My name is Amanda and I am a professional wedding and portrait photographer based in Des Moines, Iowa. I travel the world photographing weddings and elopements! I have been shooting weddings 15 years now and I never tire of it. Each day is unique and beautiful in it's own way.
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I absolutely LOVE being a wedding photographer. The fantastic moments you never expect, the tiniest details and all the love and craziness that goes on at the same time. It's all amazing and I feel like I have the best career in the world, getting to capture and help you remember all of it. Days flit by in an instant and it's my job to make sure you don't a single moment, or those feelings you felt.
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In my free time I love spending time with my 2 beautiful kiddos and husband. I love to be outdoors camping, hiking or fishing, just being in nature. I'm obsessed with plants and gardening. I love finding the beauty in the outdoors and things around me. It's part of why I love photography so much, I get to find the beauty in others. Traveling and dragging my family along with me for photos is my absolute favorite! I also am pretty much a giant Harry Potter nerd. I'm obsessed with all things turquoise. I'd eat sushi every day if I could. I drink coffee ALL day EVERY day (ok and some wine) and fashion is a passion! I am a creative at heart so music and all types of art keep me entertained. I also make it a priority to be near the ocean at least once a year (if not more) and love to feel the sun on my skin whenever possible!
Absolutely beautiful!
Gorgeous! Love Jennifer & Jake’s portraits on the beach. Lovely day!
Great stuff. I love that they went into the water, seems like a really fun couple. You captured their emotion perfectly. Great job.
well done amanda. looks like an awesome, fun couple. great stuff!
Looks like an awesome day! Well done!
Beautiful wedding! I wish all weddings are as relaxed as this one:) You did such an amazing job!
Well done! I always enjoy browsing your work.
I loved looking through those – in fact the ones at the end in the sea are so much fun. What an opportunity! You nailed it.
beautifully shot, amanda. and only you could make seagulls look so interesting and beautiful – that second image is incredible.
Awesome! Great job and looks like you and your couple had an amazing time!
Very beautiful beach shots! And I love their wedding flowers. So very colorful!! … and oh, LOVE LOVE LOVE that they were willing to go all out in the water 🙂 Good times!
They are such beautiful pictures Amanda! You really captured the wedding in every aspect. We had such a fun group and glad you were there to take the pictures. YOu did an amazing job!!
oh my gosh Amanda. You are so lucky to have photographed such a fun wedding in such an amazing location! You did a great job capturing all the beach details. The ring shot is FAB! My fave ones though are when the bride and groom went out in the water. Looks like they had a blast! 🙂
Great romantic…
Great work as usual Amanda. Beautiful wedding day! Loving every single shot!
Very colorful pictures with a lot of emotions…
Those bridal shots are fabulous! I adore that hammock one. 🙂
Just totally brilliant. I bet they were over the moon when they saw these.
what an amazing couple and stunning photos of their day – love those beach shots