Words can’t describe how special this session was to me! We took these on the outskirts of Palm Springs, and the California light had me drooling. These two are pretty cute, too! ;)
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Join me and take a peek into one of the most fun engagement sessions you’ve EVER seen! Abbie + Ben met me downtown Des Moines for some urban and rooftop photos. It was the perfect evening + I wish I could relive it over and over again!!
I’m all about the LIGHT. You know this if you’ve read my posts for any amount of time. After all, light makes photography happen. And I’m learning that desert light may be my FAAAAVORITE kind!!! Click through to see this sweet couple’s session in Arizona evening sunshine!
I’ve known these two for years, and actually got to take both Ethan and Maggie’s senior photos. Needless to say, watching them grow into kind & talented adults brings a huge smile to my face! So when Maggie emailed me about photographing their engagement photos, I couldn’t say no. Check out these fun wintery engagement pictures.
Time spent with friends is never wasted. Time spent with friends, taking photos and making memories, in downtown Kansas City!? Well, that’s time gained!!! I had a blast with Michael and Abbey, romping around in glorious November sunshine in the Crossroads District in KCMO. Check out the blog post for more photos of this cute couple!!
Check out Kathryn and Adam’s romantic fall engagement photos at Sugar Bottom in Iowa City, Iowa!
Hailey and Landon made my job SO easy. These two are magical together now, and I know they’ll have an even greater impact on the world around them in marriage. We had a chilly but gorgeous fall afternoon for their engagement photos… click through to see more!
I grew up in Cedar Falls with Laura’s family. I honestly can’t remember a time in Iowa without knowing them! So it was a fun surprise to get an email from Laura, saying that she’d love to have me photograph her wedding to Andrew. Click the post to read more.
Fall vibes, a golden field of grasses, and changing leaves can only mean one thing… fall engagement photos are HERE! I love this time of year, as nature transitions to what will be winter. It’s the brightest time of year for color! And these bright humans— Geoffrey and Kristie— brought lots of laughter & kisses & sweet moments to their engagement session at Grimes Farm in Marshalltown, Iowa. Click the link for more!
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After graduation, Audrey moved to Chicago with some friends. They made a life there, she started grad school, and she also met a cute guy at church. That friendship turned into something more, and not long ago I got an email from Audrey telling me that she and Jordan were engaged!! She asked what my availability was this fall for wedding photography, and here we are. Since I was coming through Chicago to get home from Michigan, we picked some spots to take engagement photos… now October can’t come soon enough!
These two are so much fun! I met with Kristina last year, before the world changed drastically, and we dreamed together about her wedding day at the Tea Room in downtown Des Moines. Well, 2020 turned on us and Brian + Kristina moved their wedding reception to next year, with an intimate ceremony planned for this fall. Thankfully, they made time to take engagement photos this summer & it was a blast to hang out in East Village and a nearby lake.
A girl from Iowa and a guy from Idaho meet during college and after graduation and grad school and long distance, settle in San Diego… where he proposes! They roadtrip to see her family in Iowa, and get engagement photos done on a magical summery evening. Click to see more sweet engagement pictures!
Click to see more engagement photos of Kayla and Michael in Ames, Iowa!
Evette and I met during our college years, and we didn’t really stay in touch. However, social media has a way of keeping even acquaintances connected. So when Evette moved to Des Moines, and got engaged, she sent me an email. It was so much fun to reconnect with her during engagement photos with her and her fiance, Cole!
Sierra’s vibe is “boho bride” and I loved the outfits she put together for this session! I just can’t wait to see her vision for their wedding day come to life. It’s going to be one AMAZING event, and I am so excited to celebrate with these two and their families! Check out more photos from this sweet summery farm engagement session, just outside the Des Moines limits.
After a crazy spring, full of funky weather and COVID cancellations, we finally managed to get a date and location set for engagement photos with Kirsten and Mike! These two had plans to marry in Michigan this summer, but now we’re playing locations by ear. Thankfully, these two were able to drive down from Minnesota to meet me in Mason City for engagement photos. We had a little bit of a chilly evening, but captured some super cute photos of these two in love!
Whitney and Daniel waited SO patiently throughout the month of April for the weather to warm up and things to settle down with COVID to schedule engagement photos. (We actually planned to take them in April, but pushed photos back to May… and honestly I’m so glad we did because we had the MOST gorgeous night!) You’re going to love this couple. They’re so much fun, and it’s going to be a blast celebrating their wedding in October!!!
Do you need a break from the news and social media!? Here’s an idea to brighten up your social distancing or self-quarantine on this Monday!! Put on some Hawaiian music, switch your white noise machine to the “water/waves” sound, and scroll through this cute and romantic engagement session on the beach in Kauai, Hawaii!
Photographing Christina + Noah in the mountains of Colorado, just between Denver and Breckenridge, was a dream come true. Not only did we have the perfect winter afternoon, complete with sunshine & snow flurries & hot chocolate, but these two are both so kind and intentional. Check out this epic winter mountain photo session!!
This fun and casual winter engagement session might just be a favorite forever. Not only are Kalen + Emileigh two of my favorite humans, but we had a blast exploring Des Moines and Jester Park together. Keep an eye out next month for more photos of these two bubbly humans— they get married in March!