luc & kaylee | marcus, iowa Around eight years ago I remember meeting Kaylee for the first time when Jason and I were visiting  near Sioux City, Iowa for a Dreckman Family Christmas.  I remember wondering if she was really that happy and charismatic all of the time? Or was she just an excitable teenager […]

I absolutely cannot believe that I haven’t blogged this Minneapolis engagement session yet, because it is one of my all time faves. We are talking top 5 favorite engagement sessions! These images are sprinkled all over my website, social media graphics, and marketing materials! So, the question is why did I not get this done […]

Justin & Jenna | April 6, 2019 We had no idea what to. expect going in to this wedding day! Was spring in Iowa going to be snow and blistery cold wind, or green, warm with lots of blooms? Since it was early April we got a mixed bag of an overcast day that was […]

A Behind the Scenes Look at Jessica Brees Photography in 2018 I am so happy to finally be writing my annual recap for 2018…especially considering we are already two weeks into 2019. What’s the saying: better late than ugly? No, that’s what a student said to me when they were late for Student Council once. […]

A Winter Wedding Full of Bling at the Delta Marina Hotel in Sioux City, Iowa My LAST wedding of 2018…how did this year fly by so fast!? I met Victoria and Steven when we all met up for food at Mr. P’s in LeMars…but now that I am thinking back I think I was the […]

An Intimate December Wedding in the Middle of a Blizzard in Orange City, Iowa It’s a lighthearted joke that most couples don’t know what to expect for weather on their wedding days in Iowa. I’ve shot weddings that were sweltering hot and humid in August and others that were cool and mild for that time […]

A Joyful Thanksgiving Wedding in Remsen, Iowa In the weeks before Ryan and Kendra’s wedding, I was just not sure what the weather was going to be. Late November in Iowa could be a gamble, giving us wind, snow, freezing rain…any mixture of early winter weather. But the day of the wedding we all woke […]

A Laid Back Autumn Wedding at the Canton Barn in Canton, South Dakota I first met with Cody and Ellen over chips and queso at the longest consultation ever, because we bonded over our mutual love of dogs, Mexican food, and all things related to Pinterest. Ellen is my spirit twin and I absolutely adore […]

A Rainy October Wedding At Tucker Hill Vineyards in Hinton, Iowa I know it’s not wedding Wednesday the day this blog post will drop, but I didn’t want to rush it. Colin and Ali have been so patient with me this week, and I didn’t want to keep them waiting just to read a half-thought […]

A Fun-Loving Couple Getting Married at Country Celebrations in Sioux City, Iowa Hanna’s Mom took her time fastening all of the buttons on the back of her gown. She made sure to pay special attention to each one, making sure she didn’t miss any and that she did it right for her daughter. In my […]