Hi, I’m Alyssa! I’m an artistic wedding, elopement, and couples photographer based in Des Moines, Iowa. I’ve been documenting love stories across the country for nearly fifteen years. My work has been featured internationally in publications including NME Australia, Love Inc Magazine, Iowa Public Radio, Little Village Magazine, and Heartland Wedding Ideas. My style leans documentary and sincere, with an editorial feel and plenty of avant-garde influence. I adore color, flash, and film, and I have an equal love for the timeless and the non-traditional.

On a wedding day, I like to set aside a small window for artful, creative portraits, and to make sure the key family photos are covered, but my approach is mostly observant and non-intrusive. I want you to have the space to be fully present—to relax, celebrate, and spend real time with your people—without thinking about posing, social media, or perfection.

I’m focused on the in-between: little gestures, subtle glances, genuine emotions naturally unfolding all around you. I want those real, unguarded moments that tell the truth of who you are and how it felt to be there. Those honest, fleeting moments are what matter most, and I want you to have photographs that let you hold them close—so you can always look back and remember the feeling.