Mason, Bridgette, & Aidan

Mason and Bridgette added someone special to their recent engagement session, their adorable one year old, Aidan.  He was such a great little model during the session, a joy to work with.  Love how their family portraits turned out!

Mason + Bridgette {Engaged}

Recently, I met up with Mason and Bridgette at City Park in Iowa City for their engagement session.  It was a beautiful evening and I had such a wonderful time working with them both.  We started the session over by the Shakespeare theater, then headed to the area by my most favorite tree ever, the willow tree by the river.

I seriously love this tree in the evening light.  In past years the area around the willow tree has been well maintained.  Unfortunately, this year it seems that it has been removed from the mowing area at City Park.  So it took a little trekking through weeds to get to it, but it was totally worth it.  Thankfully Mason and Bridgette were troopers and went along with me.

The second half of our session was at the area around the IMU.  I love the old Row House.  The colors in the metal went so well with the colors in Mason and Bridgette's outfits.  I love the series of them interacting along the Row House east wall.

To end the session, the evening light over the IMU bridge was a perfect setting.  I love their portraits on the bridge!

I had such a great time with Mason and Bridgette.  They were so relaxed and easy to work with.  I cannot wait for their wedding this November!

Corridor Wedding Professionals Event

I recently spent the evening chatting with other wonderful wedding vendors at the Corridor Wedding Professionals Event.  The event was hosted by the Iowa Memorial Union on their gorgeous new back patio area.  The catering was provided by University of Iowa Catering and was fantastic.  So delicious!  Speilman's Event Services provided the beautiful linens.  I love the blush tones and the sequined tablecloths were gorgeous.  The floral designs were provided by Julie's Floral Fountain and were very elegant.  The photography for the evening was provided by me, and it was a pleasure to photograph this fun event.

Mason + Bridgette {Sneak Peek}

 

I loved working with Mason and Bridgette.  Check back again soon for more from their recent engagement session!

The IMU Bridal Event

I would like to take a moment to thank all the brides and grooms who came out to the IMU Bridal Event hosted by Weddings In Iowa this past Sunday.  I talked to so many beautiful brides who sounded so excited as they worked on planning their big day.  I know I've said it before many times, but it is SO true: I love my job! 

Tim & Jessica {Engaged}

On August 13th, I met up with Tim and Jessica at the Iowa City Public Library to begin their engagement session.  Neither are from the are originally but work has brought them to Coralville.  They hadn't spent much time at all in the downtown Iowa City area, so they got a fun tour during photos...well, kind of.  Many of my session in the downtown/Ped Mall area involve a lot of alleyways behind building and most of them are not the cleanest.  But they do make for stunning backdrops.  There is such a variety amongst the walls and many fun stairs to shoot on.  An alleyway I especially love is only about three feet wide and is beside "Which Wich."  In the late afternoon, the sun floods in across the back of the alleyway and makes for some truly stunning light.  Love it!