Tag: wedding

ZTS Photo | Des Moines Juice 2013 Wedding Guide Featured

We received an e-mail a few weeks ago about one of our amazing 2012 wedding couples being featured in the Des Moines Juice Magazine “The 2013 Wedding Guide” edition. Needless to say we were stoked to share our images and have them published. However today when I went to grab a copy I had no […]

2013 Wedding Wire Brides Choice Award Winner | Des Moines Wedding Photographer

For the 3rd year in a row Tanner and I are proud to have received the Wedding Wire Brides Choice award for 2013 for rave reviews from past brides in 2012! The esteemed annual awards program recognizes the top five percent of wedding professionals in the WeddingWire Network who demonstrate excellence in quality, service, responsiveness […]

Werner Wedding | 12.01.12 | Muscatine, Iowa

Kayla and Shawn were married in Muscatine Iowa on December 1st at the gorgeous St Mary & Mathias Catholic Parish. Following the ceremony we stopped quick by the Mississippi River for group portraits and then walked across the street to the best little bar The Pearl Bar & Lounge,  just off the main highway into Muscatine. They knew […]

Werner Wedding Preview 12.01.12 | Muscatine Iowa Wedding

Just a few from a fantastic December 1st wedding this weekend in Muscatine with Kayla & Shawn. I can’t wait to share the rest of these, she did such an utterly fabulous job planning and we have some awesome images to share soon. Make sure to check back soon!

Ross Wedding | Renaissance Des Moines Savery Wedding

Jenni and Eric’s day started out rather bla and rainy but don’t let that fool you! Jenni was full of laughter and joy all morning at the salon despite the rain drops that were falling outside! The girls started getting ready at Blondie’s Beauty Parlor and then headed off to the Des Moines Renaissance Savery […]

Breton Wedding | Des Moines Hy-Vee Conference Center Wedding

Kris and Matt had the perfect late September fall wedding day. The girls started getting ready at Bella Salon with hair and makeup then headed off to the Grace Lutheran Church here in Des Moines for finishing touches, first look and ceremony. Post wedding we headed a few spots downtown for photos and then off […]

Two Iowa Weddings Published! | Scrapbook Etc Magazine

How cool is this?! Two of our 2011 weddings were recently published in Scrapbooks Etc magazine, a Better Homes and Gardens publication! We made the cover with Chelsea & Zach’s wedding and inside with Michelle & Steve and again with Chelsea and Zach! So cool to see our past weddings in print. And our name in print […]

Happy Friday!

Happy Friday all! Just wanted to share a quick snapshot of our Dexter from last night, ha! He’s such an odd little bulldog with a personality that is truly beyond words.  (See photo for proof!) Stay tuned we have 3 weddings to post soon, a few commercial sessions and a senior! Plus several e-sessions and […]

Kris & Matt Married | Des Moines Hy-Vee Conference Center Wedding Preview

A big congrats to our Saturday wedding couple Kris & Matt! We have SO MANY cool images from this delightful fall wedding I just can’t wait to edit & share them all. Anyway, just a few quick pics before they head off on their awesome honeymoon tomorrow. Congrats you two and more to come upon […]

Lucas + Megan Engaged | Des Moines Engagement Photographer

Lucas aka “Catfish” as he was nicknamed in college has been one of my very best guy friends since my college days at BVU. I was more than thrilled when he text me and told me he was going to pop the question to the lovely Megan that weekend with a photo of the ring attached! And even more […]

ZTS Photo | The Photographers

This is our 4th season shooting weddings for Tanner and I and every time we head out for a shoot I think to myself really, this job is just so awesome! I can’t believe we have come this far and sometimes reflecting back I am just so proud of us for starting a business at […]

Indianola Balloon Festival 2012 | National Balloon Classic

On Wed night Tanner and I headed down to my hometown of Indianola for the National Balloon Classic. If you live in the Des Moines area and haven’t been you should definitely make it a priority to go some year in the near future! It runs through this weekend, so you still have a chance this year as well! […]

Geelan Wedding 07.21.12 | Garner, Iowa | Des Moines Iowa Wedding Photographer

Last Saturday we headed up to Garner, Iowa to shoot one of Tanner’s former college roomate Brett’s big day. Actually Brett and Amanda are both Buena Vista University alums, small world! They actually didn’t meet until after college but you can tell they are just absolutely perfect together. The day started at Styles in Motion […]

Hughes Wedding | Marina Inn Conference Center Wedding | Sioux City, Iowa

Natalie and Brady were just so much fun to work with! Tanner and I went to BVU with Natalie, which is always fun meeting up with old college classmates and sharing in their big day years later. They meet when Natalie’s oldest brother Jeff was college roommates with Brady years ago at UNI and have […]

Geelan Wedding Preview | 072112

The morning rain let up yesterday just in time for some outdoor formals for Brett & Amanda. We had such a great day celebrating with you two!

Hager Family Photos | Des Moines Family Portrait Photographers

Just wrapped up editing two weddings an engagement session and a family session. Expect lots on the blog in the next few days to come! Tony and Steph are one of our favorite 2011 wedding couples. We meet up with them and their awesome pups for some photos a few nights ago and so excited […]

Meredith + Adam Engaged | Des Moines Engagement Photographers

Tanner and I meet up with Meredith and Adam for an awesome engagement session here in Des Moines last week. We just missed hitting these 100 degree days we have going on by one and thank goodness! You two were a blast to work with and hope you love your photos!

Hughes Wedding Preview | 060212 | Marina Inn Conference Center Sioux City

We had the pleasure of shooting Natalie and Brady’s wedding this past weekend in Sioux City at the Marina Inn Hotel & Conference Center. Natalie you made such a gorgeous bride and your first dance hands down tops anything I’ve ever seen at a wedding! You two are awesome. More to come soon!

Simpson Wedding | The Bridge Church | Hilton Garden Inn

Brandon and Megan were married on May 5th at The Bridge church in Johnston, Iowa. Megan has to be one of our most fun brides. She was completely full of laughter and smiles the entire day. The photos below are proof of that! I went to Buena Vista University with Megan and she simply hasn’t […]

Buena Vista University HDR Athlete Composites | BVU Sports

Tanner put together these seriously awesome composites of Buena Vista University athletes over the last few weeks. His goal was to portray them larger than life and attract a feeling of pride, especially in BVU conveyed by the photos. The athletes pics were all taken with three alien bee strobes to create an image that […]

Dexter The Olde English Bulldogge | 7 Months

I haven’t blogged about our little puppy Dexter lately but if you follow me on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook you probably see enough of the little guy! [C’mon we don’t have kids…you know you love him too!] Well OK, truly he isn’t so little anymore! Dex is almost 8 months old and just one happy 50+ […]

Des Moines Farmers Market | Saturday May 10th, 2012

One of the fun perks of living in East Village here in Des Moines is the ability to walk to the Des Moines Farmers Market on Saturday mornings. I probably can not attend to too many this year due to shooting weddings on many Saturdays but last weekend was open and the market was just delightful! I […]

Simpson Wedding Preview 05.05.12 | Des Moines Iowa Wedding

Saturday we spent with the wonderful Megan & Brandon here in Des Moines with their wedding at The Bridge in Johnston and reception at The Hilton Garden Inn West. Just wanted to share a few from their portrait session from the wedding, wow there are SO many fun photos to share from this I can’t […]

Tacker Wedding | Indianola Iowa

Jenn contacted us last June that her and her fiancé Lucas were in search of wedding photographers for their big day the following spring. I grew up with Jenn and attended elementary-high school with her in Indianola as well as tumbled through the years together at Joyce Gymnastics. I couldn’t have been more thrilled when […]

Sunde Family | Forest City, Iowa

This afternoon we had a great family portrait session with the Sunde family in Forest City, Iowa. Just wanted to share a quick one from the last shot of the night. May I add those hats on the little guys are just awesome!  

Tacker Wedding 03.31.12 | Indianola, Iowa

Saturday we had the pleasure of heading down to Indianola, Iowa for Lucas and Jenn’s wedding. The day completely copperated weather wise, despite the fact that during their engagement session this past fall we had chatted about the possibility of snow! Just wanted to share a quick shot of the two of them just before […]

Nebraska Photography Meetup

Tanner and I went to a studio get together in Nebraska a few weeks ago. Among chatting with some of the local photographers, shooting some studio shots and sharing a few beers we had one of them snap a photo of us in the gorgeous basement studio. Kind of fun to be behind the camera for […]

Brett + Amanda | Engaged | Forest City, Iowa

Last weekend we meet up with and shot Brett & Amanda’s engagement session in Forest City. We had such a blast working with you two! Always fun to shoot fellow BVU alum.   We found some really awesome and fun locations for the session around Forest City. The wood pile is probably one of my […]

Brett + Amanda Engaged Sneak Peek | Forest City, Iowa

Just wanted to share a photo from our engagement session this past weekend in Forest City with Brett & Amanda. Oh my goodness do we have some sweet photos to share in the next few days from this session! Brett & Amanda you two can pose with the best of them. This is also one […]

ZTS Winter Randoms

It is pretty hard to have a puppy and not take a crazy amount of photos of the little guy! Just some favorites recently of little Dexter. He’s getting so big! 4 months old this week. Where has the last two months gone?! Also a few snowscapes from this past weekends crazy weather. Finally getting […]

Hager New Year’s Eve Wedding | Tuscany Event Center | Des Moines, Iowa

Tony and Steph’s wedding was a fantastic end to our 2011 season as well as kickoff to our 2012! They couldn’t have received better weather for the 31st of December in Iowa. Mid 50’s and glorious. I meet Tony when I was in my senior year of High School in Indianola way back in the […]

Meet Dexter!

I suppose it has been awhile since we last posted on the blog which is extremely unlike us. Mainly out of the fact that things have slowed down a bit for us this time of year and partly because of our newest little addition. Say hello to Dexter! (Yes he already knows he is pretty cute, […]