Des Moines Wedding Photographer ~ Paige Peterson Photography

emilee + ryan ~ des moines wedding photographer

paige peterson — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:12:15 +0000

What a wedding!!

A beautiful wedding downtown then some quick photos on the way to the airport. Now, I’ve seen some pretty cool entrances to ceremonies, receptions etc but this one takes the cake. The wedding party flew to the Ankeny Airport in two different private planes then taxied up to the reception site complete with a red carpet entrance (ok, it was white but you get the idea). So fun! The reception was top notch and the party was hoping.

Congrats Emilee, Ryan and sweet Olivia on your new life together. Couldn’t be happier for the three of you. Thank you for letting me take part in such a wonderful day.

above photo by mindy myers
images on left and right by mindy myersdetail images above and below by mindy myersabove photo by mindy myers

lisa + toby ~ des moines wedding photographer

paige peterson — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:35:38 +0000

a beautiful backyard wedding with an intimate reception on the top floor of the Ruan Building. I love weddings like this. Lisa and Toby were fabulous to spend the day with and they also have a beautiful, darling little girl.

Trying to get the last weddings blogged before i have a baby, so less talk and more photos!! enjoy!!

this is classic. only thing on the calendar on the wedding day is the Iowa vs Iowa State football game. Nevermind that wedding bit….brotherssweet! i’ve got a shirt, you’ve got pants. match made in heaven!

UPDATED OPEN DATES for 2012

paige peterson — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 15:46:10 +0000

with all the fabulous holiday proposals going on i wanted to let you all know what dates are still open for 2012. If your wedding falls on an open date, i would love to hear from you. If you are having a friday or sunday wedding, please inquire within as most fridays and sunday are still open unless noted in the dates below.

the following dates are BOOKED:

May 12, 19, 26

June 2, 9, 16

July 14, 21, 28

August 4, 11, 12, 18

September 1, 2, 8 (pending), 15, 29

October FULL

November 24

December 22

I am not taking any Jan- March as I will be having another baby. I can however take anything end of April.

theresa + kyle ~ des moines wedding photographer

paige peterson — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 22:31:08 +0000

a couple from a recent engagement session. These two will be getting married next September. I am in full belief that it was destiny for them to meet and I couldn’t be happier for sweet, Theresa. I can’t wait to share in your wedding day and I am so happy you two found one another. Pure bliss.

jade + doug ~ des moines wedding photographer

paige peterson — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 23:13:57 +0000

i am way, way behind on posting weddings on the blog. So forgive me for not telling too much of a story on these next 5 weddings. I hope the images speak for themselves and i hope each of my couples know how amazing it was to be a part of their day!

First off, we have Jade and Doug. Jade and Doug were married on a beautiful day at Glen Oaks with a stunning reception to follow capped off by dancing on the terrace. It was perfect and Jade is a joy. Doug definitely makes her heel ‘pop,’ as true love should!

above image by aaron hallabove image by aaron hallJade was always looking good and doug was always able to spot someones lost golf ball. so funny.
jade thanking her wonderful mother for everything and below her mom enjoying the moment.

megan + jon ~ des moines wedding photographer

paige peterson — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 02:16:30 +0000

holy cuteness alert. Megan and Jon were a dream to photograph. They are both amazing people, with wonderful (and extremely funny families) who love each other to pieces. Jon said it best, through all the things in his life, Megan has always been the thing that always made sense. Although this wedding took place on a hot, and i mean hot, august day they were up for taking a bit of time for outdoor photos before the beautiful reception. I could go on and on about how funny the speeches were, how her dads speech might have been one of the best i’ve ever heard, how they danced the night away outside on the terrace and Megan was kind and gracious to all her guests, but i won’t, i’ll just show you these…

congrats to the two of you! such a joy to take part in your wonderful, beautiful, perfect, wedding.

above image by aaron hallabove image by aaron hallbeautiful.above and below images by aaron hall. i really wish i knew what was going on here! above and below images by aaron hallabove image by aaron hallyea, this guy was awesome.above image by aaron hall

leah + jim ~ des moines wedding photographer

paige peterson — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 02:49:49 +0000

Jim and Leah’s day began in Ames and ended at Echo Valley on a perfect summers night. Simply put, the love that surrounds Jim and Leah is amazing. They both come from amazing families, and they both come from moms who have beaten cancer and who’s joy could be felt from across the room. During the dances I was a wreck watching it all unfold through my lens. Seeing the emotion on Leah’s moms face as she watched Leah danced with her dad, as well as seeing the emotion the wrapped around Jim and his Mom as they shared their dance was very powerful. This day was a testament to love as well as family. Thank you for letting me witness your day and I hope you enjoy the memories for a lifetime.

above image by aaron hallabove image by aaron hallwhile on ISU campus we ran across another wedding party, suddenly a scene from West Side Story broke out.above image on right by aaron hall

beautiful fall family session

paige peterson — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 21:47:52 +0000

a couple examples from a beautiful family session.

first october wedding today!

paige peterson — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 15:50:02 +0000

happy wedding day to stacy and nick!

so in love

paige peterson — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 20:53:41 +0000

july 14th, 2012.

So In Love.