I would say the first thing I did after getting engaged was begin my search for our perfect wedding photographer. I had an idea in mind and thanks to pinterest and many years of oogling gorgeous wedding websites, I knew that photography was one of the top things on our list that I wanted to invest in. I’ve been told time and time again how fast your wedding day will go, so I wanted a photographer that was going to capture beautiful candid moments, family shots, everything to help make those memories last forever.
I stumbled upon Aly Carroll Photography about two or three months prior to getting engaged. I had been researching local Des Moines fashion bloggers for an event and her site popped up. She was good friends with two local bloggers and had posted a few shoots with them on her blog. Consider me sold. I spent hours scrolling through all of her posts and bookmarked her website. Just, maybe, someday soon she would shoot our wedding.
Fast forward to December and Cody proposed. Cody and I knew that we wanted May of 2014 but were anxiously waiting to hear back from our church on their open dates for the upcoming year. I initially thought we weren’t going to be able to book Aly due to scheduling conflicts, but the date ended up opening on her end and I said, “We’ll take it!” Cody and I met with her and I loved how down to earth and warm Aly is. She is so very talented and boy, she’s knows her way around a camera!
We plan to shoot our engagement photos in a month or two {waiting for the sweltering heat to pass} and I’m anxiously {aka pinning away} outfit inspiration photos already. Here are a few of my favorite shots from a few of her engagement sessions & weddings!
Aly & her hubby! How cute are they?!
The lovely Aly.
All Images: Aly Carroll Photography