So much of wedding planning can be overwhelming- it’s easy to get decision fatigue. Any good photographer will have plenty of location ideas for engagement photos, but here are a few to get you started planning!
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It’s always a joy when Instagram friends become real life friends & clients! Diana has followed me for a while, so when she asked me to photograph her intimate wedding to Hunter. Although they live in Minnesota, they married in Des Moines, where they started dating . The Polk County Courthouse is iconic, and it was so fun to get to witness the start of their marriage there!
We had a deliciously beautiful evening wandering our alma mater of ISU. Summertime is ISU at its most calm, and in some regards, its most enjoyable season! Enjoy Liz and Chris’ engagement session. :)
Summer and rooftops and photos with your best friend & fiance! What could be better?! (Maybe including ice cream… or kittens… but otherwise, I can’t think of a more perfect evening!) Keaton & Hannah tie the knot this month (eloping in Iceland!) and then we get to celebrate with their family + friends in Atlantic, Iowa in July!
I love these two- life is exponentially more fun with them around! Lo & Wiz light up any room, and it’s a joy to know them and get to capture their love. Enjoy some highlights from their engagement photos!
Every wedding day is special to me- but this one is extra sweet, because Michelle is one of my best friends & she married the love of her life, Matt, in November. I was able to be there to photograph & celebrate with them- such a joyful day!
Fall engagement photos are always the most sought after, and last year was no exception. Thankfully, Joy & Austin were able to make an early November date work to sneak in photos before winter hit, and I got to spend golden hour at one of my favorite “secret” parks in DSM! Still had some great color (just a little bitter wind, too!). These two are so goofy together, and I can’t wait for their wedding this fall!
I wish these two lived closer to me so we could hang out again- it was so wonderful to get to capture their love in the city where it all began, Ames! These two met at ISU, and it was perfect to celebrate their wedding in Mackenzie’s hometown (with a few photos in Kildee Hall, and London Underground, of course!)
Snowstorms are fun… but also hard to take photos in! So it was a treat to get to photograph Katie & Eric inside one of my favorite local greenhouses. Bonus: I had to purchase a plant to bring home to thank the shop. ;)
Every couple planning a wedding knows that picking vendors is a big part of the process. I’m here to help you out with some of the questions I think are valuable to ask wedding photographers during the interview process!
Enjoy some of the best views of DSM with Rachel & Nate’s engagement photos!!
2022 was a much busier year of photographing weddings than I expected, but in the sweetest way. I had SO many wonderful couples to work with, and we saw snow, rain, and extreme heat. 9 of the 12 months held weddings, and each one was full of kind souls that made the long days and sometimes overnight travel worth it.
I love when couples decide to move forward with their dreams- for Kyla and Sam, that was an outdoor ceremony. Even with the rain, it was sweet and beautiful and perfect. Check out more of this Cedar Falls Rotary Reserve wedding day!!
This wedding day… one of the best couples, and just the most kind humans. I’m so excited to share a few highlights from Maddi and Ryan’s wedding at Rustic Rose Barn, just north of Des Moines in central Iowa!
Some beautiful fall engagement photos in West Des Moines for your enjoyment!!
Alondra and Austin celebrated their marriage, family, and blended lives on a gorgeous August day in the heart of downtown Des Moines. The Surety Hotel brought the perfect elegance to their wedding day, and I know it’s a wedding that family and friends will be talking about for years to come!!
These two laughed (and kept me laughing!) through the entire hour we spent together. I’ve known Emily’s grandparents most of my life through church, and it’s so so fun to see her all grown up now & planning her life and wedding with Kyle! They’re bound to have an adventurous life together for the years to come.
A postponed wedding date couldn’t stop these two from fully enjoying their wedding ceremony & reception with family and friends in Ankeny! The District Venue was the perfect setting for this simple yet glam wedding afternoon.
This day was SO HOT but you’d not know it from the photos!! Regan, Grant, and their whole crew were troopers and we had a wonderful August wedding day in Pella at Sun Valley Barn!
This wedding was such a beauty, and we had the perfect day (a bit muggy at first, but what else is new in Iowa!?) to celebrate Laura + Derek’s vows! Check out this stunning couple and their Prairie Moon Winery day!