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Leonard Wedding 05.26.2018 | Carper Vineyard and Winery Wedding Norwalk, Iowa | Des Moines, Iowa Wedding Photographers

Michelle and Justin were married on Saturday at the new Carper Vineyard & Winery in Norwalk, Iowa. What a great new venue in the Des Moines area for outdoor weddings! It just happened to be the hottest day of 2018 so far, phew! Their outdoor ceremony was at 97 degrees, yikes! Let’s hope that qualifies...

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Ochoa Wedding 05.19.2018 | Gateway Hotel and Conference Center at Iowa State University Ames, Iowa Wedding | Des Moines, Iowa Wedding Photographers

Kami and Emory were married at The Gateway Hotel & Conference Center at Iowa State University this past Saturday in Ames. Kami was one of our very first ever clients for her senior photos years and years ago and so fun to be able to capture  multiple milestones in peoples lives! Their first look involved...

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Mandy + Harrison 04.28.2018 | Decades Event Center Wedding | Des Moines, Iowa Wedding Photographers ZTS Photo

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Mandy and Harrison were married at the new Decades Event Center in Des Moines. What a fun new vintage wedding venue just a few minuets West of Downtown with a beyond amazing staff! Mandy and the gals started their morning at One Eighty Salon for hair and makeup in Indianola. Post hair and makeup we...

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Lamberti Wedding April 21, 2018 | Adventureland Altoona, Iowa Wedding | Des Moines, Iowa Wedding Photographers

Courtney and Brad kicked off our 2018 wedding season with the most gorgeous wedding at Adventureland Park in Altoona, Iowa in the Palace Theater. I can’t say enough great things about these two! Gosh in 2011 we had the pleasure of photographing Brad’s sisters wedding and many sessions for their family since. How fun to...

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Kendra + Jesse Barnes’ Place Wedding | Des Moines, Iowa Barn Wedding | Des Moines, Iowa Wedding Photographer

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Kendra and Jesse battled some crazy rain all day off and on for their October wedding at the gorgeous Barnes’ Place barn wedding venue in Adel. They truly made the best of it by utilizing the gorgeous interior of the venue! And their adorable little son just stole the show all day. What a little...

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K + E Engaged | Des Moines, Iowa Engagement Photographer | Des Moines Wedding Photographer

I had a great time with these two! The bride was actually one of our FIRST clients ever with her senior photos years and years ago. Gosh doesn’t that make us seem old! 😉 When they brought up the idea of incorporating his police officer uniform for engagement photos I couldn’t have been more thrilled. Always supporting all...

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Brenton Skating Plaza Des Moines Proposal | Des Moines, Iowa Wedding and Proposal Photogerapher

Over the years we’ve probably had 15 inquiries for proposals on ice at the Brenton Skating Plaza here in downtown Des Moines. They were INCREDIBLE for one of our winter engagement sessions and opened up the rink to us alone at sunset. In exchange we did some fun marketing photos for them for proposals! I can’t...

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M + C Engaged | Brenton Skating Plaza Engagement | Des Moines, Iowa Winter Engagement Session | Ice Skating Engagement Photos

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Oh my goodness this winter engagement session!!! What a PERFECT winter day for engagements here in Des Moines, Iowa! And I can’t say how much I enjoyed photographing ice skating engagement photos. Over the years I’ve had so many people inquire about it but we’ve always chosen another route. SO COOL to shoot a session...

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Des Moines, Iowa Award Winning Wedding Photographers ZTS Photo by Tanner & Sarah Urich | Wedding Wire Couples Choice Award Winner 2018

Stoked to have wrapped up our 2017 wedding season (our 9th one at that!) with an ANOTHER award for 2018 with a Wedding Wire Couples’ Choice Award!!! Based SOELY on client reviews. Tanner and I say it often, we never really intended as two young college kids  at BVU to have ZTS Photo grow into...

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Curate Des Moines Open House | East Village Des Moines Wedding Venue | Des Moines Wedding Venue

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I had the pleasure of photographing the new Curate event venue open house this past Friday in East Village. The new venue created by the wonderful ladies behind Taste to Go catering here in Des Moines. What a BUSY night it was! Such a great new space in East Village here in Des Moines. Just...

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Kramer Wedding September 16th, 2017 | Salisbury House and Gardens Wedding | Des Moines, Iowa Wedding Photographer

Oh my goodness can we just talk about what a perfect wedding venue the Salisbury House and Gardens is here in Des Moines?! Tanner and I finally photographed our first wedding there in 9 wedding seasons a few weekends ago. What a PERFECT garden wedding venue. And so much greenery, I can’t say enough great...

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Olson Wedding September 8th, 2017 | Sticks Event Center Wedding | Des Moines, Iowa Wedding Photographers

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Jess and Taylor had a picture perfect wedding day at Sticks here in Des Moines. They started out getting ready at the new AC Hotel by Marriott in the East Village. I can’t say enough great things about the AC Hotel, what a great venue for getting ready! I highly suggest all wedding couples pick a getting ready...

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Dowd Wedding | Rollins Manion Wedding Des Moines, Iowa | Iowa Wedding Photographers

Sarah and Danny had a beautiful wedding day at the Rollins Mansion here in Des Moines.   If you haven’t been it’s the perfect vintage mansion venue for an outdoor garden wedding. The day started off with the gals getting ready in East Village at the wonderful Salon Spa W. From there they headed to...

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Megan + Tim August 19th, 2017 | Glen Oaks Country Club Wedding | Des Moines, Iowa Wedding Photographers

Where to even begin with this one! Tanner and I had the pleasure of shooting Megan and Tim’s wedding at Glen Oaks this August. Oh my goodness what a perfect day it was! I can’t say enough great things about Glen Oaks Country Club as a venue here in Des Moines. When brides are looking...

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Megan + Tim August 19th, 2017 | Glen Oaks Country Club Wedding | Des Moines, Iowa Wedding Videographers

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...

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Benskin Wedding July 22, 2017 | Red Acre Barn | Des Moines, Iowa Wedding Photographer

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...

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Heathman Wedding May 27, 2017 | Des Moines, Iowa Embassy Club West Wedding | Des Moines, Iowa Wedding Photographer

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...

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Billy + Taylor Engaged | Des Moines, Iowa Wedding Photographer | Iowa Engagement Session

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...

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Nokes Wedding May 20th, 2017 | Downtown Des Moines Marriott Hotel Wedding | Des Moines, Iowa Wedding Photographer

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...

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Kindred Wedding May 13, 2017 | Prairie Moon Winery Wedding | Des Moines, Iowa Wedding Photographer

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...

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Voted Best Wedding Photographers in Des Moines, IA

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...

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Molly + Mitch April 14, 2017 | DesLux Hotel | Iowa State Capital Wedding

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...

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MADE IN DSM – ZTS PHOTO Feature | Des Moines, Iowa Wedding Photographers

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...

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Scherer Wedding January 21, 2017 | Five Island Bay in Emmetsburg, Iowa Wedding | Des Moines, Iowa Wedding Photographers

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...

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R+R Proposal | Des Moines Proposal Photographer | Des Moines Wedding Photographer

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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...

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Johnson Wedding November 26, 216 | Des Moines Social Club Wedding | Des Moines, Iowa Wedding Photographers

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...

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Petersen Wedding November 5, 2016 | Simpson College and Palmer Hall Indianola Wedding | Des Moines, Iowa Wedding Photographers

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...

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Robinson Wedding | Central College Pella, Iowa Wedding | Des Moines, Iowa Wedding Photographer

Tanner and I had a great time capturing the Robinson wedding a few weeks ago in Pella, Iowa. We started off getting ready with the girls at the church, ironically Tanner and I shot one of our first ever weddings at the same church in oh gosh 2009? 2010? It’s so fun to return back...

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Steckelberg Wedding October 8, 2016 | Honey Creek Resort Wedding | Des Moines Wedding Photographer

Last Saturday we headed down to the beautiful Honey Creek Resort on Lake Rathbun, Iowa for Piper and Jared’s big day. As always Honey Creek is on point with amazing service and friendly smiles. We love working there and highly suggest it to all brides looking for a beautiful location that allows guests to have...

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Nelsen Wedding October 1st 2016 | West Des Moines Marriott Wedding | Des Moines, Iowa Wedding Photographer

Kaitlyn & Darrell are so much fun! You can truly tell from spending the day with them how much they care about each other. All the laughter and love is apparently in the photos! They were married at the gorgeous West Des Moines Marriott as well as had their reception there. They let Tanner and...

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Rumple Wedding 09.24.16 | Des Moines Iowa Wedding Photographer

We’ve been looking forward to Laura and Justin’s big day for a long time! We had the pleasure of capturing his sisters wedding on the farm where they live last Fall and their friends and family are just a joy to be around. What a wonderful fall day! We can’t say enough about couples that...

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Heartland Wedding Ideas Magazine Feature Megan + Wade Wedding | Fall 2016 Issue

GUYS!!!! Super stoked to have another fab wedding featured in Heartland Wedding Ideas Magazine this fall! Megan and Wade had the most fun day with the best vendors around. You can grab your own copy at any local Hy-Vee in the Des Moines Metro (or anywhere that has those fun fab free magazines!). You can...

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Herring Wedding 8.27.16 | Holiday Inn West Des Moines | Des Moines Wedding Photographer

What a beautiful August day for a wedding! I was so excited when Morgan and Matt told us about the vintage fire truck for portraits. I mean how cool is that! Matt is a volunteer firefighter for the City of West Des Moines. Apparently someone donated the beautiful vintage fire truck for firefighters to use...

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Des Moines Top Wedding Photographer Award

We were super stoked to get an e-mail last week that out of 251 wedding photographers in Des Moines we were chosen as ONE of the top 19! How cool is that! You can check out the full list on the Expertise website here. They said their decisions are based on reputation, credibility, experience, availability to...

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Reed Wedding Preview Video 08.20.16 | Diamond Oaks Event Center Wedding | Clear Lake, Iowa Wedding

Tanner put together a fun little drone wedding video preview from Saturday’s gorgeous wedding at Diamond Oaks Event Center in Clear Lake, Iowa. I still can’t get over the RAINBOW we had at sunset. Seriously if rain is good luck on a wedding day a rainbow has to be the best luck ever! Congrats Nic &...

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Tanner & Emily Proposal | World Food Prize Building | Des Moines Proposal Photographers

Tanner and I had the pleasure of photographing a surprise proposal this past Friday at the World Food Prize Hall of Laureates building here in Des Moines. OH MY GOSH they were so adorable! Congrats to Tanner and Emily and he spent so much time and love into the proposal! How adorable are they?! Wishing...

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Red Acre Barn Wedding | Des Moines, Iowa Barn Wedding Venue | Styled Shoot

The wonderful owners of the new Red Acre Barn wedding venue shot us message a few weeks ago asking if we’d be interested in joining them for a styled shoot. Of-course I said I would LOVE to check out the beautiful new venue AND take some photos! Thanks for including me and I had a blast!...

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Alex + Lindsay Engaged | Des Moines, Iowa Wedding Photographers | Lake Engagement Session

With this post I’m officially all caught up for our vacation starting tomorrow night! WOO! We had a wonderful (BUT 95+ degree HOT) engagement session last week. These two are so much fun! We can’t wait until their (hopefully cooler) wedding this November in Indianola. June is just so perfect for a wonderful sunset and...

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