Jeff & Erin's Engagement shoot

Thankfully the skies decided to clear up a little bit today and we were able to squeeze in Jeff and Erin's engagement shoot. We headed to a local park and walked around shooting the breeze and getting some sweet shots. With all of the rain that we had gotten over the last 3 days it was pretty soft out there but Erin didn't mind and hiked all over with her heels on. We had a great time and I'm really looking forward to their wedding. Here are a few pics from this afternoon.

Thanks again guys, hope you had a good time! Talk to you soon.

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Ryan & Jenilee's Engagements

Well the first time I tried to take Ryan & Jenilee's engagement pictures the snow was coming down and the wind was blowing extremely hard. Well yesterday we were minus the snow but the wind was definitely around! We made the most of it though and headed down to Principal Park to get some fun shots at the stadium. Ryan and Jenilee are both big Cubs fans so it was fun to walk around the park when nobody was around. Well I shouldn't say nobody, some workers were there cleaning up after the game which made it interesting. We walked around the stadium and then found a guy that said it would be okay for us to head into the dugout and get a few shots down there too. It worked out really well and was actually a nice shelter from the wind. Following our shots at the park we headed downtown to get a few urban shots and Ryan and Jenilee were both getting into the shoot by then. We had a great time walking in some nasty alleys and climbing up rusty fire escapes. Here are a few shots from our session.

Thanks again guys, I'm so glad that we were able to get the session in this time! I can't wait for your wedding, we'll talk to you soon!

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Chris & Kathryn's Wedding

While driving down to Pella to photograph Chris & Kathryn's wedding I can't say that I was too excited about the rain that was hitting my windshield. We had plans to head downtown Pella following the ceremony to get some pictures in the Molengracht. Throughout our formal pictures the rain continued and when the wedding had finished I was surprised to look outside and see that it had stopped, at least for that moment. Still hopeful that we could get some pictures in we headed downtown and walked around getting some great shots. The sun actually peeked out for a few and made it feel much more comfortable. Kathryn & Chris were a great couple and really shined when we got outside and we able to move around. Even with being a little bit shy in front of the camera Chris did a great job and you wouldn't know it by looking at the pictures! Here are a few from their day.

Thanks again guys, also you should head over to Kelly's blog to see some sweet shots she got of your rings. Talk to you soon!

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Josh & Nicole's Wedding

I had a great kick off to our wedding season with Josh & Nicole's wedding on Saturday. They got married downtown at the Temple for Performing Arts building. It was an extremely beautiful setup which allowed for great pictures. We had a fun time walking around downtown getting a few shots prior to the ceremony and luckily with the exception of a little bit of wind the weather was much better than we had thought that it might be. Josh and Nicole are a great couple and a ton of fun to hang out with. Here are a few pictures from the day.

Thanks again guys for everything, even though a heads up as to which table I was sitting at during the reception wouldn't have hurt! What a bunch of rowdy bankers! :)

I hope you guys have an awesome trip to Jamaica and I can't wait to hear all about it. Talk to you soon!

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Josh & Nicole's engagement

It's February 5th and temps were around 50...who would have guessed it? When we scheduled Josh and Nicole's engagement shoot weeks ago we were thinking that it would be more of the same sub-zero temperatures that we had been dealing with so we planned on going to the Botanical Center to get some indoor pictures. When we met there we decided to walk around and get some outside stuff first since we lucked out. We had a great time walking around and talking about the wedding and various other things. It was getting close to closing time so we headed in and got a few inside shots too. Here are a few that we got.

Thanks again guys, you'll have to give me a call on one of these Friday nights and I'll join ya for a couple! Talk to you soon.

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Hannah's Indoor pics

I took Hannah's outdoor senior pictures back in the fall and recently she came out to Des Moines to get some indoor stuff taken. We had a nice time and it was great catching up with her and her mom. Hannah's great and always puts on an awesome smile. Here are a few of the pics from our shoot.

Thanks again guys for making the trip out, I hope that you were able to get a little bit of shopping in as well. I'll talk to you soon!

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Nick & Michelle

We finally were able to get together on a time that would work after we had to reschedule our prior shoot because of some crazy wind! With the weather being really cold outside taking indoor shots was our only option but it worked well. Nick and Michelle brought along their adorable 18 month old and we were able to get a few shots of him, as well as all of them together. Here are a few shots from the day.

Thanks again for working with me on finding a time that would work guys! We'll talk to you soon.

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Christy & Ryan Engagement

So it was cold and windy with a chance of snow but that wasn't going to stop Christy & Ryan from getting their engagement pictures taken! We decided to head down to the Botanical Center to get a few shots but thought we could all brave it for a while outside since the forecasted snow hadn't started yet. We walked along the Des Moines river for a while grabbing a few shots here and there with the city skyline in the background. When we all deceided that we were getting cold enough we headed over to the Botanical Center and got some great shots in there as well. It was fun to have a couple of different looks in one shoot. Here are a few of the shots from that blustery afternoon, I thought the B&W helped to show the conditions as well.
Thanks again guys, I'll talk to you soon!

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Grant

While I was home visiting family over Thanksgiving I had the opportunity to take Grant's senior pictures. Grant is a good friend of Jared (who I also took his senior pictures) and also attends Bettendorf High School with him. Grant and I had a great time walking the riverfront, and hitting some spots around his home. We chatted about future plans, and traveling the world. Grant is a great soccer player and he's planning on playing when he goes to college. Here are a few of the shots that we got on this cool late fall morning.

Thanks again Grant, good luck with everything the rest of the year. I'll talk to you soon!

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Jason & Amber

I'm not sure what happened to the warm fall that we were having but that went away this week and yesterdays wedding with Jason and Amber was COLD! They didn't let the weather affect their beautiful day though, and had a great wedding. The ceremony took place at St. Francis of Assisi Church in West Des Moines, and the reception followed at the Celebration Barn in Cumming. We had a great time taking pictures of them with their friends and families. The pictures all turned out really nice, here are a few from their special day.

Thanks again guys for allowing us to photograph your special day. For more pictures head over to Kelly's blog. I hope that you have a great time in Mexico and I can't wait to hear about it.

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Tim & Mary's wedding

On Saturday we got the chance to take the wedding pictures for Tim & Mary. It was an absolutely gorgeous November day for a wedding, the temps were mild and there was barely any wind at all. The wedding was held at the St. Mary church in Elkhart, and the reception followed at the Holiday Inn in Des Moines. Following the lovely ceremony we followed the limo to a random farmer's field and got some cool shots in the newly picked corn field. With not a lot of time in between the ceremony and reception we had to head for Des Moines. Luckily we left when we did cause the limo ended up making more than one head scratching turns along the way. The reception was very nice, with toasts coming from their families as well as everyone in their bridal party. Here are a few shots from the day.

To see a few more shots head over to Kelly's blog. Thanks again guys, I hope you have a blast in Mexico and I can't wait to hear all about it. Talk to you soon.

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Eric & Jodi

On Thursday night I was lucky enough to take the pictures for Eric (Murph) & Jodi. We had a great time walking around and talking a little bit. These two are just great together, with all their goofing around and having fun it was easy to see that they are in love. We headed to a park to take advantage of the fall color that was really beautiful especially since the weather had cooperated. I posed them several times and with a great amount of sarcasm Murph would say oh yeah, we do this all the time, which would make Jodi laugh. It didn't take much to make her laugh though, and the easiest thing to do was just to say, okay this one is going to be a serious shot....there was no chance of that! Here are a few from their shoot.

And a couple of outtakes....you see what I mean? This one is supposed to be "serious"...

And some random dude jogging through our shot.

Make sure to check out Eric during sports on the channel 5 news here in Des Moines. Thanks again guys, we'll talk to you soon!

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