Laid Back Love – Amy + Shane

Laid Back Love – Amy + Shane

Laid Back Love — The location and moment are still debated upon, but Shane and Amy’s love for each other is absolute. This no-nonsense couple dated for 5 years and then decided to make it official, about 3 months later. The couple had grown comfortable in their relationship, and this showed …

A Celebration of Tradition and Culture – Kierra + Cordell

A Celebration of Tradition and Culture – Kierra + Cordell

A Celebration of Tradition and Culture — It was a hot summer day when Cordell and Kierra first locked eyes at the Des Moines event, CelebrAsian, while these soon to be lovebirds were still in high school. Words were not exchanged, but they soon connected through social media. Both were a little bashful …

Heather + Ryan

Heather + Ryan

OUR WOODLAND WEDDING VOWS — As Ryan drove Heather to dinner with his parents, he decided this was it – this was the day he was going to propose. After the couple parked, Ryan went to the trunk and took out a journal he had started mere months into their relationship. It was full of love notes and reasons why he fell in love with her. The final reason he wrote was …

Chelsea + Ben

Chelsea + Ben

On an unsuspecting day, Chelsea headed to lunch with her girlfriends. What she didn’t know, was that it had been put together by Ben to get her out of the house. He decorated the entire house with roses, candles, favorite music playing …

Gabrielle + Zack

Gabrielle + Zack

Once Zack decided he was going to propose to Gabrielle, he was just going to just “go with the flow” of the day and not plan anything. That day, Gabrielle had jokingly thrown out the idea of going for a romantic wine and canvas painting …

Jessica + Josh

Jessica + Josh

When Josh started to think about proposing to Jessica, he went back to their first date at Centro in downtown Des Moines. With the sculpture park close by, he knew this would be a great location to propose. And to make it even more special, he arranged for …

Chelsey + Wesley

Chelsey + Wesley

The couple often enjoys walks together with Chelsey’s dog London. So Wes decided to ask Chelsey to take a walk after work, and she suggested the Art Center rose garden, he thought it was perfect time to propose. Unfortunately, the park was packed with others enjoying the evening …

 
 

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