The H Family [Coralville, IA Family and Child Photography]

My youngest sister's family was in town for a birthday party, so we took advantage of the strangely warm November weather to take some updated photos. Bristol is now 2, and Cy is 6 months old - crazy how time flies!! It seems like I was just taking Bristol's newborn photos not that long ago. :) Here are some of my favorites from their session!

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Chris, Coelle, Julian, and Rivers [Iowa City, IA Family and Child Photography]

I just love this family, and it's so much fun photographing them. Coelle is one of my great friends, and her boys feel like nephews to me. I enjoy hanging out with all of them so much, and they not only kind but hilarious. I always laugh so hard around these four! Here are some of my favorites from their mini session, enjoy!

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The D Family [Iowa City, IA Family and Child Photography]

It seems like I had a lot of VERY windy sessions at the lake this year, starting way back in the spring, but it's still such a beautiful place to shoot that it makes it all worth it. This session was no exception, but Chelsea, Tyler, and Olivia were up for whatever I suggested. Olivia loved the pinecone we found, and was all smiles for Josh, who assisted. They also brought their sweet dog Annie along, so we got a few pics with her as well!

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The M Family [Coralville, IA Family and Child Photography]

This fall I photographed my sister Rachel and her husband Matt, along with their two kiddos Lillian and Drake for their annual holiday cards, which also coincided with Drake's 6 month and Lilly's 2 year photos. I had to work fast, as Lilly's 2 year old attention span quickly lost interest, but we still got some great stuff. My favorites are the individual ones of the kids with Rachel and Matt. Those smiles are contagious!! Here are a few of my favorites from their session.

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Tru Salon Winter 2015 Editorial [Coralville, IA Editorial Photography]

I have so much fun doing these sessions, as they are so different from anything else that I do, and I love collaborating with the talented ladies from Tru Salon in Coralville. Hair is by Ally Votroubek and makeup by Amber Smith!

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Josie + Brandon [Iowa City, IA Engagement Photography]

Josie and Brandon are planning an August 2016 wedding and we had a windy, but absolutely gorgeous day for their October engagement session. We did their session out at Lake MacBride, which is one of my favorite places to shoot, especially when the leaves are changing! These two are awesome, and we had a great time at their session. I'm super excited for their wedding, it should be a ton of fun! Here are a handful of my favorite images from their engagement, I hope you enjoy them as well!

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The S Family [Cedar Rapids, IA Family and Child Photography]

This session was one of those where everything works out so perfect - the weather was beautiful, fall leaves were turning, and add this adorable family...so. much. goodness. Their little guy Caleb was pretty much a perfect baby model, his smile was on point every time and we sailed through the session super fast. I love everything about this session, and I hope you do too!


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