The Wedding Experience
Serving Cedar Rapids and beyond
This isn’t just a big event—it’s the start of your life together. You’ve invited your favorite people to celebrate something sacred: the beginning of your marriage. You deserve the space to slow down, breathe it in, and be fully present. Don’t want to take photos during cocktail hour because you’d rather mingle or grab a drink with your people? Say less. Want to sneak away for a quiet sunset moment? I’m already there.
I believe...
Laid back. Fly on the wall. Honest.
Okay…but what does “honest” actually mean? It means when you look through your gallery, what you see truly reflects how the day felt. The joy, the nerves, the quiet in-between moments—they’re all there. I find the sweet spot between documentary and direction: I’ll guide you when you need it (think: group pictures & portraits), and blend into the background when you don’t.
You can be fully present—soaking it all in—knowing we’ve got the big, beautiful shots and the small, meaningful ones covered. In the end, your gallery will feel like you—real, emotional, and completely one-of-a-kind.
My approach
- Timeline assistance
- Outfit inspiration
- Multiple handbook guides
- Multiple questionnaires
- Online gallery & printing rights
Pricing
Intimate weddings start at $2,000
Laurel was absolutely fabulous. Our wedding photos were really important to me, and I knew I was in good hands as soon as we met - Laurel took the time to really get to know us as a couple, figure out what was most important, and made the entire process so seamless and enjoyable. The photos themselves are BEYOND gorgeous, with just the perfect amount of editing to create warm, natural, honest, and genuine photographs. Going through the final photographs was almost as exciting as the wedding itself, since she somehow managed to be everywhere capturing every moment - most of the time without us even noticing she was there! I cannot recommend Laurel enough - thank you for creating the photos we always dreamed of.
She somehow managed to be everywhere capturing every moment
We are obsessed with our photos from our engagement session to our wedding day. She captured our love and loved ones perfectly. She is so kind and sweet and throughout the day never rushed us to the next things. She was intentional with her work and with the people she was capturing. I love how we can relieve the whole day and special moments throughout the pictures. She captured every detail perfectly and we are so thankful for that!
Laurel was a dream to work with!
She took the lead and was so organized and had everyone exactly where they were supposed to be. She took the time to create special moments for us and took risks for us that turned out so amazingly. Would recommend Laurel to everyone!!
She took the time to create special
moments for us
She is so personable and genuinely excited about her work, and is such a joy to work with. She was so open to any ideas or questions that we had, and delivered everything we asked for and much more! My husband and I are both photographers and had a hard time asking someone else to do our photos but we couldn’t be happier with the work that Laurel did. She really stayed true to our style requests, but also gave us some photos in other styles that we fell in love with. We can’t recommend her enough! Thank you a million times over, Laurel!
Laurel was the best wedding photographer we could have ever found!
Relax and enjoy the day. Your friends, family, and vendor team will take care of the rest. I'll send you sneak peaks after the wedding and the full gallery within 6 weeks. I can't keep the photos all to myself!
So you're into me? This part is easy peasy. I'll send you a contract and invoice to make it official! I require a 30% non-refundable retainer.
I'll send various questionnaires and planning guides to help us both feel prepared for your engagement session and wedding.
Hit that button below to start the process! We'll schedule a consultation call first so I can understand your vision and desires. Your photographer will be around you all day so you should trust & feel comfortable around them - that's why we schedule a consultation call before booking.
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