Bart + Molly

Cedar Falls, IA | June 2018

Stillman Family

Jay + Sarah

Ben + Zoe

Sam + Katie

1. We are huge fans of Sam & Katie. I’m thankful Neal was able to meet them  & understand why I’m so thankful that our paths crossed back at the good ‘ol LMHS. 

2. They wanted us to re-create their first photo together. One that was randomly snapped in 2010 on a high school choir trip to Disneyworld. So much foreshadowing!!!!

3. They're ridiculously fun & wise & hilarious together. We can’t wait to capture their first day as husband and wife!

-Courtney

Michael + Megan

Iowa Octobers hold a beauty that can't be beat. So running around town on a crisp & golden October night with these two was thee best. 

Megan and Michael are seven months away from being husband and wife and what a joy it was to capture them in a season of sweet anticipation. Their giddiness and thankfulness for one another was easy to capture and so refreshing. They don't take themselves too seriously and were up for all our crazy ideas. Our time was filled with a little bit of dodging bikes & dogs, a whole lot of dancing to The Lumineers, hearing all about their story, & maybe accidentally trespassing on an abandon greenhouse....

We are so excited for the future Bowdens!!!! Here is some joy for your eyeballs. Feel free to share using thee icons above!

-Courtney

Brad + Kate Music

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Jay + Sarah

We spent part of our Saturday hiding in the trees as the sky poured down buckets on buckets of rain. It was THEE greatest. Never have I been so happy to be soaked by the rain and while hiding a camera under an umbrella.

We were able to capture one of thee most joy filled humans kneel down under an umbrella & ask his favorite human to be his forever. And as the rain fell harder and harder, we watched a confident, grateful, & joyous yes be said. We celebrated from afar with them as we snapped their first moments as future Mr. & Mrs. & thanked Jesus for providing them such a gift in one another.

It wasn’t too long until Jay pointed us out and we were able to run over and  give them a big celebratory squeeze. The rain continued to fall and we caught an oh so happy Sarah and Jay continue to stand in awe of what just happened.

We won’t ever get over the gift it is to enter into stories like these!! We hope the images from that day give you a little glimpse of the joy and tears and the “I really get to marry this human?!” gasps that filled this moment.

-Courtney 

Brooke Burnett

This girl is near & dear to us. We have been able to get to know her over the past year & boy are we glad. As sad as we are that it is her last year at Cedar Falls, we areso excited to cheer her on as she takes on a new adventure after her senior year. Plus her sweet mama already booked us for her future wedding. Groom & date to be determined.

This session had to be rescheduled due to rain, and I'm so thankful it was! We got to run around Cedar Falls on thee prettiest of days with this girl. Plus, her sweet family was able to jump in for a few! They are too much fun. 

We love this family & this shoot was a reminder of how much we love getting to be apart of people's stories.

Patrick + Lynn

We had the joy of photographing some of Cedar Falls' newest residents. These two, one with Georgia roots & the other raised in California, have the beautiful keys of piano to thank for their future marriage & their new home. As we walked with them we heard the adventures they had been on to get them to the place they are today. We laughed with them as we discussed the frigid Iowa winters ahead and smiled as we captured them enjoying this place they now call home. 

We were oh so grateful to spend a pretty Fall afternoon with these two. It was a reminder of how big of a gift it is to get to enter into this season of life with couples. We hope these images remind them of their new beginning in Cedar Falls & their excitement for the gifts that are to come. 

-Courtney 

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Jake + Kayla

These two are near and dear to me for many a reasons, but one is that they were my very first solo shoot without Neal. On thee hottest of July days I got to follow these two around as they danced, laughed, and explored the home that they will soon share. Meanwhile, this friend is holding back all the happy-thankful-"wow, our God is so good" kind of tears behind the camera. 

Getting to photograph one of your best friends + her to-be husband as giddy as can be is about as good as it gets. It has been a gift to walk alongside this friend throughout many different seasons the past ten years, but man has this been a sweet one. These were days that we prayed & hoped for. And I am continually awe of the way He has answered those prayers. For it has been far greater than anything we could have asked for.

This weekend these two will say yes to forever with the help of Jesus & I am honored that I get to watch. I can't wait to see how He uses them for His kingdom. However, I have a feeling that Jake + Kayla are going to be bringing the world a whole lot of hope, laughter, encouragement, nerf gun battles, salsa reviews, and joy upon joy. 

-Courtney

The Burnett Family

Goodness, this was fun. This sweet family is spilling over with joy. Their lighthearted energy and the way they laughed together as they wandered around their home had such a charm about it. A charm that makes you excited about and thankful for the gift of family. A gift that takes work, time, and lots of grace.  

We felt real lucky to get to capture the Burnett family in THIS season of their family's life. A season of a son heading back to college, a sweet daughter finishing up her last couple years of high school, celebrating a brand new junior higher, and oh so proud parents who's love is still so evident. 

We loved getting to grab these moments & hope they are reminders of this season & all it's goodness. 

-Courtney

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