but by the time we went out to take any photos, it was a picture perfect day. Logan is next in the long line of cousin weddings that we have photographed, and it's always fun to gather and celebrate with family as we welcome new people into the family. Logan even managed to put on a happy face despite his beloved St. Louis B ... READ MORE

We snuck in Connor and Crissie's engagement session toward the end of fall, and were fortunate to have a really nice day to work with! We started around downtown Cedar Rapids, and then ventured out to Squaw Creek Park to finish up in a more natural setting with a nice, dramatic sunset. Lots of color coming your way in these photos! READ MORE