Macayla + John [North Liberty, IA Engagement]

Macayla and John came down from the Waterloo/Cedar Falls area very early last Saturday morning, where we braved the chilly temperatures for their morning engagement session. I've known Macayla for a pretty long time - she went to school with my younger sister Bri Anne, her brother is my brother's best friend, and her parents are good friends of our family. I have gotten to know John a bit through the time they've been dating, and he is a great guy. So, I was obviously super excited when she and John got engaged and they contacted me about photographing their engagement and wedding!

Macayla and John have a pretty unique "how they met" story, as he was the tow truck driver who rescued her on the side of the road one night! The rest, as they say, is history...and these two are adorable together. I love seeing them both so happy!

Macayla and John - I am so thrilled to be photographing your wedding, and thank you for being such good sports about the chilly weather. We had the best time hanging out with you both - I hope you love this preview!

My favorite! (One of them at least...!)

Josh took the below photo. Isn't that fog coming off the lake amazing? I adore this photo.





Macayla and John love to go hunting, specifically deer hunting, and they are incorporating a hunting theme into their wedding next May. Even her ring was specially designed, when you look at it a certain way you notice that the prongs holding the diamond are deer antlers.

The S Family [North Liberty, IA Family Photography]

I met Andrea after perusing Etsy one day and noticing that the newborn headband I was looking at was made by someone in North Liberty. I contacted her, we met for coffee, and the rest is history! :) Since then, Andrea has been a great friend to me, and is very talented as well (check out her work at her Etsy shop Forever Handmade - you can also buy her items at Itsy Bitsy Boutique!). I was so excited that she and her husband Jake chose me to photograph their little family this fall, these two are so sweet together. Their dog Rowdy was nothing less than a perfect model during the entire session at Kent Park, and I saw later on Facebook that he slept quite well that evening!

Andrea and Jake - thanks for allowing me to photograph your family! I hope you enjoy the sneak peek.

My favorite!











Handsome pup!

Tara + Joe [Tiffin, IA Engagement Photography]

Last weekend Josh and I met Tara and Joe at Kent Park for the most gorgeous Sunday afternoon engagement session. The leaves were still vibrant in areas of the park and I had the sweetest, most loving couple to photograph. I left this session with a huge smile on my face, not only because taking photos of people as much in love as Tara and Joe is the best part of my job - but also because I'm so thankful to have such wonderful clients.

Tara and Joe, you two are amazing and we are honored to be a part of your wedding in April. I think we got some really beautiful photos, and the love between the two of you is very evident. I hope you love this sneak peek, thank you again for a wonderful afternoon!

It's always so hard to choose a favorite but I think these first two are in a very close tie. I adore the way they are looking at each other in both of them - just beautiful!! In fact, I may have squealed in excitement after taking this first one. Haha.


















This one is a favorite too, so sweet.







Below photo taken by Josh.