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Why Professional Photography is Essential for Selling Your Property
November 03, 2023 - Selling a property demands showcasing it in the most appealing way possible, and professional
photography is a vital to...
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The Chocolate Mansion in Sioux City, Iowa
January 27, 2021 - Now that Covid has become a part of our vocabulary, something else has also become more common as well. Small, intimate...
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Awesome Gift Ideas for Men!
June 30, 2018 - Awesome Gift Ideas for Men
Check out these cool gifts for Groomsmen, husbands, Dads, Grandpa's you name it.... And let'...
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Quinton and Kelsie's wedding - Sioux City, IA
April 18, 2018 - Quinton and Kelsie
Wedding Photography - Delta Hotel & Event Center & Country Celebrations; South Sioux City, NE/Sioux...
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Sioux City Summer Fest 2017
June 04, 2017 - Sioux City Summer Fest 2017 - Sioux City, Iowa So last year when the Summer Fest carnival came to town, I was out on an...
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Devon and Abby's wedding - Sioux City, IA
August 14, 2015 - Devon and Abby
Wedding Photography - Peace Reformed Church & Bev's on the River; Sioux City, Iowa
Two weekends ago...
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Tori and Ben's Iowa Wedding!
July 05, 2015 - Benjamin and Victoria
Wedding Photography - Silver Sioux Barn; Quimby, Iowa
I have been super busy and have neglected...
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John and Kelly's Wedding - Marcus, Iowa
August 10, 2014 - John & Kelly
Wedding Photography - Marcus, Iowa
I first met John at a different wedding Becca and I were photographing...
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Hard Rock Casino now open in Sioux City!
August 01, 2014 - The Hard Rock Casino opened tonight here in Sioux City! I dropped by to grab some photos of the guitar smashing ceremony...
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Jeremy and Ann Marie - Proposal, engagement, wedding, reception and THRILLER
July 13, 2014 - Jeremy and Ann Marie
Wedding Photos and more - Sioux City, Iowa
Let me start out by saying, if you're looking for the...
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Melissa and Craig's Wedding photos - Sioux City, Iowa
July 12, 2014 - Melissa & Craig
Wedding Photos - Sioux City, Iowa
As I prepare to walk out the door to shoot another wedding today, I...
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Brittany and Lee's Wedding - Storm Lake, Iowa
June 25, 2014 - Brittany & Lee
Wedding Photos - Storm Lake, Iowa
Becca and I had the joy of photographing our first wedding at the bea...
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Leah and Stephen - Engagement Photos, Sioux City, Iowa
June 13, 2014 - Leah & Stephen
Engagement Photos - Sioux City, Iowa
Living in Iowa, Becca and I don't have the opportunity to shoot...
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Sonya and James wedding photos - Sioux City, Iowa
June 11, 2014 - Sonya and James
Wedding Photos - Sioux City, Iowa
Becca and I first met Jim almost 15 years ago. When Sonya first ca...
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Amanda and Brett's wedding - Sioux City, Iowa
June 10, 2014 - Amanda & Brett
Wedding Photos - Sioux City, Iowa
Amanda and Brett are two incredible people and I absolutely misread t...
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Kendra and Tyson's Engagement Photos - Sioux Falls, South Dakota
May 15, 2014 - Kendra & Tyson
Engagement Photos - Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Tyson and Kendra are two of the nicest people. They are o...
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Stacy and Jared's wedding - Sioux City, Iowa
May 12, 2014 - Stacy & Jared
Wedding Photos - Sioux City, Iowa
Stacy first contacted me to photograph her wedding nearly TWO years ag...
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Kathy and Brandon - Engagement photos - Sioux City, IA
May 08, 2014 - Kathy & Brandon
Engagement Photos - Sioux City, Iowa
After a full weekend in Omaha which included a trip to the zoo an...
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Angie and Sias' wedding - Sioux City, Iowa
May 01, 2014 - Angie & Sias
Morningside Assembly of God, Sioux City, IA
Angie and Sias are two absolutely amazing people. They...
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Josh and Kristin's Engagement Photos - Sioux City, Iowa
April 05, 2014 - Josh and Kristin met at a bank and their love grew from there. I have a soft spot for bankers as I used to be one myself...
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Shane Monahan Photography featured in an article by Siouxland Life
April 04, 2014 - This is just a quick post to share the great article Ally Karsyn of the Sioux City Journal did about Becca and I and wha...
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Betsy and Bryan's Wedding Photos - Mapleton, Iowa - Shane Monahan Photography
March 28, 2014 - Becca and I have been in full swing already this year with weddings, engagements, photo booth rentals and more! We had t...
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Number 1 reason to have your wedding photos put in an album or some kind of print
March 17, 2014 - Reason number 1 to have your wedding photos put into an album or some kind of print
There might be 10 reasons, 20 reaso...
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Romantic Proposals or Proposal Ideas
March 05, 2014 - Win a FREE, no obligation, engagement photo shoot ($300 value) by submitting the most romantic proposal story!
These tw...
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Wedding Planning 101 Do's and Don'ts
February 26, 2014 - Warning, this is probably the longest blog I have ever posted. I hope it is useful to you in your planning.:) There aren...
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Time for an update Sioux City!!
February 21, 2014 - Well it has been almost a year since I've updated my blog. This has not been intentional. It has just been THAT busy! Wh...
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Alisha and Nate's Omaha Wedding!
February 23, 2013 - I've been in beast mode the last 24 hours and have been getting through lots of weddings from this last season. I'm wait...
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Honeymoon destinations???
February 16, 2013 - This picture is not one of the greatest photos I have ever taken. The settings were all wrong, but we were in our room a...
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From the archives! Oprah and Bono - Chicago, Illinois 2006 Project RED
January 14, 2013 - So, before I decided to pursue photography full time, I did what most wanna be photographers do... I shot everything and...
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Holly and Weston's Wedding - Craig and Akron, Iowa
January 14, 2013 - Here is another wedding I shot this fall. If this is the first blog post of mine you have read, I've been gradually tryi...
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Donna and Jack's Art Deco Wedding - Sioux City, Iowa and South Sioux City, Nebraska
January 04, 2013 - I am still way behind on my blogging, but here is a wedding I shot this last fall in South Sioux City, Nebraska at the M...
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Alyssa and Zach's wedding - Remsen, Iowa
September 10, 2012 - Alyssa and Zach are a couple after my own heart! These two are so incredibly sweet! (I'm telling you, Becca and I are so...
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Becky and Channing's wedding! Sioux City, Iowa
August 11, 2012 - I'm way behind on updating my blog, but it has been a busy month! We've been out of town, photographed 3 weddings, been...
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Holly and Weston - Engagement Photos - Sioux City, Iowa
July 07, 2012 - Becca and I had an early morning engagement photo session yesterday here in Sioux City. Holly and Weston are two of the...
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Chicago Skyline
July 03, 2012 - Just a quick blog post. We got back into Sioux City yesterday and I wanted to put a quick photo from our trip! We had a...
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Becky and Channing's engagement photo session - Sioux City, Iowa
June 26, 2012 - This past Saturday started off rainy and gloomy, but by the end of the day it was a perfect, gorgeous day for shooting e...
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Jabrel and Drew's Engagement Photos
June 19, 2012 - Last night, Becca and I had the pleasure of photographing Jabrel and Drew's engagement photos! These two are a super swe...
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Kayla and Brandon's Wedding!
June 19, 2012 - I'm a little behind on some of my recent photo shoots! This wedding was from 10 days ago when Becca and I had the great...
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Megan's Grad party!
May 31, 2012 - Becca and I had a great time with the photo booth at Megan's graduation party here in Sioux City! If you were at the par...
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Engagements, Photo Booth Rentals and Weddings!!
May 10, 2012 - Wow, things are really heating up! We have been setting up lots of appointments recently for engagements, and photo boot...
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Peggy and Jesse's engagement photo session!
May 03, 2012 - Becca and I had a great time Tuesday night photographing Jesse and Peggy's engagement photos here in Sioux City, Iowa! T...
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A break from normal photography to hear our baby's heart beat.
April 20, 2012 - As many of you already know, my wife Becca and I are expecting our first child. Today was the second time we got to hear...
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Engagement shoot with Chris and Alyssa!
April 13, 2012 - I'm behind on my blog updates, but we had the great privilege of shooting engagement photos with our friends Chris and A...
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Engagement Shoot with Maggie and BJ!
April 05, 2012 - Becca and I had the honor of photographing Maggie and BJ's engagement photos tonight! They are one of the nicest, cutest...
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Thanks to the Sioux City Camera Club for giving me the stage tonight!
March 08, 2012 - I have been stressing out for the better part of the last two weeks trying to put together a presentation that I thought...
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Lawton High Senior - Jesse Rhodes
March 08, 2012 - I had the opportunity to do a Senior Photo Shoot with Jesse a couple days ago! The weather was an unheard of 70 degrees...
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For Today new single released tonight!
March 05, 2012 - I didn't expect to put up another blog post so soon, but I like to promote good things that come out of Sioux City, Iowa...
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Ireland on my mind this week. Sioux City Camera Club talk on travel.
March 05, 2012 - So I have been grinding this week trying to put together a presentation for the Sioux City Camera Club. First of all, le...
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Rock Climbing Photographer in Sioux City, Iowa
March 03, 2012 - Becca and I had the pleasure of rock climbing today (actually Becca wasn't feeling up for climbing so she just hung out)...
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A Night at the Theater - Downtown Sioux City, Iowa
March 02, 2012 - Just a look at Downtown Sioux City from March 1, 2012. It was chilly out, but that didn't keep people from coming downto...
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Make it a Redbox night! Oscar winner - Hugo
March 01, 2012 - Well, if I'm being honest, I'd have to say the Oscar winner for Best Picture, Hugo, never appealed to me. That said, it...
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Happy Leap Year 2012!
February 29, 2012 - Happy Leap Year 2012 Sioux City!
So, what are you doing to celebrate this once every 4 years occasion? So far, I have s...
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Peach Wave frozen Yogurt!
February 27, 2012 - Have any of you been to or tried the new frozen yogurt shop in town? It's called Peach Wave and it's located next to Buf...
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Who says having dogs isn't like kids?
February 25, 2012 - Just a quick post! These are two of our three dogs. They were out in the snow a little too long today. Apparently, they...
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New website! Thoughts?
February 23, 2012 - Hi everybody! Thanks for visiting my website. If this is your first time visiting the site, welcome. I am a Sioux City P...
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We ordered a Photo Booth!
February 23, 2012 - Photo Booth Rental is now an option!
If you're like many brides we've recently spoken with, you've considered renting a...
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Wedding dates for 2012 filling up FAST!
February 23, 2012 - Weddings, weddings, weddings!
Becca and I have had the privilege of attending some Bridal shows here in Sioux City this...
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Bridal Fair- South Sioux City, Nebraska
February 23, 2012 - Bridal Fair 2012 South Sioux City, Nebraska, Marina Inn! January 28, 2012 10 AM - 3 PM.
If you missed us at the Bridal...
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Bridal Spectacular!
February 22, 2012 - Hi everyone! Sorry for not posting a lot of updates to the blog! Things have been busy, but with the holidays now past,...
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Does retouching a photo really matter?
February 22, 2012 - Does retouching a photo really matter? This is a question as a photographer, I've heard often. The answer really comes d...
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Sioux City, Iowa Fall photos
February 22, 2012 - Sioux City, Iowa Fall photos! My wife and I woke up extra early this week to capture some good fall photos. I was concer...
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The Cunningham family
February 22, 2012 - It's getting chilly in Sioux City! I had the opportunity to photograph the Cunningham family tonight. We had a great tim...
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Lacey and Seth - Engagement Session
February 22, 2012 - I had the privilege of meeting Lacey and Seth tonight for their engagement photo session! These two are such a sweet cou...
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Margee - 2012 West High Senior
February 22, 2012 - Margee - 2012 - Sioux City, West High Senior Photos
I had the pleasure of photograph ing Margee this week and had a bla...
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Mark and Anna Engagement Session
February 22, 2012 - Mark and Anna's engagement session
Mark and Anna are such an amazing couple! I met these two while photographing the Di...
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Mattie and Candice maternity pics
February 22, 2012 - These maternity photos were taken during a quick road trip down to Kansas City! These are two, scratch that... THREE of...
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American Gothic
February 22, 2012 - I had a chance to photograph this lovely couple during their bridal shower here near Sioux City, Iowa... Mike and Susann...
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Have a bright, COLORFUL Day Sioux City! 2011 Archives
February 20, 2012 - Have a bright, COLORFUL Day Sioux City! I was driving through my neighborhood a few days ago and passed a house I've man...
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