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This little cutie was so dang adorable! When he first arrived at the studio for his 2 year pictures he wasn’t so sure about me! As soon as I hauled out the wooden blocks and toys and we played for a bit, he warmed right up to me! I couldn’t get enough of his big brown eyes and adorable little jean shorts with suspenders! 

If you’ve been following my work for a while this family probably looks familiar! I’ve been lucky enough to do a few different sessions with them and always love the images we get! Madison is a blogger at Espresso & Cream and also my Beautycounter mentor. She has just the sweetest little family and I was thrilled to do some maternity photos of them before baby sister arrived! 

Since the Orange City Tulip Festival is this weekend I thought Emeri’s tulip inspired session just had to be shared! If you aren’t Dutch or from Northwest Iowa you may not have heard of the Tulip Festival. The festival is a three day annual event packed full of all things Dutch from food, costumes, singing, dancing, wooden shoes, and of course LOTS of tulips! 

Fresh 48 sessions are always one of my favorites. There is something about a brand new baby that is just SO good. It’s like a drug. I just can’t get enough of those fresh babies. Vada definitely did not disappoint. I couldn’t get enough of her full cheeks and chubby legs! 

When Angela booked me for her wedding I was thrilled to hear she was planning a New Year’s Eve wedding! I mean as if weddings weren’t already a party why not have one on New Years Eve?! My excitement was a bit shaken when we found out we were expecting another baby and I was due just 2 weeks after Mitch and Angela’s wedding date. I reached out to her and she was just the sweetest thing. She congratulated us and was so chill about the entire thing. We made a plan for me to hire another photographer as a backup for me just in case something came up. I was so grateful she still was up for me shooting their wedding day, even if I was largely pregnant! 

Scarlett was in the studio recently for her newborn session and I just couldn’t get over all cuteness! She was one of the smiliest babies I have had in a long time! I loved her dark and fluffy hair and those squishy back rolls that are only cute on babies! 😉 

I am more than a little late blogging this gorgeous day since it’s been a full year since Austin and Allison’s beautiful day. I thought it was fitting to blog their gorgeous winter wedding since Mother Nature decided to dump another blizzard on us today, one year later. Austin and Allison’s day was one to remember, complete with 18″ of fresh snow! They were such great troopers and still wanted to go outside for some photos and it was SO worth it, even if it meant Allison had to have her hair done twice! 😉 We may have needed all-wheel drive to get around the town of Rock Valley for their photos but they turned out breathtaking! 

Baby Drake was so good to me at his newborn session! I loved his fluffy hair and long fingers and toes!

Graham and Mariah had such a beautiful wedding day! Not only was their day great but they also have an incredible story. The couple first became friends when Graham moved into the house in Mariah’s neighborhood, they were just 2 years old! When they were in fourth grade, Graham moved across town. Fast forward to Junior High and they started dating in the 7th grade. They continued to date through High School and even as they went off to separate colleges but quickly realized the long distance thing wasn’t for them.

Little Drake looked so handsome in blue at his Fresh 48 session! These sessions are always favorites of mine!