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What do you do when the last of your 4 daughters gets married? Ya'll pull those dresses back out of the box and have a dance party Mom & Dad: Married 37 years Sisters: Married 7 years, 5 years, 2 years and 2 months This was one of my favorite sessions of all time!! #Bride #Wedding #JOP

Waterloo, IA Wedding at Snowden House and Prairie Links Golf & Event Center.

Matt and Ali had the most perfect wedding day! Ali began the morning getting ready in her Mom's home full of family and friends. From there, she had chosen a beautiful tree lined path for their first look. Matt, full of smiles didn't seem to be nervous at all. Their first look was absolutely adorable! So much excitement, so much love! After the ceremony, we traveled to Lansing, IA, the grooms hometown, where Matt and Ali shared their first kiss as a married couple. Ali had de

My favorite moment of a wedding day is when I get to spend a few minutes alone with the bride. So many people say their favorite is the look on the Grooms face as the bride walks down the isle (brought to attention in 2001 by the movie The Wedding Planner). Not me. Don't get me wrong, I love that part too but for me it is all about the bride in the moments right after she has put on her final piece of jewelry, just before she is ready to see her groom for the first time. I

I loved this family the minute Katie and her mom walked in my door. They are the kind of people that you can sit and have a cup of coffee (or a cold beer) with and chat for hours. I could not have been more excited when they chose me to capture Katie & Rob's day. It rained like crazy (sometimes sideways) on their wedding day but that didn't seem to dampen the mood (pun intended). Rob arrived with a permanent smile planted on his face and his prized procession in his pocket. I