The Z Family [North Liberty, IA Family and Child Photography]

I met up with the Z Family on a beautiful Sunday evening for their family photos, and we had so much fun. Turns out, they know my husband Josh's family, though I had never met them - so it was very nice to finally meet a family I'd heard a lot about!

Amy & Brad - your family is lovely, and I had so much fun photographing you all. I hope you like this sneak peek!! 

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Kelly + Ryan [Iowa City, IA Engagement Photography]

Kelly and Ryan are planning an August 2015 wedding and I have been looking forward to their engagement session since they booked! Third time was a charm in terms of weather, and we had an absolutely gorgeous fall day for their photos. These two are absolutely adorable together, and we had a blast getting to know them better.

Kelly & Ryan - Thank you SO much for choosing us to photograph your engagement and wedding. We had so much fun with you both and cannot WAIT until your wedding next summer. I hope you love this sneak peek.

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The B Family [Wellman, IA Family and Child Photography]

This session was a long time in the making, as schedules and weather kept getting in the way, but finally on a somewhat chilly Monday evening we made it happen! I met the B Family when I photographed Erin for Cake & Whiskey magazine this spring, and I was thrilled that they invited me back out to their farm to take some family photos. TJ and Peyton are awesome kids, and we had a great time taking photos around their property. We even got to take photos with TJ on his favorite tractor!

Tim & Erin - thank you guys so much for choosing me to photograph your family!! It was so much fun hanging out, and your family is adorable.

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Ashley [Iowa City, IA Editorial Photography]

This post features a personal project that was a collaboration alongside Holly Richter from Tru Salon in Coralville (one super talented lady!!). We have been getting together several times this year to do some editorial shoots for Tru, and have been having so much fun and feeling so inspired that we decided to work together to keep our passion for what we do going strong and creative juices flowing.

I love what I do, photographing families, children, etc but there's something very freeing about shooting just for myself. This project has opened up my creativity and reignited my passion for photography in ways I didn't expect. I really love these little projects, and I hope you do too! Thanks to my assistant Ashley for modeling, she did awesome!

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The S Family [Solon, IA Family and Child Photography]

I met the gorgeous S Family out at Lake MacBride a couple of weeks ago where we got to spend a beautiful fall evening taking photos, hunting for bugs, and throwing rocks in the water. Ayden and Cole are so darn cute, and their parents Kelli and Eric are so fun and sweet. We love these guys!

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Rivers [Iowa City, IA Lifestyle Newborn and Family Photography]

Sweet Rivers. I am not sure what to say about this adorable family that I haven't already said many, many times on the blog. Bottom line - I adore this little family. Spending time with them is always full of laughs, and this session was no exception, as you can see in the photos! Julian is an awesome big brother, giving plenty of head rubs to baby Rivers, and these two are going to have so much fun together over the years. Congratulations again to Coelle, Chris, and Julian on their new addition!

Coelle's hair and makeup by the lovely Kayla Jones.

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