Capturing | warm | unposed | moments ✨ families • seniors • weddings ✨ Iowa & beyond ✨sun-thur ✨ Please message me for the best way to keep in contact!
12/09/2025
🎄✨ Ho ho ho! Spread the Christmas magic with GIFT CERTIFICATES! ✨🎄
Jingle all the way — they’re HERE and ready to make someone’s holiday extra special!
Purchase one today and I’ll whip up a beautiful certificate filled with all the session details you choose — perfect for yourself or anyone you ❤️!
✨This year, give the gift that lasts forever: the gift of keeping precious memories alive! 📸🎁
12/08/2025
The Ackerman’s ❄️
12/06/25
What a beautiful day for these two!
Share over load, but these are just so good !
Venue: Peosta Community Centre Peosta, Iowa
Dress : Bridal Boutique
Makeup & hair : Lucy Rahe
12/06/2025
Happy Wedding day to Livia & Trevor !
What a beautiful sunny winter day just for you two 🎄
12/03/2025
“🎉 Giveaway Alert!
🌅 13 Years of Capturing Golden Moments! 🌅
Hey friends! Can you believe it’s been 13 incredible years since I picked up my camera and started chasing those magical sunsets and heartfelt connections? From Dubuque’s rolling hills to backyard giggles and wedding vows under the golden hour glow, every click has been a reminder of why I love this so much – freezing those raw, empathetic vibes that make life shine.
As a mom of seven (plus my furry sidekick Hank!), pre-K teacher by day, and comfy-clothes enthusiast always, I’ve poured my passion for nature, beautiful humans, and the endless sky into every session. Whether it’s seniors striking a pose, families sharing laughs, or couples dancing into forever, my goal is simple:
✨create timeless photos that feel like you.✨
🎉To mark my 13 years, enter to win a FREE mini session! LIKE this POST, SHARE this post, FOLLOW/ LIKE Golden Moments page, tag 2 friends, and share your own golden moment in the comments with a photo of either one I took or one you love !
12/02/2025
Celebrating my 13th year on Facebook. Thank you for your continuing support. I could never have made it without you. 🙏🤗🎉
11/23/2025
Jayden | Senior
My dude. I’ve known Jayden since he was 3. He’s stayed a very polite sweet kid through it all!
He walked into his session knowing what he wanted, and he killed it. ✨
11/18/2025
I’m obsessed.
Laci | Andrew && Vet 🐶
We vibed so good it was like we knew eachother ! I love making new friends and memories ✨
Please book with me🤍, we become besties by the time our session is done 😉
I book all year long 🤯
11/16/2025
I love when I get to come to your home ✨
Never question if I would make the drive ! The answer is YES!
11/15/2025
Sending out this fun album this weekend !
11/13/2025
Lastnight was a late night- we went to balltown to watch the lights, we even tried a time lapse video- and it actually turned out !
11/12/2025
You know your girl loves a beautiful sky! ✨
Usually we travel to Bellevue to take photos of the lights, but this was right in our back yard in the middle of Dubuque!! Amazing !!
11/11/2025
🥶 This was one of the coldest sessions I can remember ever doing! Mom and dad did so well, poor bub wasn’t having it! We cut it short but still got some good ones!
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My photography journey started back when I was a child and throughout high school, where I learned more about manual settings and different kinds of cameras, (thank you Ms. King).
Jump forward many years, I began my own photography business and named it Inventive Photography, I recently changed the name to the now Golden Moment Photography !
I started out photographing candid moments and then really started researching and teaching myself a lot more of the business and customer service, along with what MY editing style should be, I’ve always been a sucker for moody, dark styles. I learned that I’m really good at Golden hour (which is my favorite!!) and really made that my go to kinda session, including children, families, and weddings. I dabble in newborn, engagement and some events. I love getting down on my stomach or high up on a rock wall if I have to, just to get that awesome view.
Get To Know Me:
I’m in love with my bestfriend, and everyday is a blessing being and having him in my life. I can only hope one day I will take his hand in marriage ;]
I’m a mom of 5! yes 5, and 2 lil handsome bonus kiddos. We have a large blended family with a total of 9, plus our kitty Dahlila! We recently welcomed our twins, Austyn Jane & Thielen Lee into our family. We like to call ourselves The Brady Bunch Plus 1
I love being in nature, I feel my best when I’m outside in the sun or warm weather, I love Iowa, but not a fan of our cold winters, I dread them, but for some reason I’m still here ! I dream of traveling in a camper when all the children are grown, traveling the US, just us and our cat, maybe a dog or two, heck even a bird or a goat ;)
Music is amazing and is so calming and uplifting, I listen to all genres but Old Rock has a special place in my heart and soul, especially Metallica, my dad was into Rock, and raised us on Rock n’ Roll, camping and the river! The 90s rocked for sure!
I usually hear during or after the session how easy and stress free it was! I’m so simple and calm, I interact with your children to get those great shots, from dancing to racing, I throw out ideas to get those kiddos moving and feeling not so shy :)
P.S. bring treats (candies) to get those really good smiles. Heck if it works for your hubby, bribe him with candy! :)