Category Archives: Weddings

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 have amazing clients and be part of their big life changes year after year!

The day kicked off with the guys playing video games at the Adventureland Inn Arcade followed by portraits of them and the family outside the Palace Theater at the carousel at Adventureland.

I can’t lie what a fun spot for family and bridal party formals vs indoors!

Following portraits with their sweet 3 year old fur babe we photographed the most adorable ceremony inside the Palace Theater.

Post ceremony and bubble exit we headed to one of our favorite parks nearby for portraits, I can’t say how excited we are for Spring and all the amazing weather these past two weeks!

Dinner and dancing followed with us capturing such a great night photo with the carousel all lit up before departing.

Thank you two both so much for having us, we had a great time documenting your big day and seeing your family again so many years later!

Hope you are enjoying your honeymoon cruise!

Venue: Adventureland Park Altoona, Iowa

Florals: CamBam Custom Floral

Hair: Sarah at Salon 110

Bridal Makeup: Kelsi Ziemann Artistry

Suits: Skeffington’s Formal Wear

DJ: Greg Stice

Bridal Cake & Cupcakes: Little Blackbird Bakery

Invites: Lettered Light Design

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

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.

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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 sweetheart!

Somehow for the first year all our October weddings sadly had some crazy rain a majority of the day! October is hands down such a gorgeous month for a wedding so I can’t tell you how sad this made us!

Thankful for such fun venues for indoor photos!

The downpour stopped just in time for all the bridal party to brave the outdoors for photos and we were pretty limited on where we could and couldn’t go due to mud but we truly made the best of it!

They were off and on if they could have an outdoor ceremony due to the serious amount of mud but last min they decided just to go for it.

The sun poked out and all  their guests made the best of the journey to the gorgeous ceremony spot overlooking the lake!

Post ceremony Barnes’ Place was SO kind as to tote us around with the bride and groom for photos in the fields and pine trees surrounding their amazing property. What service!

Usually on wedding days we scout amazing locations before the ceremony but due to the torrential rain we played it by ear and stumbled upon some awesome spots.

Kendra and Jesse were so brave and still ventured into the pine tree forest creating some of my favorite bridal portraits we’ve done all year!

That light was just perfection.

Post ceremony the guests enjoyed a cocktail hour outside the barn followed by dinner and dancing.

Kendra owns a dance studio so her gals surprised them after the first dance with a choreographed dance that Kendra and Jesse joined in at the end. So fun!

We ended the night with some amazing night portraits outside the barn. What a gorgeous wedding!

Catering: Judges Signature Catering

DJ: A Special Event DJ

Venue: Barnes’ Place

Cake:  Glorious Desserts

Florist: The English Rose

Makeup Artist: Amber Lost

Hair Stylist: Emily Parkins & Talyia Zepeda

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Tasha + Nate | Red Acre Barn Wedding | Des Moines, Iowa Wedding Photographers

Tasha and Nate were married at one of our favorite venues here in Iowa, the Red Acre Barn.

What a PERFECT location for a wedding run by the most amazing owners! They truly pour their heart and soul into running an wonderful venue for your big day!

Sadly it literally poured nearly their entire wedding day forcing the ceremony and formals inside.

Thankfully though Nate & Tasha were SO brave and went for a first look under the awning in the rain for us and even went out into the sprinkles to get some portraits pre-ceremony just to be safe if the rain didn’t let up after the ceremony!

It was possibly one of the most moving and touching first looks with all the laughter and tears. Moments like that truly make weddings all the more special to capture!

Even their ceremony first look at one another was just perfection! All the emotion!

Even with the rain Red Acre is stunning to get married inside or out, and they truly made the best of making rain on their wedding day good luck!

Post ceremony the sun broke out for MAYBE 10 min so we rushed out for some portraits to take advantage of the sun!

Tasha was SO brave and despite the muddy mess she rocked some photos with us! Rain on the wedding day can be tricky, but they made the best of it!

We ended the night with some awesome night portraits and a great dance party.

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Thanks for having Tanner and I capture your big day, we had the best time with your friends and family!

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Catering: Hickory Park

DJ: A Special Event DJ

Venue: Red Acre Barn

Cake: Main Street Cafe

Cupcakes: Scratch Bakery

Florist: HyVee

Makeup Artist: Kati Douglas

Hair Stylist: Kelcy Crane & Kayla Carroll

 

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