Malcolm- 2011 Senior

Malcolm and his mom were superstars for these pictures! They drove from Chicago late Saturday afternoon and met us at 9pm to do a few night pictures that Matt had thought would be super neat... turned out he was right! Malcolm is going to be studying music at college, and is looking into the trumpet AND cello, so we incorporated them both into a night shot, love it!

We met up again Sunday to take some pictures in the day time. We ended our session by sneaking into a local performing arts center to get these last shots, it was totally worth it- even if everyone continued to ask Malcolm if he was the entertainment for the bridal show that was going on a few hours after we were there.








Best of luck with your senior year Malcolm, and good luck making your decision about which college you will attend!re tehre. =)

Grinstead Family

Matt and I always have a hoot when we photograph the Grinstead family. Last year they were our VERY FIRST clients! They took a huge chance with us and we had a blast, and their pictures weren't too shabby for the first pictures ever! =)

They asked us to do family pictures for them again this year, and for a very awesome reason (well one of the reasons anyway)... Maggie has worked SO hard to get into better shape, and looks amazing (You rock Maggie!)!!! Without waiting any longer, here are the newest Grinstead family pictures!






Thanks for another great session Grinsteads! See you again next fall? =)

Jordan, Jenny, Elijah & Timothy

Jordan and Jenny contacted us a while back to see if we could take some family photos of them while they were back in town for a weekend visit. We of course said yes, look at this family, how could we say no?! =)








Jenny and Jordan had the fabulous idea of taking some pictures inside the UNI Dome where Jordan played football in high school and in college... I think their destined for another football player in the family.









I about died when I saw how cute Timothy looked in his little dinosaur hoodie!







Jenny's love for her two little boys was so apparent, I just loved watching them interact.



Elijah will be two pretty soon and I think he takes the cake for being the longest cooperating 2 year old we've had- thanks Elijah!











We had a great morning with you guys, (even if the sun decided not to show up) thanks for being so much fun!

Kevin + Amanda, Cedar Falls, IA Engagement Photographs

Kevin & Amanda are getting married next July, and we couldn't be more excited! (Especially after we finished this session- they were SO easy to work with, they truly made our job easy!)



Kevin drives a corvette and Amanda had emailed me a few weeks before their session to see if they could bring the car- absolutely! I LOVE when clients have fun props, ideas, locations that they want to use to make their pictures unique. This is one of my favorite pictures! And, this is what they will be driving after the ceremony, I can't wait to get this picture on the wedding day!



We headed to a prairie area just as the sun was setting and as Amanda got out of the car I knew that this was going to be on of my favorite outfit-location combos, see what I mean?!


I think these two may be the best "serious" faces we've seen in a while, love it!




Too cute, and so in love!


Kevin and Amanda, we can't wait to spend your wedding day with you in July!

Corinne & Belief

Corinne's mom contacted me this summer about taking her two oldest daughters pictures. Each daughter was able to choose what she wanted to do for her pictures. That's where Belief comes in. Corinne has been taking horse back riding lessons for a while now and wanted her pictures with the horse that she rides, how fun is that?!

Meet Corinne & Belief (Could she be any cuter?!)


So a few Saturdays ago Matt and I got to meet up with Corinne and Belief for a late afternoon photoshoot. The weather and light were awesome!


Corinne is just about the sweetest 2nd grader you could ever meet. As you can see by these pictures her smile is amazing, and she is obviously in love with Belief.


We get the pleasure of hanging out with Corinne's older sister and family in just a few weeks. Check back to see the cool spot her sister picked for pictures!

An Awesome 60th Birthday Present

I was contacted by this family because all their mother wanted for her 60th birthday was a family photo shoot, how cool is that?! We knew we were going to have our hands full with lots of kids under 4 years old, but I think we were able to accomplish exactly what "grandma", as I called her for the day, wanted. Thanks for a great morning Barnett gang!

Meet the Barnett's!





Grandma & Grandpa with all of their grandchildren:


Happy Birthday "grandma"!

Wagoner Family

How cute is this family?!?




Matt and I had the joy of hanging out with the 6 family members of the Wagoner family recently. Between Bridgette and Chas making us laugh as much as we were trying to make their kids laugh, it was hard not to enjoy this session.

Mom love!

Matt climbed behind some fallen trees to get this photo, I love the simplicity of it.


These guys were up for anything, even laying on the ground in the middle of a busy sidewalk, thanks for being daring!


So in love!

Would this not be the most beautiful canvas?!


Thanks for a wonderful (but incredibly sweaty) afternoon! =)