The morning rain let up yesterday just in time for some outdoor formals for Brett & Amanda. We had such a great day celebrating with you two!
Category Archives: Weddings
Sunday brought the Parent wedding with the awesome Nick & Elizabeth. Tanner and I had a blast with these two! Plus they had probably the coolest story ever how they meet and dated through the years, which I will save for the full wedding blog soon! Just a few favorites from their wedding which took...
We had the pleasure of shooting Natalie and Brady’s wedding this past weekend in Sioux City at the Marina Inn Hotel & Conference Center. Natalie you made such a gorgeous bride and your first dance hands down tops anything I’ve ever seen at a wedding! You two are awesome. More to come soon!
Brandon and Megan were married on May 5th at The Bridge church in Johnston, Iowa. Megan has to be one of our most fun brides. She was completely full of laughter and smiles the entire day. The photos below are proof of that! I went to Buena Vista University with Megan and she simply hasn’t...
Saturday we spent with the wonderful Megan & Brandon here in Des Moines with their wedding at The Bridge in Johnston and reception at The Hilton Garden Inn West. Just wanted to share a few from their portrait session from the wedding, wow there are SO many fun photos to share from this I can’t...
Jenn contacted us last June that her and her fiancé Lucas were in search of wedding photographers for their big day the following spring. I grew up with Jenn and attended elementary-high school with her in Indianola as well as tumbled through the years together at Joyce Gymnastics. I couldn’t have been more thrilled when...
Saturday we had the pleasure of heading down to Indianola, Iowa for Lucas and Jenn’s wedding. The day completely copperated weather wise, despite the fact that during their engagement session this past fall we had chatted about the possibility of snow! Just wanted to share a quick shot of the two of them just before...
Tanner and I had the privilege of working with Tony and Steph for their big day this past New Year’s Eve here in Des Moines. You can see the entire blog post from their amazing day here. Tanner wrapped up the final editing their fusion video awhile ago from their wedding day (video + stills)...
Tony and Steph’s wedding was a fantastic end to our 2011 season as well as kickoff to our 2012! They couldn’t have received better weather for the 31st of December in Iowa. Mid 50’s and glorious. I meet Tony when I was in my senior year of High School in Indianola way back in the...
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...
Tony and Steph wrapped up or 2011 season (and I suppose kicked off our 2012 as well!) with a fantastic wedding on New Year’s Eve here in Des Moines this past weekend. Above and below are just a few photos from their formal session outside the Methodist Church were they were married. You just can’t...
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!?
I meet Elissa about 5 years ago at BVU. She was in my suite in visiting one of my roommates and was laughing so incredibly loud at something I just had to go see what was so funny. As always you can count on her to this day to be smiling from ear to ear and constantly...
Matt and Elissa were married this past Saturday at the Schaller Chapel on the Buena Vista University campus in Storm Lake where they both attended college. Pretty sure Elissa didn’t stop smiling or laughing the entire day! Also isn’t her dress just amazing?!
Monday night I had a fantastic family session with the Lee family here in Des Moines and this week I almost finished editing with Ryan and Kayli’s big day from last Saturday. Just wanted to share a few more before I can get a full blog post up soon. Check out her cool “I do”...
Just a quick photo from our awesome wedding yesterday in Garner and Clear Lake. Kayli and Ryan you two were a blast to work with! More soon!
It isn’t very often that you walk into a hair salon at the beginning of the wedding day and the bride you haven’t yet meet in person greets you with a smile and a giant hug! That is just Jen. She is such a fun loving and caring person that really shined through throughout the...
Shelby and Paul were married at the Summit Church in Alta, Iowa on 9.10.11. The day couldn’t have been more perfect for a wedding! Tanner and I got to spend lots of time with the details which lead to some gorgeous dress shots, ring shots and other wedding details many of which Shelby ordered off...
Just one from Shelby & Paul’s big day yesterday in Alta. Seriously we really couldn’t have asked for a more perfect day weather wise for some awesome outdoor photos! These two rocked the formals and we found a groove of trees behind the church that was just perfect. More to come soon! Congrats you two, you...
Lauren and Bill’s big day on August 6th took place at the gorgeous downtown Des Moines venue The Scottish Rite Consistory. The couple meet at Simpson College just south of Des Moines in my hometown of Indianola. They kept busy at Simpson with sports as Bill played football for the Storm while Lauren ran track....
Our very first wedding fusion video from Lauren and Bill’s big day at the Des Moines Scottish Rite Consistory! We are so excited to share this piece with everyone. We recently invested in some video equipment for our 5D Mark II cameras and couldn’t be happier with the results of our first wedding fusion piece....
One of our favorite things about shooting weddings is finding unique ways to shoot the details of the day in a fun and new way each time. We love spending some quality time with the rings, brides shoes, flowers and gorgeous dresses. I found this super awesome arrangement outside the reception that was just the...
Matt and Jessi were married on June 18th in Storm Lake, Iowa. We’ve known them for years attending Buena Vista University with them as fellow Beaver alumni and I went on spring break with them in the spring of 2008. (Man I am getting old!) 🙂 This was our first official western themed wedding complete...
Nick and Sarah came over to meet with us a year and a few months out from their wedding date about us being their photographers. They were newly engaged and so incredibly excited about planning their wedding as well as creating their life together. Since then they have become some of our favorite clients! They are...
Chelsea and Zach kicked off our crazy fun June of 2011 wedding madness on June 4th in Forest City, Iowa. Chelsea is Tanner’s first cousin so it is always enjoyable to shoot weddings where we know a majority of the people as well as be there to share in their wedding day with them. They...
Matt and Jessi’s wedding in Storm Lake was fantastic! Just wanted to post a few quickly while in the midst of wedding editing madness. Below are a few favorites from their big day. Isn’t Jessi just gorgeous?! (Matt you aren’t too bad on the eyes either!) 🙂
Got a great e-mail today from WeddingWire.com this morning! We are WeddingWire Rated for 2011 based on positive past reviews from our brides & grooms. Pretty awesome!
First off I just love first dances! We are almost done editing our first June 2011 wedding and came across these last night and just had to share them. Chelsea and Zach had their wedding reception at the gorgeous Diamond Joe Casino in Northwood, Iowa just north of Forest City. It was by far the...
Ring shots are my favorite. I get so excited for them! Something blue at a wedding recently was a ring given to the bride by her grandmother. I love this so much I just had to share!
This weekend we had the pleasure of shooting Sarah and Nick’s fantastic wedding in Altoona, Iowa just a few short minuets east of Des Moines. The two of them couldn’t have been more fun or better cleints to work with! Sarah was organized to a tea and couldn’t stop smiling and Nick was so fun...
Just wanted to post a quick shot from our wedding this past Saturday in Forest City, Iowa with Zach and Chelsea. We found this awesome spot on a farm just out of town that mixed with the 85L lens for portraits just came out fantastic! Congratulatiosn to Zach and Chelsea, we wish you the best...
In light of the fact our awesome engagement session we had planned for this past Sunday was rained out here is a photo snapped from two weeks ago at the Des Moines River a few blocks from the loft. Spring along with lots of crazy storms has finally arrived! This was hand held 5 second...
M & S were married at a wonderful venue here in Des Moines the Fort Des Moines Museum on Army Post Road.If you are having a smaller private wedding in the Des Moines area it is the ideal location with a rustic twist. These two had so many incredible do it yourself projects I was...
Details detail details. I LOVE THEM! These two had some of the best DIY wedding details ever (yes I am bias!) as well as planned a wedding that matched their personalities and love for each other to down to a tea. Below is an awesome video Tanner took of the brides shoes and a gorgeous...
Amy and JM’s wedding took place in Carroll Iowa towards the end of August. The sky was a vivid blue and the dance they had afterward was full of pure awesomeness. we started our day with them at the church where JM sent Amy some gorgeous roses with a romantic little note. After the ceremony...
Tanner and Eric grew up together with their families being friends through the years. When he and Sarah contacted him about us shooting their wedding we were thrilled. Their big day took place with the wedding ceremony at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Forest City, Iowa. The wedding reception following the ceremony was at a...
When Amanda and Patrick contacted us about shooting their wedding we were so elated and excited as it was taking place around Tanner’s hometown in Mason City, Iowa. The day was sure hot but turned out wonderfully! The wedding ceremony took place at The Holy Family Catholic Church in Mason City. Amanda had a bouquet...
Kelsi and Todd were married on a crisp and perfect Iowa fall day. The leaves were turning vivid colors and they lucked out on some fantastic weather! We went to college at Buena Vista University with these two where Todd played football for the Beavers and Kelsi played volleyball and was a cheerleader. The day...
A few days ago we received an awesome comment on our ZTS Photo Facebook fan page from a local wedding blogger inquiring if she could share our engagement session we shot last weekend on her blog. Of course we said yes! Today some of our images from Elissa and Matt’s session were featured on her...
Keeping up with the full wedding posts from our weddings next up in the line up are the fantastic Katelyn and Taylor! After our frigid engagement session in January it was a drastic turn to wedding photos on an 80 degree day. Thy sky was just awesome and the weather cooperated perfectly. Not sure we...
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