Dodgen Photography Blog

Des Moines Wedding With Downtown Reception - Erin and Brady

2012-01-09T21:18:00.000-08:00

Erin and Brady were married at Wakonda Christian Church with their reception at
Scottish Rite Consistory. We also stopped at the State Capitol building for some
fun group shots with the party bus, capitol building and the Des Moines downtown
skyline for background settings. As you can see, this couple and all the people in
their wedding party were a great group to work with all day!

Special thanks to Erin and Brady for making us a part of their day!

Des Moines Family Portraits with the Downtown Skyline

2011-11-09T21:18:00.000-08:00

Jody and Janet Gideon invited us to do family photography on the roof of their son's
apartment building in downtown Des Moines. Everybody was dressed for a night on
the town and the view of the city was spectacular!

We also took some shots of Jenelle with two great prom dresses to add to her senior
portraits. A big Thank You to Jody and Janet Gideon, Derek, Brandon and Jenelle
for a fun time and fantastic Family Portrait backgrounds.

Des Moines Family Photography - Fun at the Park

2011-07-02T16:06:00.000-07:00

Dawn and Matt brought their son Asher to our studio in Clive for outdoor portraits at the
park recently. We all had a great time doing Asher's one-year portraits. You can see
some of the challenges in outdoor photography in the three pictures at the top of the slide
in his green shirt. The middle pose is actually made from the other two images combined
in Photoshop.

Thank you Dawn and Matt for taking advantage of our Groupon Special and coming
to Des Moines for your family photography.

Jennifer and Ben - Des Moines Engagement

2011-04-09T16:39:00.000-07:00

Jennifer and Ben were wondering if we could take engagement portraits at the
State Capitol in dowtown Des Moines. This is the place where Ben had chosen
to propose. We met at the studio and hopped into the van for the trip downtown
even though snow was in the air. The chill in the air just made it more fun for them
to snuggle for pictures.

Thanks to Jen and Ben for inviting us to be your engagement photographers and
being such great models to work with!

Shay's Tea Room - Ambiance, Tea and Great Food - Just a Short Drive from Des Moines

2010-12-24T12:20:00.000-08:00

My cousin Susan Vought who is an artist and entrepreneur invited me to join
her for tea and lunch at Shay's Tea Room in Newton. We were treated by
our hostess, Susan Grigsby to an afternoon of exquisite selections of tea and
a fantastic tasty lunch. While everybody was chatting, I did a photo tour of
the place including the gift shop and dining areas.

Thanks to all for a fun time and a marvelous photo opportunity!

Latest Products From Des Moines Wedding and Portrait Photographer

2010-12-22T21:46:00.000-08:00

We took an established portrait product and gave it a new twist-variety in your
session! Folios allow for multiple poses in a handy display.

Jenny and Mark's Engagement Folio

Karen and Bob With Teddy-Mini Folio and Christmas Cards

                                             Teddy's 5x7 and Wallet Folio

Thanks to Jenny and Mark for choosing us for their wedding and engagement
photographer. Thanks to Karen and Bob for coming in with cute little Teddy
for Christmas Portraits.

Karen and Nate-Des Moines Art Center Engagement Session

2010-12-09T19:30:00.000-08:00

Karen and Nate came to the studio on a beautiful fall Sunday afternoon
for their engagement session. We did several combinations in the studio
and our nearby portrait areas. They wanted some pictures around the
Des Moines Art Center, so I said: Cool-Let's do it!! We drove across
town and took advantage of the gorgeous day.

Thank you Karen and Nate for choosing us to provide your wedding
photography and sharing a fun time with your engagement session.

Janet and Jeff-Des Moines Wedding with Family and Friends

2010-11-15T20:55:00.000-08:00

Janet and Jeff were married at Living Faith Lutheran Church in Clive with a
wedding party consisting of their children and witnessed by an intimate crowd
of family members and friends. We took advantage of the beautiful late fall
weather and took some casual outdoor arrangements on the elegant grounds
of Salisbury House in Des Moines. From there we drove across town to a
fun-filled reception at Copper Creek Golf Club in Pleasant Hill.

Our thanks to Janet and Jeff for including us in their day and making us feel like
part of the family.

Fun Fall Des Moines Wedding

2010-11-07T20:50:00.000-08:00

Amanda and Mike's wedding had a Fall theme, so we stopped at Iowa Orchards
for pictures among the pumpkins. The reception was at Stoney Creek in Johnston
and there were small pumpkins decorating each of the tables including the cake table
and head table.

Thanks to Amanda and Mike for making us part of their Fabulous Fall Fun Day!

Hinckley-Big Rock 80's Class Reunion Group Portraits and Candids

2010-10-12T18:15:00.000-07:00

Saturday October 2, 2010 Paula (class of "82) and I had the privilege and fun
of photographing the class groups and over 200 candids for the H-BR 80's
Class Reunion. This was held at a perfect venue just outside of Big Rock
provided by Patti (class of '83) and Mark (class of '78) Southern. Great fun,
great food and great people-and music provided by "Never 2 Late". These
are previews of the groups and some of the candids.

Mark's Corvettes

Class of 1980

Class of 1981

Class of 1982

Food Serving Crew

Class of 1983

Class of 1984

Class of 1985

Class of 1985 Fun Group

Class of 1986

Class of 1987

Class of 1988

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Class of 1989

A special thanks to Connie Brue (class of '82) for inviting us to photograph the
party and Patti and Mark for providing the facilities and entertainment. Some of
the over 200 candids are previewed in an album on our Dodgen Photography
page on Facebook. Group Portraits and a CD of all candids may be purchased
by requesting an order form-just contact us through our website.

Chante's Senior Session

2010-09-23T21:16:00.000-07:00

We really had a fun time with Chante and her mom Billie photographing Chante in
the studio and on location in Clive and Valley Junction. She is one of those seniors
who has a great sense of style and even strikes her own pose-which is better than
anything I can direct or plan.

Thank You Chante for helping to create great images.

Levi's Senior Portraits

2010-09-12T21:21:00.000-07:00

We recently had the opportunity to photograph Levi for srudio and outdoor senior
portraits. The weather was not good for outdoors the day of the studio shots, so
we did the outdoors a couple weeks later on a perfect Sunday afternoon. Our
thanks to his mom, Gail for being our stylist and assistant amd thanks to Levi for
being a great subject.

Katie and Justin-Classic!

2010-08-26T16:15:00.000-07:00

It was a hot August day for Saturday's wedding but everybody had a fun time. Katie

and Justin, along with their wedding party couples left Hope Lutheran Church in classic

cars. We took the car shots pretty fast so the couples could get back inside to cool off

in the air-conditioned church.

Even the ring bearer and flower girl had their own set of wheels.

The reception was at Za-Ga-Zig Shrine by Prarie Meadows and everyone had great food catered by Hy-Vee and a great time dancing to music provided by ABC DJ. Congratulations to Katie and Justin and thank you for including us in your fun day!