Sarah & Chris | Wedding

Sarah and Chris' wedding was beautiful and a fantastic way to start off the 2012 wedding season! Sarah was absolutely radiant! Both her and Chris are wonderful people to work with, I'm so glad I got to be a part of their wedding day! I can't think of a better way to spend St. Patty's day...if you don't believe me, the pictures further down from their reception don't lie. It was an amazing day!

Danielle & Blake | Engagement Preview

A few pictures from a lovely Sunday engagement session with Danielle & Blake:

Sarah & Chris | Preview

Sarah & Chris had a beautiful St. Patrick's Day wedding! Here are just a few pictures for you until I get the rest done:

Valentine's Special

This February I have decided it was time to do wedding package special. With all those red hearts, super soft stuffed animals, and delicious chocolate everywhere I go, a thought occurred to me: Why not find a way to celebrate Valentine's Day with my photography business?

This means, that if you sign a contract to book me as your photographer before February 29th, you will receive 15% off the wedding package of your choice!
So feel free to contact me, we can get together for some coffee. I would love to hear about your wedding details and discuss what you are looking for in a photographer!

If you do choose me, I can guarantee it will be an honor photographing your wedding. Catching all of the moments from when you see your groom/bride for the first time, to the vows you make, to the celebration of a new life together, and all of the in-betweens. The hugs, the smiles, sometimes tears, and all of the little details that make the day about you as a couple.

A Benefit for Josie

Saturday, February the 18th there will be a benefit for Josie with food, music, and an auction!
Josie and her family are from the same area of S. Iowa I grew up in. Her grandma was one of my High School teachers, and I have also had the privilege of taking some family photos for them back in 2009.
This brave little girl was born with a rare tumor. She has been and will be taking trips to New York City for treatment from a specialist. The flier below sums up the details:

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Josie's family and friends are putting together this benefit to help out her family throughout this process. I've donated a family photo session for the auction and I hear there are many great things being auctioned off!

If you are around the area, make sure to mark the day on your calendar!
If you have anything to donate, contact:
Cheryl Paugh - 641.877.6521
or
Carol Moore - 641.443.2803

Also, check out Josie's blog for updates!

2011: A Year in Pictures.

End of the year blog posts are always interesting to make. 2011 was pretty fantastic if you ask me. To start it off, I shot a wonderfully winter engagement session...with snow, because we actually had snow last year in January. I also shot my first ever baby baptism. I loved it, turns out it's a lot like shooting a small wedding! Of course we can't forget the weddings of 2011! All of my couples are amazing and I wish you all many years of happiness together! Through their weddings I also met so many amazing people. I adore shooting weddings for all of the wonderful moments, the happiness that families coming together bring, and just all of the love that comes with a wedding.
I also had an opportunity to second shoot a few weddings with another Ames photographer, Carisa Keeling. There's a picture from a wedding we shot together hidden in this post, so I wanted to take this opportunity to say thank you, Carisa for letting me shoot with you! I'm definitely looking forward to working with you more this coming year!
This year I photographed quite a few weddings, engagement pictures, 2nd shooting, a couple senior sessions, a rehearsal dinner and a baptism. In addition to that list, I did a few things in my spare time:
In 2011, I became the proud owner of a 35mm lens, also became an auntie when my best friend had a baby boy, spent time with my extended family at our annual family reunion, took some trips to see cities like Iowa City, Omaha, and New York City, turned 25 years old and am still waiting for that car insurance discount, went to "jail" to raise money for kids with muscular dystrophy, my niece graduated High School, and naturally I witnessed the epic ending of the Harry Potter movies (sad that they're over, but I have all the DVDs to re-live it over and over and over again). With all of that going on, I'd have to say my favorite day of 2011 is still September 17th, when Will asked me to marry him! (If you're a tad bored or are curious what our wedding planning looks like, I have a blog going: http://casserandwillum.blogspot.com/) Lastly, I'd like to borrow some words from the picture below: Thank you to all of the new people I've met throughout this year! Of course, a special thanks goes out to all of my newly-wed/engaged couples, you have been amazing to work with! Also, throwing some thanks out to my friends, family, and future-in-laws for always being there for me! I am definitely looking forward to 2012!

Sarah & Chris | Engaged

Sarah & Chris are getting married in March and I know it's going to be spectacular! In the mere couple of hours I spent with them taking their engagement pictures, it was easy to see that these two are wonderful together! Here are some more pictures from that lovely Fall Sunday.