C + N Engaged | Big Creek Engagement | Des Moines, Iowa Engagement Photographer
We had a great engagement session last weekend with Courtney & Nick at Big Creek. The light was just perfect and it sure feels more like fall out these last few days than I’d like to admit lately, Iowa what is up with that!? But that sunset at the end, pure perfection! Can’t wait to photograph […]
A + D Engaged | Des Moines Engagement Photographers | Saylorville Lake Engagement Session
Tanner and I had possibly one of the best engagement shoots ever a few weeks ago. I couldn’t even begin to narrow down pick images after, I just loved them all and can’t wait to blog them! One of our awesome 2015 grooms is a professional musician, feel free to go check out his Facebook page here: […]
2014 Behind the Scenes | Des Moines Wedding Photographers Tanner & Sarah Urich
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 […]
Aria + Tyler Engaged | Des Moines Engagement Photographer
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 […]
Micah + Ryan | Tournament Club of Iowa Golf Course Engagement Session
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 + Ryan Preview | Tournament Club of Iowa Engagement
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!
JB & Steph Engaged | Des Moines, Iowa Engagement Photographer
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 […]
Jacob + Brita {engaged} | Downtown Des Moines Engagement
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!
Adam + Kelsey {engaged} | Des Moines, Iowa Engagement Session
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 […]
Jenn + Lucas | Des Moines Engagement
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 […]
Jenn + Lucas | Engaged
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!
Danielle + Sean | Des Moines Engagement Session
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 […]
Danielle + Sean Engaged | Des Moines, IA
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! 🙂
Megan + Brandon | Engaged
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 […]
Megan + Bryan Engaged
Finally the rest of the engagement session from last week with Megan and Bryan here in Des Moines. Such a fun afternoon!
Natalie + Brady | Sioux City Iowa Engagement Session
I absolutely love shooting in Sioux City! There are so many unique spots around the downtown area and parks nearby. Sioux City…man you have some sweet places! Natalie and Brady were incredibly fantastic to work with. Tanner and I went to BVU with Natalie and we were so thrilled when she sent us a Facebook […]
Natalie + Brady | Sioux City, Iowa Engagement Session Sneak Peek
Saturday we had the pleasure of shooting an engagement sessions with a fellow BVU alum and her fiancé in Sioux City. It is always fun to shoot former classmates and see how much life has changed and grown in the last few years! This session was just awesome, so many great locations and photos to […]
Steph + Tony Engaged | Des Moines, Iowa Engagement Photographers
Just wanted to share one of our recent engagement sessions with Tony and Steph here in Des Moines. We found some awesome locations and despite the crazy hot temps snapped some fantastic photos of the two. Isn’t their dog adorable!
Tony + Steph Engaged – Sneak Peek | Des Moines Engagement Photographers
Well what can I say about Tony and Steph other than they are just awesome! I meet Tony years ago when I took night classes at Simpson College for graphic design while still in high school at IHS. What a small world when years later we were contacted by him about shooting his wedding on […]
ZTS Photo Featured in LAE Wedding Blog!
There is a new wedding blog here in Des Moines that we were asked to be a featured in today run by Lakin entitled LAE Wedding You may remember one of our spring engagement session from a few months ago with Matt & Elissa in Storm Lake that is featured in the writeup as well […]
Kayli + Ryan Engaged Sneak Peek | Clear Lake Iowa
Last night couldn’t have been more perfect for an engagement session in Clear Lake. No seriously! No wind mixed with an epic sunset, great fluffy clouds and a fantastic couple that laughed the entire time. Ryan and Kayli are so great to work with! They are one of our October 2011 wedding couples this year. […]
Shelby + Paul Engagement Session Preview | Storm Lake Iowa | ZTS Photo
Last Sunday we had an engagement and family session with Shelby and Paul in Storm Lake. As we have been wrapping up some other shoots it took a few days to get this posted here for a preview, but this is one of my favorites from the session with them. The natural light in combination […]
Featured Engagement Session Des Moines Wedding Savvy Blog Today!
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 […]
Matt + Jessi Engaged | Iowa Engagement Photographer | Storm Lake
Matthew and Jessi picked the perfect day for their engagement photos. The weather was just right and the sky was amazing! These are all taken in or around Storm Lake, Iowa. Matt and I have been friends since our freshmen year at Buena Vista University in 2005 when we were both stuck in the same […]
M + R Engaged | Des Moines Engagement Photographers
If your viewing this on Facebook head on over to our blog at https://www.ztsblog.com for the full post! Sunday we headed down to the Fitch Building for our first e-session of the year! The Catchlight Studio we shot in is primarily used for commercial photography work here in Des Moines and beyond. They have a […]
Matt + Jessi Engagement Photos Preview | Storm Lake, IA
Just a few shots from our engagement session last night in Storm Lake with Matt & Jessi. They are one of our fantastic 2011 wedding couples for June 18th 20 2011 and we couldn’t be more excited to be a part of their big day! Especially as they are fellow BVU Beavers. One wedding, two […]