Weekday wedding couple

Planning A Weekday Wedding

Wedding Photo by C-Star Photography “Establish your values for your wedding before you ever begin planning, and let everything that doesn’t aide your values go.” It’s not a secret that if you’re planning a wedding, or rescheduling a wedding right now, that it is a little difficult. You’re now having to consider things like Plan […]

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Des moines family videography

EVEN THE SEEMINGLY ORDINARY + MUNDANE MOMENTS ARE BEAUTIFUL AND DESERVE TO BE DOCUMENTED IN AN “EVERYDAY ‘US’ FILM!” Who else grew up creating movies with their parents camcorders? Or have watched an hour long home video of your family opening presents on Christmas morning? Setting the videocamera on a tripod for a significant amount […]

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Jester Park, Iowa, Engagement Session

Jacob + Katie | Jester Park Engagement Session

Jacob + Katie went to the same undergraduate and connected their senior year around Halloween. Katie was in the process of preparing to study abroad in New Zealand and Jacob was preparing to move for graduate school in North Carolina. So in other words, neither of them were looking for love. In the moments they […]

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Iowa wedding couple

Seth + Andrea’s intimate Iowa wedding is still one of my favorites! It wasn’t big or elaborate, it was simple and held so many little sentimental pieces that I loved. Andrea wore her grandmother + mother’s wedding dress. They were surrounded by a small intimate group of friends and family as they promised forever to […]

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winter wedding couple

Jordan + Kaylee | Minnesota Winter Wedding

Jordan + Kaylee had the most magical winter wedding. It may have been -10 degrees outside in Minnesota, but these two embraced everything about their winter wedding day. Don’t be quick to discount those winter months when planning your day, it could look something like this.. Wedding Dress// Maggie Sottero DesignsHair Stylist // Kayla Anne […]

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Iowa family in greenhouse

If you’re needing a hint of spring in your life then STOP RIGHT HERE! I always have great ambitions to blog more in the winter when the days are slower and we’re cooped up inside. However, being very pregnant + delivering a baby this winter means I was moving slower and didn’t accomplish that goal. […]

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Wedding Photographer

My best business advice!

I’ve made some really good decisions in my business. I’ve also made some dumbs ones, but lately I’ve been really grateful for the good ones. The decisions + investments that have scaled my business to places I could have only imagined. Most of those decisions have included community, let me share them with you! Hiring […]

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Boho wedding couple

He double tapped only 3 photos. Not too many, just enough to be like, “Hey girl, I notice you.”

You know I’m a sucker for a good love story. After all, my business kind of revolves around them. So if you want to hear the cutest Instagram love story – keep reading, you’ll find that here! And if you want see a whimsical boho bride and groom – keep scrolling, you’ll find that here too!

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Des Moines lifestyle family photo of child on countertop

In-Home Lifestyle Session Tips

Do you ever stop and think to yourself, while your littles are running around like crazies in the kitchen, “I want to always remember these moments!” In all chaos and madness each day can bring there are still beautiful moments worth remembering. Or maybe it’s just you and the hubs, so you’re thinking, “I’ll just skip reading this blog post, it doesn’t apply to me.” BUT, can I tell you something? Some of my favorite photos of my husband and I are the ones that we had done in our home before children. We’re just eating ice cream on the kitchen floor laughing together. Those days in our marriage are some of my favorite and I want to remember them too!

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Candid bride and groom leaving wedding reception.

We didn’t grow up together. We’re not a high school sweethearts story. And we didn’t meet in college. But the beginning of our love story begins long before we ever knew the other existed. As a matter of fact, it began before I was even born. Let me explain..

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