Iowa State Capital Engagement in Des Moines, Iowa I don’t ever want to play favorites with my clients…but Gabe and Clara?! They’re high on the list! I drove to Des Moines to shoot their Iowa State Capital engagement session, because scheduling was nutty last fall. I was more than happy to shoot at the Iowa State Capital and around downtown places, including the Center Street Bridge. Everything there is SO beautiful! Other than getting to shoot in a fun, different location, Gabe and Clara came with stylish clothing and open-minded perspectives. They trusted my vision and were up for any ideas ..read more

A BOHO BEACH WEDDING IN PUERTO VALLARTA, MEXICO | FORT DODGE, IOWA WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER I was incredibly excited to travel to Mexico and celebrate Dawn and Evan’s Puerto Vallarta beach wedding at the Hard Rock Vallarta resort! Travel to get there ended up being a bit of a disaster, though! I drove two hours in a snow storm, only to have a delayed departure and miss my connecting flight in Dallas. After spending 21 hours in Dallas, I got the next flight to Puerto Vallarta and reached the resort ONE HOUR before beginning to document the wedding day. WHEW that was a rough one! No matter what happ ..read more

A SUMMER PASTEL WEDDING AT THE COTTONWOOD CONFERENCE CENTER | SIOUX CITY WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER THE CREATIVE TEAM CEREMONY | Grace United Methodist Church RECEPTION | Cottonwood Conference Center CAKE | Red Barn Bakery FLORIST |Celebrations By Design GOWN | Dream Dress Express TUXEDOS | Men’s Wearhouse   ..read more

A COLORFUL, JEWELTONE WEDDING AT THE AVALON BALLROOM IN REMSEN, IOWA | SIOUX CITY WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER   THE CREATIVE TEAM CEREMONY | St Mary’s Parish RECEPTION | The Avalon Ballroom CATERING | Kelly’s Catering FLORIST | The Flower Girl GOWN | Dream Dress Express TUXEDOS | Claussen’s MAKEUP | Complexions DJ | WOW Entertainment PARTY BUS | Ya Heard ..read more

I am SO excited for the first wedding blog of the year! With everything that happened in 2020 (no one needs a recap, amiright?) blogging fell to the back burner for me. The WAY back burner! But, I am more than happy to be back finally, and starting with Brandon and Gail’s wedding from this past weekend at the Avalon Ballroom in Remsen, Iowa. This wedding day was a BLAST! There is no other word for working with this couple…they were just non stop laughter and fun! Thank you both for including me in your big day! I hope you love this sneak peek and I can’t wait to finish your entire gallery for ..read more

A MAROON & BLUE WEDDING AT WILLOW CREEK | LEMARS WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER the creative team CEREMONY | Rejoice Church RECEPTION | Plymouth County Fairgrounds CATERING | Kelly’s Catering FLORIST | Inspiration Flowers and Designs by Jessica Trobaugh GOWN | Chrysalis Bridal Salon TUXEDOS | Claussen’s HAIR | Head to Toe DJ | Family Friend DECOR | Celebrations by Rent-All PHOTOBOOTH | Stovetop Productions ..read more

A Grey and Purple Wedding at the Sioux City Country Club | Sioux City Wedding Photographer Can we talk about how long ago this Sioux City Country Club wedding was? FOREVER AGO!! I guess my fourth quarter motto for 2020 is “better late than never, and better done than perfect.” I remember last chatting with them in June for their engagement session and we joked about how stressful wedding planning in CoVid has been. Despite any changes or challenges that they had, I am SO glad they moved forward with their wedding! It was an absolutely incredible day filled with friends and laughter, personal ..read more

A CLASSY DUSTY BLUE WEDDING AT TUCKER HILL IN HINTON, IOWA | SIOUX CITY WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER Things have gotten BUSY over here and I’m kind of loving it! Dan and Kara’s wedding at Tucker Hill Vineyard was so much fun. We laughed until our faces hurt, we danced on the party bus, and we loved every second of the incredible weather (Remember the frigid temps at their engagement session!?) Congratulations to the newest Mr and Mrs Garcia! Thank you so much for including me in your gorgeous wedding day! THE CREATIVE TEAM **PHOTOGRAPHY |** Jessica Brees Photo & Video **VIDEOGRAPHY |** Jessica Br ..read more

A CLASSIC AND RUSTIC WEDDING AT PRAIRIE VILLAGE IN MADISON, SOUTH DAKOTA | SIOUX FALLS WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER & VIDEOGRAPHER This wedding at Prairie Village just outside of Sioux Falls was extra special for me! Yes…we were still trudging through pandemic craziness and yes it was still a heat index of 110 last Saturday. But absolutely nothing was going to spoil the fun, because Vicky was a bride near and dear to my heart! I met Victoria years ago when I was her high school Spanish teacher!! I got to shoot her senior photos and I used to make Stampin’ Up cards with her sweet Mom. Plus, I met ..read more

A NAVY WEDDING WITH RUSTIC, COUNTRY TOUCHES AT THE AVALON BALLROOM | REMSEN, IOWA WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER Ryan and Danielle have been rolling with the punches during COVID! They rescheduled from June to July, cut down their guest list, dealt with scheduling conflicts and had a lot of guests opt not to come. Don’t worry though, their wedding at The Avalon was worth all of the trouble! Their day was also one of the hottest wedding days to date. The heat index was over 112 – UFDAH! But you know what? It didn’t stop these two from having a beautiful day. Sure, we stopped for more water breaks than n ..read more