Chic Critique Cover Contest

Check out the gorgeous magazine, Chic Critique for tons of incredible styling ideas! In the meantime, here's the beautiful, Rachel...

Engagement: Eric & Rachel

For goodness sakes, my little big brother is GETTING MARRIED!!! My family has joked that Eric and Rachel were going to get married since they were four years old and by golly - June 9th it is! This was a very short impromptu shoot since it was faaahhhhh-reezing, but Rachel looks cute even when it's below zero and Eric... well we don't give him a say in these situations!









Crazy enough, I used to babysit that beauty my little brother is now marrying!







Check back again to see pics from their late summer proposal! There are tons of cute ones, but I want to include their proposal story so stay tuned....

Anytime: Ice!

My hubby and I had a tail end Christmas gathering yesterday in Dubuque and surprise, surprise - I was running late! I knew I shouldn't stop, but I just HAD to! It was too gorgeous NOT to!









Sometimes it's been a combine stirring up dust as the sun sets on a fall evening and other times it's a frosty early morning, but there are many times I pull off the road to take photos! As long as it's safe, it's worth being a few minutes late for a good photo!!!

Engagement: Wick and Kristi

Love these two cats! I can't wait for their February wedding! I'm just praying for snow to make it that much more romantic! I am in the process of making the promotional information to make Wick and Kristi's wedding day into a wedding photography workshop for beginners, sooooo...... if you're interested - shoot me an email so you're first on my email/information list!





These two met at Joe's Place so naturally we made a stop there during our session!





And this one was shot at Old Brick, the site of their February wedding reception!



But this set in the woods is my fave!!!









And I guess I should mention - THE BLOG IS BAAA-AAAACK! WHOOP, WHOOP!!! I'm vowing to do better this year! I have tons of shoots and ideas to post but seem to let my blog keep going to the bottom of my to do list! So with much reminding from my family and friends who enjoy following my work and life through this blog - welcome back!

Newborn: Ambrielle

Another oldie, but goodie! Love it!











Ambrielle's dad played football and now works for the University of Dubuque.

Engagement: Joe and Cody

An older session, but a good one! I want to post their wedding this week so I thought I better get this up first:)