Basteen Family Session | Des Moines Portrait Photographer

Date:  September 8, 2009
Location:  Waterworks Park, Des Moines, Iowa

Amanda is a fellow photographer here in Des Moines.  Last February she contacted me to see if I would be interested in doing a portrait session for her and her family.  uh... YEAH!

We finally got our calendars together and took family portraits at Waterworks Park.  If you've never been there, you really should.  It has tons of great spots for family portraits!

Thanks Amanda!  It was so nice to finally meet you and your family!

Lake of the Ozarks Wedding | Midwest Wedding Photographer

Date: September 6, 2009
Ceremony: Lodge of Four Seasons, Osage Beach, MO
Reception: Lodge of Four Seasons, Osage Beach, MO

I know this couple fairly well.  I've spent many a Friday night hanging with these two and boy are they a fun couple.  Their wedding was no different.  They made this wedding all their own.

It was a small, intimate wedding with only about 30 guests.  The wedding took place at one of the most beautiful resorts at Lake of the Ozarks, Lodge of Four Seasons.  The ceremony was on the beach and the required dress ... vacation wear!  This was the first wedding I shot in bare feet!  Nothing like sand between your toes!

The reception room had a marvelous view of the lake.  Just after the reception, the lodge put on an awesome fireworks display.  The lodge said it was for Labor Day, but we know it was really in celebration of this couples union.  *smile*

Thank you Tiff and Trevor for a wonderful weekend.  Dave and I both felt so blessed to be a part of one of the most important days in your new life together.

Downtown Portrait Session | Des Moines Portrait Photographer

Date: August 30, 2009
Location: Downtown Des Moines near the Science Center

Al and Venessa are awesome, awesome people. Fun, creative, spontaneous. We took shots on the train tracks, down the alley and by the old train station. They even took off their shoes and ran in the water pool outside of the Science Center! HA!

Great fun. I look forward to our next portrait session this fall!

A Golden Anniversary | Des Moines Event Photographer

My husband and I had the great honor of photographing a 50th Wedding Anniversary party. After photographing the beginning of so many marriages it is amazing to witness the result 50 years later. To see three generations together, along with friends they have met along their journey, all coming together to celebrate such a momentous occasion - wow.

Thank you Mr. and Mrs. Palmer for letting my husband and I be a part of your day. You are an inspiration to those who are still young in their marriage by comparison. You are the proof that marriage is something that can last a lifetime.

I wish you both many, many more years together.