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 […]
Des Moines Commercial Photographer | Corporate Headshots Iowa
I had the pleasure of shooting some new commercial head-shots for a dentist earlier this week. Her new practice is opening in Waukee in the upcoming months. How exciting for her! If you are in need of some fresh corporate head shots for your website, social media marketing, advertising, etc in the Des Moines, Iowa […]
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 […]
H Family | Des Moines Family Photographer | Fall Family Session
I had the most adorable family session earlier this week with the H family! Little miss 11 month old Ophelia has the best personality. She is beyond adorable! Thanks for letting me capture your memories, I had a blast with you all! (Also note it was 90+ degrees at the end of Sept in Iowa, so they […]
Des Moines, Iowa Landscapes
Out exploring last weekend after a fun shoot. We have a few commercial clients that lease/buy images from us around Iowa so always great to add a few new ones to our portfolio! And as always you can buy your own (I prefer metal prints of these bad boys!) on our print site here. They […]
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 […]
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 […]
Kennady 6 Months | Des Moines Family Photographer
I had a blast shooting a little mini session for Miss Kennady’s 6 month photos recently. How adorable is she?!
C Family & 1 Year Old Photos | Des Moines Family & Child Photographer
I had THE MOST ADORABLE 1 year old session with Theo and his family last week. I can’t believe he is 1 already! He and his brother Ben were just full of smiles and laughter. Thanks for letting me capture all your family milestones and adorable adorable adorable! I can’t say it enough!
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 […]
Reed Wedding August 20, 2016 | Diamond Oak Event Center Barn Wedding | Clear Lake, Iowa
Nic and Breanne had the most perfect wedding day. Rainbow and all! You know it’s an amazing wedding when you can’t even pick just one favorite image from the day. We were terrified it would rain all day. For August it barely reached 70 degrees (phew!) but Diamond Oak Events Center is a DREAM! Seriously […]
Des Moines Commercial Photography | Social Media Marketing Photography
Few favorites from some recent commercial photo-shoots over the last week here in Des Moines. Great shoot at a partner meeting for an accounting firm and some general relaxed marketing photography for them of the partners interacting with interns. Plus we had a great corporate natural light head-shots for one of our ongoing bank clients. […]
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 […]
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 & […]
Long Lake, Wisconsin Vacation | August 2016
Just wanted to share a few more favorites from our few days away in Wisconsin last week before we start our marathons of August-Nov weddings on the books. Long Lake is insanely gorgeous and a photographers dream! We spent a few great days with friends and family. The sunsets and sunrises are out of this […]
Backhaus Wedding Dubuque, Iowa | University of Dubuque and Peosta Community Centre Wedding | Des Moines, Iowa Wedding Photographers
A few weekends ago Tanner and I headed to Dubuque for Lindsey & Matt’s big day. And what a gorgeous day it was! They found the coolest spots overlook the river for us to take photos at and I can’t believe the weather was only in the upper 70’s with no breeze for July. Post […]
Backhaus Wedding Video July 16, 2016 | University of Dubuque, Iowa Wedding | Des Moines, Iowa Wedding Videographers
Lindsey & Matt had the most gorgeous wedding day! SERIOUSLY guys I can’t even begin to tell you how awesome it was. July in Iowa can be HOT and I mean HOT and HUMID and they somehow lucked out with honestly probably the best weather we’ve ever had for a wedding. High 70’s, perfect sky, […]
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 […]
Vacation Life Wisconsin | ZTS Photo Personal | Des Moines, Iowa Wedding Photographers
I’ve always tried to share a little bit of our personal life with photos on our blog over the last 8 years. To keep up with this trend I thought I’d share a few fun photos from our “real” cameras (and video) from our week long 4th of July vacation at the family lake house in Long […]
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 […]
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 […]
Courtney & Jeremy Engaged | Glen Oaks Country Club Engagement | Des Moines, Iowa Wedding Photographer
Tanner and I had a great engagement session with Courtney & Jeremy last week at the beyond beautiful Glen Oaks Country Club in West Des Moines. Always love shooting engagement sessions on golf courses. Thanks for having us out and best of luck with all your wedding planning! And also thanks for being so patient […]
Central Bank Headshots | Des Moines Commercial Photographer
We had another great shoot yesterday with one of our ongoing commercial photography clients Central Bank (check out our awesome landscape images on their site also!). Thanks so much for having us out! And if you are in need of some new fresh headshot images or social media marketing images in Des Moines let us know, […]
Sam + Adam June 4th, 2016 Wedding | Rollins Mansion Des Moines | Des Moines Wedding Photographers
Oh my gosh I am officially all caught up!!!! Until 7pm tonight when we have another engagement session, woo! Ha! (Those of you that know how photog life works from May-October we basically are never caught up, ha!) Holy Rollins Mansion is BEAUTIFUL! I felt like we were in a Disney movie all day at […]
Scholten Wedding | Downtown Des Moines Embassy Club Wedding | Des Moines, Iowa Wedding Photographer
Megan and Wade had the coolest wedding day planned. We absolutely loved shooting at the Embassy Club downtown, what a VIEW!!! Seriously. So cool to be on the 38th floor at sunset overlooking the Des Moines skyline. The day started out with rain but they handled it light a champ, Spring 2016 = the year […]
Keller Brick Barn | Rustic Barn Wedding Venue | Des Moines, Iowa Wedding Photographers
A few weeks ago Kady Godfrey one of the owners of the Keller Brick Barn wedding venue in Dallas Center messaged me for some fun venue photos. It is located just a few min Northwest of the Des Moines metro and what a gorgeous spot for a wedding! They even have air conditioning…which if you […]
C Backyard Family Brother Session | Des Moines Family Photographer
I had a great backyard photo-shoot in Ankeny with these two adorable brothers last week. You just can’t beat a little bubble blowing, trampoline bouncing and endless smiles. Thanks for having me I’m not sure who had more fun…the boys or I! Ha!
Katie & Dustin Married | Tournament Club of Iowa Golf Course Wedding | Des Moines, Iowa Wedding Photographer
Katie and Dustin had THE PERFECT wedding day. The weather was just…beyond! Everything just absolutely cooperated for them. We were back at the wonderful Tournament Club of Iowa golf course for their day, this time thankfully without a monsoon all day. SO much fun to get out and explore all the Spring growth on the […]
Justin & Laura Engaged | Iowa Farm Engagement | Des Moines Wedding Photographers
Could these two be more adorable?! Tanner and I had a blast returning to the farm for a wonderful engagement session for Laura and Justin last weekend. We are so stoked for their wedding this Sept and I couldn’t even begin to pick what to blog. I love them all. You two knocked these out […]
Audrey & Zach Married | Algona Iowa Spring Wedding | Des Moines Wedding Photographers
Kicking off Friday with a bang! First 2016 ZTS Photo wedding of the year, woo! Audrey and Zach’s big day was awesome. It might have won the award for the windiest wedding we’ve ever shot but by the photos you would never know. Their friends and family you can tell truly support them and you […]
Dotson Wedding | Iowa Farm Wedding | Des Moines, Iowa Wedding Photographers
I’ve waited to blog this gorgeous Sept 2015 wedding featuring Ali and Damon until last as it was set to be published with the wonderful Heartland Wedding Ideas Magazine! But since it debut a few weeks ago I think it’s more than time to share this beyond beautiful day. Seriously these two were so incredibly […]
Des Moines Commercial Headshots | Des Moines Photographer
We had another great commercial shoot today in Des Moines for a local bank. Thanks so much for the opportunity to photograph new head shots for a few employees. As always if you are in need of new marketing or social media photos here in the Des Moines area feel free to contact us, we […]
AO Wealth Advisory | Des Moines Commercial Photographer
I had a wonderful time photographing for Adam Obrecht and team of AO Wealth Advisory in Urbandale recently. They have a new beautiful location at 2570 106th Street Suite A in Urbandale, IA. Thanks so much for being wonderful supporters of ZTS over the years, we truly appreciate it. Always wonderful to get e-mails from past clients needing updated […]
Courtney + Jordan Married | Duncan Community Ballroom Wedding | Des Moines, Iowa Wedding Photographers
Next up are Courtney and Jordan’s big day this past fall. The ceremony took place at St Patrick’s Catholic Church in the small town of Britt Iowa in North Iowa. Following the ceremony we headed out for some photos at a nearby nature preserve and the reception that ended the night was held at […]
Kelsy & David Married | Hilton Garden Inn West Des Moines Wedding | Des Moines, Iowa Wedding Photographers
Kelsy & David had the most beautiful fall wedding day. We started out with hair at Aveda Serenity Couture Valley West Salon/Spa at Valley West Mall. From there we headed out to makeup and getting ready at the Adel First Christian Church. Post ceremony we found a gorgeous nature preserve with an awesome weeping willow for […]
Laura May + Chase Married | Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden Wedding | Des Moines Wedding Photographers
Loved this gorgeous fall day with Laura May & Chase! I promised myself I’d get all the blogs from the last 5 weddings pumped out before our first April wedding this year, ha! So here we go with another wonderful day to share! The Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden is newly remodeled with an perfect garden space for […]
Laura + Justin Mini Winter Engagement Session | Des Moines, Iowa Wedding Photographers
We had a fun mini-engagement session with one of our awesome 2016 couples recently! They were serious troopers, it was way below zero but they knocked these out of the park! Can’t wait for their full session in May and man Des Moines looks great at night. Plus our new wireless flash system knocked it out of […]
Baby T | 6 month Photos | Des Moines Family Photographer
Incredibly fun to watch this little man grow! I had a great in home 6 month photo session with baby T this last weekend and he was just FULL of smiles and giggles!
IA Wrestle Photographer | Class 1A | 2016 Iowa High School State Wrestling Tournament
It’s been since 2012 that I was able to shoot the Iowa High School State Wrestling Tournament but I returned Thursday AM to Wells Fargo Arena for 1A to shooting for the amazing IA Wreslte! One of our past grooms founded IA Wrestle, he’s turned it into such a great site with a big following! So great to pursue […]
Avery-Bailey Wedding | Clear Lake Cabin Wedding | Lady of The Lake Wedding
When I look back on this wedding day I can’t help but smile. What a fantastic and fun day to shoot! It was picture perfect for a wedding on Clear Lake. We started out at Hair & Co and then headed to the coolest house a few miles away for getting ready photos. The owners not […]