Tag: fun

W Family | Des Moines Family Photographer | Des Moines Fall Family Sessions

We have an absolute marathon of fall engagements, family shoots, weddings and commercial sessions this October so going to start it off with the amazing W family here in Des Moines! It’s always a pleasure meeting new people, this family literally laughed the entire time. I had so much fun with you all! Thanks for letting […]

Apple Tree Inn Motel Indianola, Iowa | Des Moines Commercial Photographer

We had the change to shoot the Apple Tree Inn Motel in Indianola remodel recently. What a fun shot! So fun to see how much the hotel has changed over the years. Thanks for having us back! If you are in need of fresh commercial images of your property, business, etc on social media marketing […]

Local Food Creative | Professional Commercial Headshots | Des Moines, Iowa

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

A Fitness Photoshoot | Des Moines Photographer

I had the most fun fitness photo-shoot earlier this week here in Des Moines. Love shooting things out of the norm and this mom of THREE has poured in so much hard work. A big thanks to the Anytime Fitness Downtown on MLK for allowing us to use their amazing rustic gym space. If you […]

ZTS News! | June 2016

After one of our fab engagement sessions last week we stopped by downtown Des Moines on the way home for a quick test of our new (toy) equipment…a DJI Phantom drone! (And YES before you yell at us or lecture us it’s already been registered with the FAA…promise!) We can’t wait to start taking a […]

Alecia & Jared Engaged | Des Moines Engagement Photographer

Another awesome June engagement session with Jared & Alecia last week. They are one of our (many) May 2017 wedding couples! We started out at the Des Moines Art Center for many different looks, the light was just PERFECT and I was so impressed with the crazy sun through the trees. June is amazing! From […]

Anytime Fitness Downtown | Des Moines Commercial Photographer

I had such a blast taking some photos for our gym on Friday night.  Anytime Fitness Downtown had their public grand opening ribbon cutting and celebration as well as wanted a few overall photos of the awesome new space. What a great location downtown in Des Moines. I sure wish this would have been open when we lived […]

B Family Fall Photos| Des Moines Family Photographer

What a perfect fall for photos this year! Sharing another great November session with the B family from a few weeks ago. Their little dude is probably the most adorable baby ever. Just look at that smile! Also, I promise lots and lots of wedding blogs soon! I have a few more to wrap up and then […]

Kaitlynn + Darrell Engaged | Des Moines Engagement Photographer

I had a great fall engagement session with Kaitlynn & Darrell the other day, another one of our awesome 2016 couples! How cool is it that they meet at Zombie Burger too?! Des Moines weather this last month has just been perfect for engagement photos. We started off with some fall photos in the woods and […]

Jared & Piper Engaged | Des Moines, Iowa Fall Engagement Photos

More fall engagements! I know, holy overload of love. 😉 Had a great engagement session recently with Jared, Piper and their sassy fur kid Morgan. Morgan is a few month old Corgi puppy, how cute is she! We ended the session at this awesome location I’ve been dying to shoot at for awhile, it doesn’t even […]

Katie + Dustin Engaged | Des Moines, Iowa Fall Engagement Photographer

What a great fall engagement session recently in Des Moines with Katie & Dustin! Lately the weather for shoots has been more than ideal, just simply perfect! Iowa has really cooperated this October weather wise. Thanks so much for choosing us to be your photographers! I had a blast with you two shooting these. Can’t […]

W Family | Des Moines, Iowa Photographer

I had a great fall family session with the W family recently, just how adorable are the 6 month old twins! Complete with a fall pumpkin photo. Really though, I just can’t get over how cute they are! We’ve been insanely swamped lately with weddings, engagements and family sessions. Expect lots and lots of blogs […]