Katie [Iowa City, IA Headshots]

I was so excited when Katie contacted me because at the first of the year I had set a goal of a specific # of sessions I wanted to book. Well, Katie was that magic #, allowing me to reach my goal! So many, many thanks to Katie!! :) Katie needed some headshots because she is a theater student at the University and wants to begin trying out for some productions, so we spent the evening last Sunday taking some photos for her.

I honestly had the absolute BEST time hanging out with Katie. She's beautiful, funny, charismatic, and tells some great stories. We had quite a bit in common, and she even loved my puppies (despite the fact that they were being a extra wild and crazy that evening!). I wish Katie all of the best, and I know she's going to go far with her career.

Katie, I hope you love these preview images - I had a very hard time picking which ones to show here on the blog. Thank you again for choosing me to take these photos for you, it was such a pleasure.


This girl has some seriously gorgeous eyes, smile, and I'd really like skin like hers - so pretty!! I think this first photo is my favorite - these yellow flowers at the Harvest Preserve were a perfect background to complement Katie. 

Jessica + Eric [Fort Dodge, IA Engagement]

Over Memorial Day weekend I spent Sunday evening with my cousin Eric and his fiancee Jessica near the Fort Dodge library. The location was chosen by Jessica because that area was where they spent the majority of their first date, sitting and talking near the gazebo (so sweet!!). This session meant a lot to me, not only because it was family, but also because Jessica had told me prior that they had no photos together and that she in particular had never had a professional photo session other than school photos. I obviously believe that preserving memories like this are incredibly important, so I was thrilled that Jessica wanted to document this important time in their lives together.

It was a beautiful but super windy evening, however we were lucky to get the wind working in our favor for some images, especially the first one, which I love. Eric and Jessica, thank you so much for choosing me to take your engagement photos, good luck with the rest of your planning, and I hope you love your preview.








I love that Jessica brought a couple of books as props for this shot, it definitely shows their silly side (notice the book Eric is holding) and makes me smile everytime I look at it.

[Featured] St. Bridget's Flower Farm

A couple of weeks ago I photographed little Myelle and her parents, Lindsay and Adam at St. Bridget's Flower Farm near Solon (thank you to my friend Becky for suggesting it to me!). After visiting the farm, and talking with Cathy, I really wanted to blog about it because I thought it (and she) was so wonderful.

St. Bridget's Flower Farm is a sustainable, chemical free flower farm which was established in 2005. They offer arranged flowers for local delivery (including a weekly or bi-weekly delivery all summer long - great for businesses or someone who just loves fresh flowers in their home!), as well as buckets of flowers if you like to arrange your own. They also can provide flower arrangements for weddings (great for you brides who love buying local), or again - buckets of flowers for the DIY bride. (Though Cathy came up with the arrangement above for Myelle in about a minute and it is GORGEOUS, so I would love to see what she could do for wedding bouquets!) The website also lists "Flower Camp" as an activity the farm offers, for groups of three or more where you get to come out to the farm, have some treats and learn about flower design before practicing what you've learned on the beautiful flowers provided. 

St. Bridget's Flower Farm has also hosted weddings (oh my word, this place would be beautiful for a small wedding!!), bridal showers, etc - so feel free to contact them if you are interested in hosting your event at their farm. You can also visit their Facebook page HERE.