Backyard Big Day – Emily + Roger

Backyard Big Day – Emily + Roger

Ever dream of falling in love with a physician with McDreamy hair and blue eyes? Well, that dream is reality for Emily. She is a nurse and one day, she paged Roger, a brand-new physician, to help with a patient and she was instantly smitten. “I paged him and two minutes later I heard from behind me, ‘Are you Emily?’ I turned around …

Timeless Vows – Melissa + Michael

Timeless Vows – Melissa + Michael

It’s the little things and moments that make a wedding special. For Melissa and Michael, their wedding had the perfect details uniquely fitting for them. Originally from Arizona with an education in California, Melissa moved to Iowa after graduation, while Michael was born and raised in Iowa. The two met at …

Boho Festival Wedding – Kyndal + Matthew

Boho Festival Wedding – Kyndal + Matthew

A 70s festival perfect for a wedding photographer’s dream wedding. Born and raised in Iowa, Kyndal and Matthew met through mutual friends at a college party and later had their first date at Cafe Beaudelaire in Ames. Little did they know, Matthew would propose to Kyndal at the same table they …

Global Love – Jiabei + David

Global Love – Jiabei + David

One beautiful clear day in NYC, Jiabei and David decided to enjoy the Whitney museum and visit the rooftop. While looking out at the skyline and their cozy NYC apartment just across the way, David knew this was the moment and asked Jiabei to marry him. Soon after, a woman quickly approached them …

Elegant & Warm — Kristin + Kyle

Elegant & Warm — Kristin + Kyle

One of Kristin and Kyle’s key elements to their intimate wedding was wanting everyone to feel the abundance of joy and love. The college lovebirds met in Sioux Center, Iowa, while working in the Dordt University admission office. It didn’t take long for Kyle to ask Kristin out and later asking her to marry him …

Boho, Vintage Flair – Amber + Will

Boho, Vintage Flair – Amber + Will

Amber and Will is a classic love story. Texas boy meets Iowa girl and falls in love, oh and Snapchat and a dog. This is a modern love story, after all.

It’s hard to pull off a surprise engagement without suspicion and that was the case here. As Amber and Will were in Texas driving around the mountains taking family photos …

Chateau Chic – Maddie + Jack

Chateau Chic – Maddie + Jack

Maddie and Jack’s relationship started while they were at the University of Iowa and on the track and field team. When their families were both in town over the holiday weekend to boat and move the couple, Jack created a romantic evening in their apartment filled with pictures, candles, flowers, and mood lighting. The proposal was made sweeter to have their …