Erica and Jordan are HUGE Chicago Cubs baseball fans so when they came to me with the idea to do their engagement photos at Principal Park home of the Iowa Cubs how could I say no!? A Cubs themed engagement shoot, sign me up! It was so fun wandering around the stadium for photos at...
Tanner and I had THE BEST wedding last weekend at Glen Oaks Country Club here in Des Moines for the adorable Megan & Tim. I can’t say enough great things about this amazing day! From the couple that is so in love they laughed and cried happy tears all day to the beyond amazing vendors...
We had the best time photographing Ashley & Aaron’s big day a few weeks ago. We kicked off the day by the gals getting ready at the amazing Penelopie Beauty Bar in West Des Moines. I can’t say great things about this location for bridal makeup in Des Moines, ladies check it out! (Or even for...
Taylor and Billy had the most beautiful Iowa barn wedding at Red Acre Barn just a few minuets south of Des Moines. The night even ended with quite the bang! They went all out on florals with the amazing Shelly Sarver Designs, as always her arrangements blow us away! Despite the 93 degree day they...
I had a wonderful family session here in Des Moines the other night with the L family. How adorable are their little boys?! Always a pleasure to capture family memories. Kids grow so fast and so wonderful to be able to have wonderful memories of each year of life! Thanks for having me, what a...
One of our local videographer friends who owns Local Food Creative here in Des Moines reached out about some fun new head shots involving the gorgeous Des Moines skyline. Of course I said yes! What a perfect spot! Thanks Chris for having me, I had a blast capturing these for you! And if you are...
We had the absolute best time with these two shooting some new marketing images and headshots for their startup here in Des Moines. I can’t say how excited I was when they proposed we do the session in a private jet at the Ankeny airport. Despite the 95 degree day we really were able to capture...
A few weeks ago we had the pleasure of doing corporate headshots as well as few group shots for a local architecture firm here in Des Moines at their annual partners meeting. They have over 50 architects all over the USA and 12 partners. Thanks for having us out! Always a pleasure!
Always a great time catching up with old high school friends! I had the best time with these two and their little bulldog Drake taking family (and pregnancy announcement!) photos a few weeks ago. Thanks for having me and so excited for your next adventure with twins in a few short months! Drake is going...
Rachel and Sam had such a fun June wedding day surrounded by their closest family and friends. You can truly tell so much about a couple by spending their wedding way with them and they have some awesome people in their lives! They were actually married by Sam’s father (the first ever father we’ve had...
I wish it could stay mid June forever! Oh gosh that late night perfect summer Iowa light is everything. I had a great nature engagement session in Des Moines last week with these two. I can’t wait for your wedding day in April 2018 at Adventureland. Thanks for having me and we had such a...
Alyssa and Cameron had the most beautiful wedding! The Embassy Club and Embassy Club West wedding venues in Des Moines are always such a pleasure to shoot at and we are SO thankful the rain decided to stop just in time for photos. How lucky were we! We started off the day with the girls...
SO excited to see this in person finally! I had several commercial shoots for the wonderful new Central Bank of Waukee over the last few weeks. This lovely mailer (amazing magazine!) with my landscape images of Waukee went out all over the area this week! Thanks as always for being wonderful clients to work with and...
So many fun mini commercial shoots lately! If you are in need of some fresh marketing images in the Des Moines, Iowa area be it for social media or advertising feel free to reach out. I’d love to set up a time to pop out for some professional relaxed head shots!
I had such a fun family session earlier this week, what a cute little family! I’m so excited after all the times we ended up rescheduling the Iowa weather FINALLY turned out just so perfect! 82, sun and little wind. You really can’t get much better than that!!! I had a great time meeting and...
Always fun getting e-mails saying we won things! Thanks Des Moines, Iowa Center Award Online Awarded for selecting Tanner and I as your “Best of 2017 Des Moines Awards” for the Wedding Photographer category! How fun is that! Tanner and I have had a great adventure being wedding photographers together since summer 2009, meet some...
Oh my goodness that SUNSET WAS EVERYTHING! I had a great maternity session this week with one of our very first wedding couples here in Des Moines. And it was perfection! I can’t tell you how long it’s been since I’ve had a wedding/session/etc without working about the RAIN! So YAY! Thanks for having me...
I had a wonderful little commercial photo-shoot today in Des Moines with Garman Partners. If you are in need of fresh fun images for your companies marketing and social media needs in the Des Moines, Iowa area feel free to reach out. We would love to chat about photographing new headshots for your employees, group shots...
Oh my goodness could we have lucked out more with this amazing Des Moines engagement session?! I think not! Complete with a rainbow!The sessions started out with some sprinkles but these two weren’t bothered a bit! The sky was just epic and we had such a great night, a wonderful little field of daisies followed...
Basic Invite reached out to us a few weeks ago asking if we would do a product review for them on social media. Getting married ourselves in 2014 we know first hand how hard it is to find a quality product that lets you completely customize all the different features that is actually within your...
Despite the foggy day we captured some amazing photos for Jen and Mike of their Downtown Des Moines Marriott Hotel wedding! The fog proved to be a fun backdrop for the overview of the Des Moines skyline and the gorgeous purple May flowers blooming at the Iowa Capital really helped add in that pop of...
Last Saturday we had the pleasure of capturing another gorgeous outdoor Iowa Winery wedding at the beautiful Prairie Moon Winery in Ames, Iowa. Aleicia and Jared literally had a picture perfect day. 80’s and sun made for the best backdrop for all their photos. We started out the day at the PCI academy for hair...
I’ve had a few wonderful commercial shoots the past two weeks and just wanted to share a few images from a recent one with a new local bank here in the Des Moines, Iowa area. If you are in need of fresh marketing images, head shots and detail shots to promote your business on social...
Yesterday I had a wonderful time volunteer photographing the Best Buddies of Iowa Friendship Charity Walk in Downtown Des Moines. Each year we try to donate be it time or products to things we support and feel are great causes. I was approached in December by a former bride of ours to see if we...
AHH!!! We are incredibly honored to be considered one of the top 3 best voted wedding photographers in Des Moines, Iowa along with one of our amazing talented photographer bff’s Amanda Basteen. How great is that!!! Check out the link here Tanner and I have had the best time the last 9 wedding seasons getting to work...
Last Friday I had the pleasure of photographing Mitch and Molly’s wedding at the Iowa Capital. Sadly we had some CRAZY thunderstorms but thankfully even though they were great sports and got soaked mid ceremony…it cleared long enough for some amazing portraits after! We started the day getting ready at DesLux Hotel in Downtown Des...
Andrew and Derek of MADE IN DSM reached out to Tanner and I a few weeks ago asking if we would like to be featured. HECK YES we would!!!! They started MADE IN DSM to remind people why Des Moines matters by collaborating with other great local designers, companies, and start-ups. The end goal is to show...
I had the pleasure of photographing the most adorable proposal at RoCA in downtown Des Moines this last Saturday. Oh my gosh these two are so adorable together! Joshua arranged for all their closest friends to arrive for a dinner and night out, and proposed the second they walked in the door to applause, screams...
I had a great (but cold holy cow!) January engagement session with Eric & Meg. You’d never know it was 30 degrees, and I swear they didn’t stop smiling the entire session. You can tell Meg is originally from Wisconsin, she just braved the cold no questions asked! You two are so adorable together! I’ve known...
Kicking off 2017 with the wonderful Scherers! Maggie and Michael had the best wedding day, we couldn’t have asked for a better winter wedding to kick off 2017! We had the pleasure of shooting Maggie’s sisters wedding last April, and Maggie literally hours after she got engaged she Facebook messaged me she HAD to hire...
We kicked off our 2017 with an amazing marriage proposal last weekend at the Iowa Capital downtown. We couldn’t have asked for better January weather for it either, and that sunset at the end. How perfect was that! How cute are these two! We had such a blast shooting their big moment. Thanks so much...
Tanner and I are SUPER stoked to announce for the 6th time we have been selected based on our amazing client reviews to win the Couples Choice Award through Wedding Wire! And oh gosh NO this isn’t a paid thing…it’s solely based in kind words from our wonderful couples! Thanks again to everyone for an awesome 2016,...
What a great 2016 it was! Tanner and I spent the last few days of 2016 in Wisconsin at his family cabin. We went ice fishing, watched lots of Netflix and spent some quality time with family and friends. Well that and we flew the drone! (See video below). Thanks for such a wonderful 2016 all...
One of our amazing ongoing commercial clients for head-shots and commercial photo-shoots has a bunch of our wonderful landscape photos of Iowa all over their website and social media! So exciting! Our landscape photos also make wonderful metal prints for Christmas gifts if you are looking for something unique for family or friends this holiday season....
I had a great time last week shooting some new social media marketing photos for a local law firm. Thanks for having me out! If you are in the Des Moines, Iowa area and looking for some fun fresh professional head shots and marketing images don’t hesitate to reach out! We would love to work...
What a wonderful late November day for a wedding! You just can’t get much better than nearly 60 and sun in Iowa for November 26! We’d never shot a wedding at the Des Moines Social Club, what a great venue for a wedding in downtown Des Moines. Olivia and Jessica gave us SO MUCH amazing...
What a beautiful November day in Indianola for a wedding! A few weeks ago we traveled to Indianola for Alex & Lindsay’s big day. We’ve shot many weddings at Smith Chapel located on the beautiful Simpson College campus. We were so glad fall stuck around till November for those amazing leaves! The day started out...
GUYS!!! It’s official! My landscape snow photo of East Village scored January in the The Book of Dates DSM first calendar with one of our ZTS PHOTO winter pics! You can snatch them up at http://thebookofdates-com.3dcartstores.com/only $20 and part of the proceeds go to the charity Variety Iowa. We are so excited to be a...
Another great commercial photography shoot in the books from Urbandale earlier this week. Thanks for having me out and the new office space looks wonderful! If you are in need of some new social media marketing images, advertising photos, professional head shots, office interior and exterior photos in the Des Moines, Iowa area feel free...
Few favorites from a recent family session with the O family and golden fur kids. How well behaved are Miss Sadie and Mr. Jack?! Adorable! Thanks for having me!
I had a wonderful time shooting a ribbon cutting and open house for one of our amazing ongoing commercial clients here in Des Moines last week. Thanks for having me out! And oh gosh what a turnout, so fun to see all the happy clients and employees celebrating another new office. Congratulations!
