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!
This is an amazing wedding. You killed this. LOVE all the portraits. That last one and the silhouette blew me away.
geeze what a gorgeous couple!! that second set of portraits at sunset are stunning, love the 7th from the bottom with the tree behind. and my god that last shot is GORGEOUS awesome job amanda!
Oh, Amanda, these are so beautiful!! The couple is stunning and they look so incredibly happy (: you did a fantastic job capturing their day
This is lovely. Such a beautiful bride [Those eyes!!!], and you captured it all perfectly. Great work!
wow wow wow, these are GORGEOUS! great job, you’re amazing!
These bride and groom images are absolutely breathtaking Amanda!
Great day captured! Love all the colors!
What a lovely wedding Amanda! I really like the high key look of a lot of the portraits, it’s so romantic!
WOW your photos are stunning! Love your soft processing. Awesome shot of the groomsman’s heads!
What an absolutely gorgeous couple, their portrait shots are just seriously stunning. You knocked it out of the ballpark. I’m sure they love them!
Those last few shots are HOT!
Lovely coverage Amanda 🙂
Wow! These are super cute! The last picture is adorable!
This wedding is so dreamy! I am in LOVE with the bridal portraits. She is gorgeous and so are the images! Bravo, Amanda!
This wedding is dreamy! The bridal pictures are GORGEOUS! She is beautiful and you did an amazing job, Amanda! Bravo!
The last picture is stunning! So hot kiss!
Your work is so incredible, Amanda. Your lighting and processing and posing… Oh, the posing…. I’m so tempted to print out this whole post and carry it around for inspiration!!! So awesome- and what a gorgeous couple! They are so, so happy, you can tell!