Kristen and I went to high school together ages ago. Our classes and extra-curriculars overlapped, but we didn’t end up keeping in touch after graduation, aside from the occasional post on Facebook. Fast forward to this past year, and I started to notice her name popping up more on my social media feed. Then, she emailed me, with the exciting news that Blake had proposed! The two of them had shared the news with family, but kept it quiet on socials due to Covid and the way that affected wedding planning. (AKA they still don’t know when or where they’ll be getting married!)

Blake and Kristen were traveling through the states to see family, and were going to make a stop in Des Moines. They told me they loved my photography, and wanted to hire me for engagement photos! I was thrilled, and so glad that we had a gorgeous evening at the end of June. Since Blake is from Idaho, and Kristen has lived in multiple states since high school, I chose a few spots near Water Works park that I knew would be great, and we ended the evening by their hotel in West Des Moines’ Jordan Creek Town Center. We captured some sweet moments, and I hope to get to visit them in San Diego one of these days to explore their gorgeous locations… and take more photos, of course! ;)