Category: Real Weddings

Jenny & Jim’s Wedding at Rapid Creek Cidery in Iowa City, IA

Meeting the Old Fashioned Way Jenny and Jim met each other online… you know, the old fashioned way! After months of writing each other back and forth, Jenny decided they needed to meet in person and go on a real date. She wasn’t looking for just a pen-pal! They made a plan to have their…

Jenny & Michael’s Wedding at Buchanan Winery in Tipton, Iowa

Falling in Love and Getting Engaged Jenny & Michael met in the Social Work program at the University of Iowa. She remembers thinking that he was “super cute” on the first day of class. A group project and some carpooling later, they were officially dating by their second semester! How sweet! The engagement is a perfect…

Alexis & Jase at the Red Barn at Pine Creek Ranch in Marengo, Iowa

Sweet, Rustic, Country Wedding We loved being able to help coordinate Alexis & Jase’s wedding day last fall at the Red Barn at Pine Creek Ranch in Marengo, Iowa! It was gorgeous and we couldn’t be more thrilled to help out with their special celebration. We don’t have any photos to share of this one,…

Kari & Scott’s Wedding at Usher’s Ferry in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

When You Know You’ve Found The One Kari and Scott met each other online. As most of us know, this is a pretty common thing these days! But, it doesn’t always turn into the practically picture-perfect love story like it did for this couple. When we asked them how they knew they found “the one,”…

Cassidy & Mike’s Wedding at Carper Winery in Norwalk, Iowa

Lake Love We were thrilled to work with Cassidy & Mike to help make their wedding day dreams come true! After meeting at UNI, Mike soon realized Cassidy was the one he wanted to spend the rest of his life with. For the past 25 years, Mike and his family spend an entire week on…

Samantha and Ben’s Wedding at Little Lights on the Lane in West Branch, Iowa

High School Friends turned Soulmates Samantha and Ben met each other in high school. They were in the same friend group together but didn’t get super close until her senior year of college. After years of friendship, the two were together one day and Ben took the chance and kissed her! In the words of…

Yiyi & Brad’s Wedding at A Touch of Class in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Looking for Love that Lasts Forever Yiyi and Brad were both at a point in their lives where they knew they were looking for someone to be with the intention of being married. After only dating for a little bit, Yiyi and Brad went to meet up with one of Brad’s friends, where Brad told…

Emma & Ian at the IMU and Festhalle Barn in Amana, Iowa

Stand By Me Emma and Ian are simply the cutest! They met while working at the University of Iowa and hit it off right away. Dating came naturally for these two because they had an instant and genuine connection. She said she knew he was the one for her after they moved in together. It…

Joslyn & Scott’s Wedding at Celebration Farms in Iowa City

An MD marries her MBA We loved working with Joslyn for her wedding to Scott! They are both are in the healthcare field for their jobs, and it’s clear they are so in love with each other. We were contacted by Joslyn back in February which was about seven months prior to her wedding date.…

Stephanie and Sean’s Wedding at The Barn at Brophy Creek near Clinton, Iowa

Falling in Love at Augustana College Stephanie and Sean met nearly ten years ago during their freshman year at “Augie”. They were both athletes and crossed paths a handful of times because it was such a small school. She would intentionally head over to the gym to work out when she was pretty sure he…