Featured: Iron Leaf Press [Lisbon, IA]

A few weeks ago I received the most beautiful letterpress invitation to a grand opening for Iron Leaf Press in Lisbon, IA. Sadly, I couldn't attend that evening, but was able to schedule a visit with Danielle for another day! I'm not only a huge fan of paper goods (I made all of my own invites, etc for my wedding, as well as for several of my sisters when they were married), but I also love the opportunity to meet other creative business owners in the area. It's very inspiring to me to meet others who are chasing their dreams, and bonus - I get to share with all of you!

Danielle is an extremely talented graphic designer, who specializes in letterpress (and also offers flat printing). While at her new shop, I got to see the printing presses she uses, as well as some of the work she's create in the past. Not only would she be a great asset to brides looking for custom wedding invitations, but she also makes invites for baby showers, thank you cards...you name it! She also showed me her portfolio where she's designed logos for businesses, and also does custom packaging and other work. I'm pretty sure I was like a kid in a candy store, and purchased a couple great items for my office redesign (including the "Trust your Crazy Ideas" print - love!!).

If you want to find out more about Danielle and Iron Leaf Press, you can check out her website HERE and Facebook HERE.

Danielle, thank you so much for showing me around Iron Leaf Press!! It was amazing to see, and I wish you much success.

Kelsey & Jared [Solon, IA Lake MacBride Engagement Photography]

Kelsey and Jared are not only completely adorable, but sweet and so much fun as well. When Kelsey emailed me to discuss locations and had envisioned something including a boat, I was super excited because I'd been wanting to do a session like this for awhile. We had the perfect evening for it last Saturday, though we had to improvise with a canoe instead of a rowboat as Kelsey originally had in mind. Either way, the sunset lit lake provided a stunning backdrop, and I loved the colorful paddle boats lining the old wooden dock.

Kelsey and Jared - I cannot WAIT for your wedding in May, it is going to be beautiful and so much fun. Thank you for choosing us to document such an important time in your lives, we are so honored and thrilled. I hope you like this sneak peek!! Thanks for a wonderful evening.

My favorite! (Well, one of them at least...)

Below photo taken by Josh.

Madera Linen Albums [North Liberty, IA Wedding Photography]

Let me start off by saying, I am obsessed with these linen albums! I love the leather ones as well (see one HERE), but I love the luxurious but still casual feel of the linen on these Madera albums.

I recently began offering these linen albums as parent albums, which are included in my top wedding collection for 2013/2014, but so many couples have loved them (and wanted the linen for their own album), I'm also offering the option of exchanging a leather cover for linen on any of the wedding albums as well.

These albums, like the leather, feature lay flat pages, custom layouts, cover imprinting (not shown), and inset photo on the cover. The linen comes in several color options, including yellow, red, tan, black, grey (shown), navy, and more.