Mandi + Jared :: Lifestyle

We like to trade stuff.

If you have driven past our house, or have been to us for a photo shoot in the past week or so, you may have noticed that our yard looks absolutely fabulous. The major reason that the yard looks so nice is because of Jared. He owns Kalonial Lawn Care, in Wellman Iowa, and we've been swapping lawn care for photos with them for a while now. He sprays for weeds, fertilizes, does Spring and Fall clean up for us, and even provides mulch and dirt when we need it. So, props to Mandi + Jared for our nice green lawn!

Some of the other services we've traded for in the past: baby-sitting, house-cleaning, meals, massage therapy and a pig. Yeah, you heard me... a pig. Not so much in the "alive" state, but more in the form of bacon, ham, etc.

Anyway, all that to say, Mandi + Jared are another couple rocking our new Lifestyle sessions! Lifestyle sessions are for 1) couples who have been married a few years, may or may not have kids, but either way, haven't had photos taken of just the two of them for a long time, or 2) single people who haven't had professional pictures since their senior photos.  These could be used for business cards, christmas cards, or just for fun.  All in all, it's a fashion photo shoot with some sort of theme or concept. Mandi + Jared enjoy riding motorcycle together, so we the first half of the session, we took them to a gravel road and did a sunset shoot with the cycle.

After that, they changed into a little more dressy clothes, and we hit Iowa City for some late night shots.