Joe Crimmings Photography

Wedding:: September 24 | Maggie + John

Joe Crimmings — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 17:32:15 +0000

Billed as a ‘LoveFest’ Maggie & John McCecil’s wedding didn’t disappoint. From the intimate, beautiful wedding in the garden at Maggie’s parent’s house to the Love Fest reception at the Iowa State Fair Grounds featuring bluegrass band Mr. Baber’s Neighbors the day was an amazing display of love.

I love when so many personal touches are added to weddings to make them so much more than ‘just another wedding.’ Maggie & John did a great job of making their day unique and something to remember for all of their guests. I loved the hand drawn guest book tree and the personalized ‘M’ that was at their feet during the ceremony. Thank you to both for the wonderful imagery that made this wedding so fun and easy to shoot!

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Wedding:: October 8 | Emily + Michael

Joe Crimmings — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 17:50:31 +0000

I couldn’t have been more excited when I received an email from Emily asking if I would shoot her wedding. I’ve known Emily and her family for several years, her sister Alison and I worked on the photo desk at the Iowa State Daily & Ethos magazine together and she photographed t my brother’s wedding last November in Wisconsin. Her photos turned out beautifully, so I was happy to return the favor for their family!

The wedding itself was beautiful with the ceremony being held at St. Ambrose Cathedral in downtown Des Moines. After the ceremony the guests all met in the lobby of the Marriott and proceeded to have a Second Line parade through the street of downtown en route to the Temple of Performing Arts where their reception was held. The party was incredible, it was a great way to end the wedding season, looking forward to next year already! I’ll be posting more weddings from this year now that my time has freed up a bit, so stay tuned.

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Wedding:: June 18 | Candace + Jonathan

Joe Crimmings — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 03:38:11 +0000

So I had been looking forward to Jonathan & Candace’s wedding for a while, I had shot their engagement photos in the fall and they seemed like a very fun couple. Another reason I was excited was the wedding was taking place in the Rose Garden behind the Des Moines Art Center. I was nervous (maybe not as nervous as mr. & mrs. Bride & Groom) about the weather, the forecast was less than promising. Long story short, the weather cleared and the ceremony was absolutely beautiful, perfect light!

The reception was at Zart and the 2 weddings I have shot there have both been spectacular. They do a great job of turning the space into a beautiful wedding site, if you are looking for a reception site in Des Moines this place should definitely be one of your first stops.

Wedding:: May 28 | Adrienne + Brad

Joe Crimmings — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 03:21:53 +0000

Memorial Day this year found us in Omaha, Nebraska at the beautiful Joslyn Art Museum for our first wedding of the summer and it was a great way to kick off the season. Libby works with Adrienne, the bride, at the One Campaign and always talked about how fun she was whenever she was in DC to visit the home base. Adrienne and Brad and their whole wedding party certainly lived up to the hype. Check out photos below from the day.
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Travels:: 6 Days, 7 States.

Joe Crimmings — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 06:20:53 +0000

Home, Sweet, Home.

More pictures later.

Nighty night.

Families:: 9.19 | Rosauer Family, Apple Valley

Joe Crimmings — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 22:23:20 +0000

Last but not least from our weekend of travels brings the Rosauer family. We stopped in Apple Valley, MN on our way home on Sunday at this great spot, Lebanon Hills Regional Park. The kids had a blast leading us all over and showing us their favorite spots!

Kids:: 9.17 | The Knoll Family, Clear Lake

Joe Crimmings — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 20:39:13 +0000

Stopped in Clear Lake on the way up North on Friday to take Kate’s 18 month photos. She has some awesome expressions!

Wedding:: September 18 | Cara + Mike, North Shore

Joe Crimmings — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 20:12:12 +0000

Thank you to Cara + Mike Corey for the AMAZING experience up in Northern Minnesota on the shores of Lake Superior at Lutsen Resort this past weekend. Here is a quick slideshow with more to come soon!

Kids:: Mason Grimm has his cake and eats it too.

Joe Crimmings — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 20:04:47 +0000

As wedding season winds down I will be more agressive with my blogging, putting up new stuff and retroactively adding weddings from the summer so stay tuned. I have a lot to share coming up!

For now, though, check out this adorable little Mason. He turns 1 at the end of the month. Everyone wish him a Happy Birthday! (And wish his parents luck with cleaning him up after this!)

Wedding:: July 17 | Erica & Jesse

Joe Crimmings — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 03:35:55 +0000

For those of you keep score at home, this is the 3rd wedding in a row where someone is named Eric, granted, this 3rd and final was EricA but still, what are the chances?

Erica & Jesse were married at 12:30 this past Saturday, outside at the Sylvan Amphitheater in Greenwood Park. I checked the temperature right before the ceremony began, it read 2,368 degrees Fahrenheit just before my phone disintegrated into a pile of ash. it was HOT! But I will give these 2 credit, there is not a glimmer of sweat on any of the pictures of them. It’s a good thing there were no pictures of me. I was soaked. Next time I’m trying that white dress thing, seems to people cool. But seriously, Erica & Jesses kept such great attitudes about the whole thing, and the photos show it, just 2 people in love.

Here are some photos from the day, Libby did the shots of Erica getting ready (& several other of my favorites from the day) and let’s be honest, she kicked butt.

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