I had a blast on the other side of the camera a few weeks ago for the Des Moines Juice Magazine Wedding Guide 2015 by The Des Moines Register modeling 5 unique and non-traditional bridal styles. Check out the article here: 5 Unique and Non-Traditional Bridal Styles. On newsstands as of last night in the Des Moines...
Something that’s fun and we’ve been doing since 2009 (our first year in business) is looking back on the behind the scenes pics from all our weddings, senior, family, commercial, etc shoots from the year. ZTS started out in 2009 with Tanner and I (then dating) and kind of fun that we are now married...
Trisha and Brendan are another one of our awesome 2015 couples, I had blast photographing their engagement session this past fall! We started out at the park for a few outfits then headed down to East Village to wrap up the session. The fall sun though, just amazing! Can’t wait for your wedding this August...
We traveled to the Adair/Guthrie Center area for another one of our great 2015 couple’s Jamie and Trevor’s engagement photos this past fall. I love shooting new places! We started off the session at Trevor’s family farm in Adair and then headed to a nearby (super awesome) nature preserve. The light to end the night in the woods couldn’t...
Continuing with our awesome fall of engagement sessions with Kelsey and David, another one of our great 2015 couples! The day was a bit overcast but they sure made it work! I love when couples come up with ideas such as they meet playing soccer so we returned to the soccer fields in Adel...
I do suppose the insanely cold January in Iowa weather is the perfect time for blogging! With us getting married this past fall I failed to blog SO MANY awesome engagement/family/commercial sessions so here we go with the delightful Ashlee and Kale AND my 2nd favorite adorable bulldog pal Bruce! (Only because we have a...
Apparently getting married and being wedding photographers = I have literally 20ish sessions from this fall of 2014 to blog! So here we go! Phil and Maleah had the killer idea to end their engagement photos at the gym. After-all they love working out together, how cool is that! Of-course I was all on board,...
Aria and Tyler are one of our 2014 wedding couples, they are getting married this November in Clear Lake (at the Surf Ballroom, how fun is that!). They traveled down to Des Moines for their engagement photos and I seriously can’t wait for their big day. These two are just so much fun! Thanks for...
Tanner and I headed to Kansas City for an awesome Spring engagement shoot a few weeks ago. J + C were awesome hosts (Dexter our bulldog even came along for the weekend!) showing us a great time on the town. We even managed to squeeze in some great engagement photos! 😉 We started off at...
It is finally Spring in Iowa! Last weekend we photographed one of our awesome August couples for a springtime engagement shoot here in Des Moines. Complete with a picnic and some beautiful flowering trees!
A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of photographing Phillip and Maleah’s nighttime engagement proposal here in Des Moines. I didn’t cry and I went undetected, so what an for all! Congrats you two, and as difficult as photographing in the pitch black (on a windy bridge) is, you two rocked it. An love...
We had a delightful fall engagement shoot with Micah and Ryan at the Tournament Club of Iowa in Polk City. Can I just add this tree pictured above on the course is AMAZING. Holy cow I don’t think I’ve ever seen such a sweet tree in Iowa. Can’t wait to shoot your wedding next December...
Micah and Ryan nailed their engagement session at the Tournament Club of Iowa golf course this Saturday. Below are a few of my favorites, more to come so check back soon!
We had a fantastic fall Iowa engagement session at Ledges State Park with Missy and Zach earlier this week!
I grew up with JB and Steph in Indianola, even attending quite a few life changing week long missions trips with JB over my high school years. I was thrilled with Steph reached out about shooting their wedding next summer! When you think of an incredibly happy couple that just love each other beyond words it...
We had an awesome engagement session with one of our July bride and grooms and finally lucked out with some awesome weather. About time Iowa! Jacob and Brita you two were a blast to shoot and just naturals behind the camera. Few more weeks and we will be shooting your wedding, can’t wait!
One of my favorites from tonights session with our July bride and groom to be Jacob and Brita. You two rocked and were so comfortable the entire session! Glad the weather finally worked out and more to come very soon!
Kelsey and Adam have been great together forever it seems, I remember sitting with them playing cards at college in BVU gosh…years ago! I was thrilled when Adam asked me to be there when he popped the big question a few months ago and even more thrilled to spend Sunday afternoon with them taking their...
I had a great engagement session in downtown Des Moines yesterday with Adam and Kelsey. Can’t wait to sit down and edit the rest of these, so many great photos and we found some fun locations! This is actually where Adam proposed to Kelsey a few months ago, how cool is that! I just loved...
Well we have some exciting news and you know we were unpacking because it took us a week to share it…we are getting hitched ourselves! I think we may have the planning of the day down after shooting weddings the past five years, ha! We will see how this goes. We couldn’t be more excited...
Lots of ZTS Photo goodness today apparently! A featured story on us sponsored by Dr. Braxton Pulley of Pulley Chiropractic this week in Cityview Magazine. Don’t forget to pick up your copy and check us out. Thanks so much Braxton!
A few weeks ago I was asked if I could be extra sneaky and photograph a proposal for some fellow BVU alums. Of-course I said yes, how cool is that! Congrats to Adam & Kelsey! Also note I totally got away with creeping them without her knowledge, apparently shooting weddings has given me some amazing creeper...
We are so incredibly excited to shoot Teddy & Katie’s wedding day next July at the Des Moines Scottish Rite Consistory. I have known Teddy for years as he went to BVU and Katie couldn’t be any more perfect for him, she is just the coolest! We started out the session at Greys Lake Park...
Just a few from our e-session tonight with the awesome Teddy & Katie. Isn’t she just gorgeous!?
We had a delightful late fall session today with one of our fab wedding couples for October of 2013 Tanya and Mike. Tanya is actually an amazing photographer herself based out of Iowa City, feel free to check out her work and show her some love too Tanya Schulte Photography. Lots more to come soon,...
Lucas aka “Catfish” as he was nicknamed in college has been one of my very best guy friends since my college days at BVU. I was more than thrilled when he text me and told me he was going to pop the question to the lovely Megan that weekend with a photo of the ring attached! And even more...
Tanner and I meet up with Meredith and Adam for an awesome engagement session here in Des Moines last week. We just missed hitting these 100 degree days we have going on by one and thank goodness! You two were a blast to work with and hope you love your photos!
Last weekend we meet up with and shot Brett & Amanda’s engagement session in Forest City. We had such a blast working with you two! Always fun to shoot fellow BVU alum. We found some really awesome and fun locations for the session around Forest City. The wood pile is probably one of my...
Just wanted to share a photo from our engagement session this past weekend in Forest City with Brett & Amanda. Oh my goodness do we have some sweet photos to share in the next few days from this session! Brett & Amanda you two can pose with the best of them. This is also one...
We are pleased to announce we are the recipient of the 2012 Brides Choice award from WeddingWire again this year! This means we are in the top 5% of Wedding Pros nationwide! The WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards™ recognizes the top local wedding professionals from the WeddingWire Network that demonstrate excellence in quality, service, responsiveness and...
Just wrapped up editing this great session with Kris and Matt from a few weekends ago here in downtown Des Moines. We started off the afternoon at the walking bridge over the Des Moines River and then headed off to one of their favorite spots to grab a cup of coffe together Smokey Row. Finally...
Tanner and I had the pleasure of working with Jenn and Lucas last Saturday afternoon here in Des Moines for a great engagement session. I grew up with Jenn in Indianola as we competed through the years with Joyce’s Gymnastics together. It is always fun catching up with people you haven’t seen since high school...
Just one from the first stop on our engagement session this afternoon with Kris and Matt. Thanks for being such great sports! Also I can’t wait to edit and share some coffee themed photos from the Smokey Row Coffee Co. You two are awesome!
Saturday afternoon we had a great session around the downtown Des Moines area with Jenn and Lucas. Just wanted to share one from the last spot of the day. Another great session preview coming up soon!
These two were so much fun to work with! Not that you can’t tell that simply by looking at the gorgeous images from their fall engagement session below. I love that they are so full of laughter and love. The two of them were just down trying out every idea we threw at them as...
On Saturday night Tanner and I headed down to my hometown of Indianola to shoot an engagement and ring ceremony for Sagar and Dhruva. As we have a ton of engagement sessions, commercial shoots and family sessions in the pipeline to edit just wanted to share a few. Isn’t her dress just fantastic!?
Can’t resist sharing just one as I edit from Danielle and Sean’s engagement session this past Sunday evening. They were decked out in some spectacular Iowa Hawkeye gear for the last spot on their engagement session overlooking the Des Moines skyline. Also…GO HAWKS! 🙂
We meet up with Megan and Brandon (and their adorable little pups!) for their engagement session in Storm Lake two Sundays ago. I’ve been wanting to shoot at this great fence walkway at one of the local parks forever and luckily there were even some gorgeous fall colored vines growing on it! The session started...
Yesterday afternoon we had a great engagement session with Brandon, Megan & their adorable pupps in Storm Lake. Just wanted to share a shot from the very first location of the shoot. More to come soon!
Finally the rest of the engagement session from last week with Megan and Bryan here in Des Moines. Such a fun afternoon!
