I grew up knowing my husband, Zach, in the small town of Centerville, IA. We dated in Junior High, broke up, and then reconnected the summer of 2013. A few days after getting back together we fell crazy in love, knew we belonged together and married in 2018. We connected through our creativity and love for playing music (him: guitar, me: singing) and later we played in the Zach Daniels Band for 5 years together.

My husband began taking up videography/filmmaking and suggested I try photography. I did, and instantly fell in love with the art and emotions I was able to capture.

I started assisting weddings and eventually started my own business in 2020. I've grown away from wedding photography to focus solely on maternity, newborns and families. As a new mother, I know just how fulfilling and special it is to grow a child, welcome them into the world, and raise them into the beautiful humans they're meant to become.

About me.

Hey there! I'm Kate

My story

The joy, the laughter together, the tender and loving moments are all the things we want to hold onto.

I'm a big fan of photos that tell a story

quality time
health & wellness
outdoor activities
dessert
movies
reading
game nights
traveling

I'm a fan of...

I grew up in the country.

I work from home and am a stay-at-home mom.

I love connecting with nature and hiking in the woods.

I secretly dream about what it would be like if Hogwarts were real.

I almost always cry during sad parts in movies. I can't help it!

I once saw 6-7 bobcats UP CLOSE by my window in broad daylight and forgot to hit record.

We started with having a long-haired calico kitty named Emma who has been with us since 2014! She is very needy but extremely well behaved and incredibly cuddly.

Our journey to having a child of our own started out rough. I had symptoms for years before trying for a family that I felt might affect my ability to successfully have a baby. I began an almost 10 year journey to find healing.

After not really finding answers we began trying for a family anyway. I had a chemical pregnancy in July of 2023 and a missed miscarriage in January 2024. Because of my losses I was finally referred to an endocrinologist. I saw Dr. Young at Mid Iowa Fertility and he quickly diagnosed a uterine polyp and septate uterus.

A couple months after a successful surgery, I got pregnant with our beautiful baby girl, Everly Mae. She is our whole world now and she has completely changed my outlook on how I photograph and show up for my clients.