Engagement Session

Jaimie and Jack were so easy and fun to work with at their engagement session Wednesday!  They are so great together and I barely had to pose them!  I am so excited for their June wedding in St. Louis.  Congrats to the both of you and thanks for the fun afternoon!

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Engagement Session

As soon as Marie called to book her 2016 wedding, I knew exactly who she was!  She was one of my very first darkroom photography students!  It’s such an honor to photograph my former students and see how happy they are with their significant others!  Collin is such a great guy and watching hese two […]

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Engagement Session

The day of this session was miserably hot!  The heat index was 102 degrees.  It was so hot, in fact, I called Ashley to make sure she wanted to keep this appointment!  Luckily, a couple hours later, we had a nice breeze and beautiful light, so I’m glad she kept it!  Garrett is a great fiance…..because […]

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Engagement Session

Mother Nature had other ideas for Sara and Paul’s session.  This was our third reschedule since we had so much rain!  Although we had beautiful light and dry weather, it was nearly 100 degrees at their session, so we worked quickly!  They are such a sweet couple and I am so excited to see their […]

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I'm dana

midwest newborn, cake smash + family photographer

I have always had a love for art and storytelling. Photography allows me to combine my journalism background and my artistic point-of-view, which has become my dream career!

I am a wife, mom, and small business owner. On the days when I'm not at the studio, you can find me at home, editing, busy with my boys, or maybe redecorating my house, because the artsy-side of my mind just doesn't stop!

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