Amari | Senior Portraits 2013 | Waterloo, IA

Amari is my only senior rep gal from Waterloo, and I'm SO excited to have her on board! I know her through a bunch of mutual friends, so it was easy as pie to hang out with her & shoot her session. Not to mention she could quit school to be a model...(her parents would hate me if they knew I said that! ;) Amari, please finish high school! It's best that way—for both of us.) Enjoy seeing some of the fun spots we discovered during Amari's senior session!










just to liven it up a bit...

ICE CREAM! Makes everyone happy, right? :)







If you're a Waterloo High School senior (or even junior! never too early to start thinking about your senior photos.) be sure to get in touch with Amari!
Love Always,Amelia Renee:)

The Best State Fair in Our State! | Personal

The Iowa State Fair is indeed the best state fair in our great state! ;) If you don't get that reference, don't worry. You can catch up by watching this video. Iowa (home sweet home!) is well known for having one of the best state fairs in the country, and I've been privileged to visit multiple times. The photo below is from our visit two years ago...haha. It's always an adventure!


This year, instead of making the pilgrimage to "The City" (what we call Des Moines) with my family, I went with my best friend, Miranda. Going to the fair with your family is a classic experience, but roadtrips with best friends are always a blast! Nothing beats deep talks & dance parties, sleepovers and silliness with your closest friend. And when at the fair, food. Lots and lots of deep-fried food!















Where's Miranda? ;)


























It's pretty rare that I go to Des Moines, so we took a detour through the city before heading home. I have to say, downtown urban areas are preeeeeettty cute!




If you've ever been to the Iowa State Fair, which I most surely hope you have!, what is your favorite sight to see or activity to do there? (If you haven't, shame! Put it on your bucket list...it's well worth it!)
Love Always,Amelia Renee:)

Amanda | Senior Portraits 2013 | Cedar Falls, IA

Amanda is rad. She's super involved in music & theatre at school, as well as in the community, so if her face looks familiar to you, it probably is! (That's actually how I met her, way back in the day. Children's theatre for the win!) We had a fun time traipsing through the downtown area, including scaring off some sketch boys running around. ;)




Is she not gorgeous?!



















If you liked Amanda's senior photos, be sure to shoot her a note and grab a card...she can hook you up with a sweet deal for your 2013 senior session!
Love Always,Amelia Renee