Ashley + Aaron Engaged | Des Moines, Iowa Wedding Photographer

We ended up rescheduling 3 times due to icky weather and so excited we did! Sunday was the perfect night for fall engagement photos. That fall sunshine is everything! I even found a new location downtown with a great view of the Des Moines skyline for sunset. What a great engagement session with these two […]

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 […]

Ben + Lucy September Proposal | Des Moines Iowa Proposal Photographer

Saturday I had the pleasure of shooting this amazing proposal for Ben & Lucy in downtown Des Moines. All the feels on this one! So sweet! All the onlookers cheered for them when he got down on one knee. She cried happy tears, they shared lots of laughs and hugs. You can tell they are just […]

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 […]

When Wedding Photographers Take Snow Selfies…

Well our new wireless lighting system is a go! I fully approve! Tanner and I played with our new setup in our backyard the other night during a light snowstorm and I couldn’t be happier with the ease of use to turn the power up and down fast and results. We are ready to go for […]

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 […]

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 […]

Breanne + Nic Engaged | Des Moines Engagement Photographer

Des Moines fall engagement sessions are in full swing the last few weeks of October. This engagement session could be straight out of Pinterest, how adorable are these two!?! Can’t wait for their August 2016 Clear Lake wedding at a brand new venue in Clear Lake, Diamond Oak Events. It looks like just the perfect location for a late summer […]

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 […]

T + B Engaged | Des Moines, Iowa Engagement Photographer

Trisha and Brendan are another one of our awesome 2015 couples, I had blast photographing their engagement session this past fall! We started out at the park for a few outfits then headed down to East Village to wrap up the session. The fall sun though, just amazing! Can’t wait for your wedding this August […]

LM + C Engaged | Des Moines Iowa Wedding Photographers

  I’ve known Laura May for several years now, she’s incredibly smart and so sweet. She also has the biggest heart for fur children (or dogs as normal people would probably say, ha!). I couldn’t be more excited for her and Chase to have meet and fallen in love the past few years! We ended […]

J + T Engaged | Adair Farm Engagement Photos | Des Moines, Iowa Wedding Photographers

We traveled to the Adair/Guthrie Center area for another one of our great 2015 couple’s Jamie and Trevor’s engagement photos this past fall. I love shooting new places! We started off the session at Trevor’s family farm in Adair and then headed to a nearby (super awesome) nature preserve. The light to end the night in the woods couldn’t […]

K + D Engaged | Adel Soccer Engagement | Des Moines Wedding Photographers

Continuing with our awesome fall of engagement sessions   with Kelsey and David, another one of our great 2015 couples! The day was a bit overcast but they sure made it work! I love when couples come up with ideas such as they meet playing soccer so we returned to the soccer fields in Adel […]

Breanne + Ryan 7.12.14 | Embassy Club West Wedding | West Des Moines, Iowa

Breanne and Ryan’s wedding day kicked off at Breanne’s condo for the girls hair and makeup. From there we jotted off to the Beautiful Savior Church in West Des Moines. From there we took a party bus around West Des Monies ending up at Wellman’s Rooftop for a final drink before the reception. The night ended […]

Des Moines Proposal

A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of photographing Phillip and Maleah’s nighttime engagement proposal here in Des Moines. I didn’t cry and I went undetected, so what an for all! Congrats you two, and as difficult as photographing in the pitch black (on a windy bridge) is, you two rocked it. An love […]

Jamie + Jasen | Tournament Club of Iowa Wedding

Can I just say I love shooting weddings at the Tournament Club of Iowa. What a great place for a wedding in the Des Moines area! I can’t ever be opposed to getting to drive around golf carts on a course for photos! The day started with Jamie and her bridesmaids getting hair and makeup […]

Tanya + Mike | Coralville Marriott Iowa City, Iowa Wedding

Tanya & Mike were married in Iowa City at the Newman Catholic Student Center at The University of Iowa campus this past October. I adore Iowa City, especially the downtown area. It is just such a fun place to shoot! Tanya is also a fantastic Iowa wedding photographer, make sure you check out her work […]

Park Wedding Preview | Minnesota Fall Country Wedding

These two had SUCH cool details! I seriously can’t even get over how many things the bride Courtney put together, you were a wonder woman girl! Just wanted to share one of the awesome couple just before sunset at a gorgeous barn we found by their reception venue. Congrats to you two and stay tuned for […]

Moeller Wedding | West Des Moines Marriott Jordan Creek Wedding

Hannah and Carsten were Indianola high-school sweethearts, you can tell within just a few moments of being with them that they are simply perfect for each other. Their wedding day may have been dreary and rainy but there sure wasn’t a lack of smiles and laughter! The ceremony took place at the Indianola First United […]

Moeller Wedding Preview | Des Moines Marriott Jordan Creek Wedding

Just a quick preview of Hannah and Carsten’s wedding yesterday, I was blown away by how many friends and family just truly love these two! You can tell the high-school sweethearts were meant to be together! A full post to come soon from this day of smiles and laughter. Stay tuned!