Laura Wills Photography

o be around all day! The final gallery was amazing and we received pictures so quickly. We are so thankful for Laura and would recommend to any couple looking for an incredible wedding photographer! 

such a genuine, kind human. Her and Austin were an absolute delight to work with, and they brought such a calm presence to the day, while also being the most efficient and thoughtful. Even our family members were raving about them! We were smiling from start to finish scrolling through our photo gallery, and we’ll cherish them for years to come.  

being in front of the camera. All of our friends and family raved to us about how kind and inclusive they felt talking to Laura. She was a huge part of making our day successful and we would choose her as our photographer again and again!!

feel and how amazing she is. Laura was everywhere, all day and so absolutely on it every second. I was really nervous about missing special moments throughout the day, but Laura captured every emotion, detail, feeling, & space all at once and I have never seen anything like it. She not only is insane at her job, she takes the time to really understand the couple and their vision. I was 100% confident in how my album would turn out because of how dedicated Laura is and how she tailors her talent to the vision of her clients. I absolutely screamed when I opened the photos of our day and almost every person whom we sent the album to, let us know how amazing her work was. Nothing I could ever say truly captures and describes how lovely it was to work with Laura. You will not regret working with this amazing, talented woman!!!!! I wish I could relive my wedding day just to spend more time with her lol, she’s just simply the best!!!!

honestly, our friend. She flew all the way to Italy from Iowa and somehow managed to be EVERYWHERE without ever being in the way. She stepped in during stressful moments, kept things running smoothly, and made everyone feel seen and at ease. We had no idea just how much we needed her until she was there, quietly holding everything together while capturing the most meaningful moments of our lives. The photos… I don’t even know how she did it. She caught tiny, fleeting emotions that we didn’t even notice at the time. Glances, tears, laughs, things we would’ve forgotten if she hadn’t been there to preserve them. Every image feels like a memory we get to keep forever, and I will never stop being grateful for that. She gave us more than photos, she gave us a gift we’ll treasure for the rest of our lives. I truly can’t thank her enough. Beyond grateful for her heart, kindness, talent, and magic.

eping everything organized and seamless. From our first chat with Laura, her warmth and professionalism made it so easy to share our vision with her. On the big day, Sophie and Colby were an absolute joy to work with, making us feel so comfortable. Their energy was infectious, and they blended into the day while capturing every candid, authentic moment. When we got our photos back, we were blown away—each image is breathtaking, full of life, and feels so us. We’re obsessed with every single one and keep reliving the day through them! We will absolutely work with Laura and her team again when we come across another big life milestone. If you want photos that’ll make your heart skip a beat, you must book Laura and her team!

in planning our day of timeline. Laura was so thoughtful with every detail and made my husband and I feel so comfortable behind the camera. There were so many little things Laura did that truly took her service to the next level like drone shots or doing a quick family photo session for my brother and his kids. You can tell through our wedding gallery that Laura just KNOWS how to capture the moment and make you feel like you are back there reliving the day. Hiring Laura was the best investment we could have made for our wedding, hands down. She’s a lovely wonderful and kind human who we are so lucky to have worked with! I have looked through our wedding gallery 1827373 times and can’t wait to cherish it forever!

terally planned our date around her availability, and we are so glad we did! Having Laura with us on our wedding day truly felt like having an old friend by our side. She brought such a calm, joyful energy and made us (and everyone around us) feel so comfortable. We’re so grateful for the way she blended in and was everywhere she needed to be at just the right moment. She captured the day so perfectly — it’s clear how much care and talent went into every shot Laura is beyond talented, kind, and an absolute dream to work with. We feel so lucky to have had her as part of our day, and we’ll treasure these memories forever. We couldn’t recommend her more!

d above and beyond!!! Her ability to capture moments is incredible. She caught moments we didn't even think of and couldn't imagine not having those from our wedding day. I didn't think pictures could bring me to the same amount of joy as that day but the happy tears were flowing looking through our album!! She is so attentive, understanding, confident, creative, and you can tell she absolutely LOVES what she does. We look at our wedding album all the time and do not have a single thing we would do differently. She captured every beautiful moment and left no crumbs.. Laura is THE best at what she does and we are so grateful to have such a thoughtful and talented individual who shows her love through her work! We cannot recommend her enough!! <3 <3 <3

experience; it felt more like spending time with a friend than a formal photo shoot. The photos she captured are absolutely stunning—I can’t stop obsessing over each one even months after! Her photos truly captured every beautiful, candid moment of our special day and we will cherish them forever! She did our engagement photos, our wedding photos and we plan to use her for all photo shoots in the future! If you’re looking for a photographer who combines talent with a warm and friendly approach, Laura is definitely the one!

decisions I made for my wedding was hiring her!

with us so we could get to know each other better before the wedding day. The day of the wedding the photographer is the one vendor you spend the most time with and Laura was SO much fun to be around! It genuinely felt like Laura was a friend who we've known for a long time taking our photos because of how comfortable she made us feel. Getting our photos back my jaw was on the floor. It felt like my husband and I were getting photos back that belong in a magazine and trust me, we are not models. I absolutely love the way Laura captured our day in a way that felt so authentic to us. Looking at our photo gallery is like time traveling to our wedding day and experiencing it all over again and we could not be more happy with how the photos turned out. 10000/10 HIGHLY recommend Laura Wills Photography!!!

her team is second to none. Their communication and preparation beforehand me feel so calm going into our wedding day! On the day of, they made sure everything was running smoothly -- there wasn't one second where I was worried or stressed. The photos from our wedding day still make me tear up every time I look at them. The LWP team has a way of capturing the genuine emotion in every moment -- I don't know how they do it, but it's magical!!! The LWP team is full of the kindest individuals, too. They will make every single part of your wedding day special!!! Words cannot describe how grateful I am for the LWP team -- they made our day an absolute dream come true.

ured every single moment big and small. The photos are absolute magic, but I so appreciate how they captured our day and who we are as a couple so well. Laura's attention to detail and passion for getting to know her couples and who they are together is what sets her apart from the rest. Even my guests were raving about her at the end of the night. 100/10 recommend this team if you can secure a spot on their books!

ng person and so talented at what she does. Laura was extremely professional throughout the entire process. She is communicative, collaborative, supportive, and so fun! She braved two feet of snow with us last winter to take our engagement photos and it could not have been more of a blast. Needless to say she will go above and beyond to make sure your dreams come true. Besides having an eye for photos, her personality makes working with her so special. Her bubbly persona brought so much joy and laughter throughout our day. From a deliverable perspective, we had high expectations for our engagement and wedding photos and what she gave us absolutely exceeded those. We literally look at them on the daily. We feel all of the emotions and happiness of our wedding day with every hug, kiss, smile, and laughter she caught on camera. Our wedding day was better than we dreamed it would be and Laura was a HUGE part of making it so special! We couldn’t be more thankful we’ll get to relive it for the rest of our lives through Laura’s work. If you’re lucky enough to get a spot on her coveted books, it will be the best decision you make for your wedding! Thank you, Laura!

irst met with Laura, we felt so taken care of immediately. She understood exactly what our vision was for the day and captured it perfectly. We wanted our photographs to feel authentic - nothing forced, or uncomfortable, or anything that didn't feel like "us." The results were beyond our expectations. Laura is the ultimate hype-woman on your big day. She so naturally goes above and beyond to make everyone feel like the best version of themselves and captures it effortlessly. What she is able to do behind the lens of a camera is nothing short of magic. Her talent and passion create the most beautiful art that we are so deeply grateful we get to cherish forever. When you're looking for vendors, you of course want talent, but you also want good people. Laura is the best of the best. Kind, genuine, funny, calming, and so much more. We are so grateful for Laura and her team and cannot wait to work with them in the future. 10/10.

rapher as well and told me I only had one option when looking to book wedding photography vendors - Laura. :)

and planner! The timeline she created for us helped us stay on schedule and ensured that we captured all the important moments from the day. Laura was also always quick to answer any questions I had about the wedding day. Right from our first meeting, Laura knew exactly what we wanted for our wedding day and she captured the day perfectly! She also got our wedding photos back to us so quickly!! She is truly the best photographer in the world and we loved working with her! I can’t pick a favorite photo, because we genuinely love all of them so much. Her photos made my husband and I both cry tears of joy. You can feel the emotion in the pictures. Besides her being a great professional, she is also a great person. We had so much fun with her throughout the planning process and on our wedding day! Our guests and bridal party were also huge fans of Laura! She is so sweet and we are truly so thankful we got to work with her. We very much look forward to working with her again in the future. If you’re looking for the best wedding photographer for your wedding day, then without a doubt, Laura Wills Photography is the best option!

the first vendor we booked after our engagement. When you work with Laura you are not only working with one of the most talented photographers in the area, but with someone who will support you throughout the wedding process. Laura was an invaluable resource, helping with everything from selecting other vendors to the wedding timeline. As for the photography, the quality of the photos is unmatched. Beyond getting the right shots, Laura creates a fun and respectful atmosphere during the event. Our wedding weekend included five events and Laura and her team did a fabulous job capturing each one. Laura brought a ton of energy and a positive attitude to every event, which is so important when you spend the whole day (or in our case, 4 days) with your photographer. Laura was patient and professional, making sure to adjust to delays and changes in plans. She also was to capture phenomal photos with our dogs! Laura was also able to turn around the photos quickly - it was so fun to look through the previews while on our honeymoon! Looking through the gallery felt like reliving the weekend all of over again. Laura captured the emotion and details so wonderfully. We will treasure these photos forever and cannot wait to work with Laura again!

bsolutely brought our vision to life and created pure art in capturing our day. We cannot stop staring at our wedding photos and know we’ll cherish them forever! Laura is professional, kind and makes you feel so loved and important. I’d HIGHLY recommend working with her for any big day/moment you want captured perfectly. An absolute dream to work with.

best decision you'll make. Laura doesn't just take photos; she turns your wedding photo dreams into a stunning reality. Working with her was an absolute joy, and by the end of the day, you'll feel like you've gained a new best friend. Her creative ideas are unmatched, and she has an incredible way of making everyone feel comfortable in front of the camera. Laura seamlessly blends into your day, keeping everything on track while ensuring the photo sessions are fun and stress-free. When we received our photos, we were overwhelmed with emotion—they perfectly captured the essence of our wedding day, allowing us to relive those magical moments all over again. Cannot recommend her enough!! LOVE YOU LAURA!!!!!!

ry best and I wouldn't have trusted anyone else with the (almost) 20 hours of photography of our multicultural, two day ceremony. Not only is Laura so obviously talented behind the camera, she is organized, quick with communication, accommodating and respectful in creating a vision that embodies the couple. We met multiple times over the two years of wedding planning and I was amazed at how quickly she turned around a detailed timeline, how easily she accommodated changes and how respectfully she listened to what we wanted, which then created an end result that we will cherish forever. She made me feel absolutely beautiful the entire weekend!!! Her creative is stunning - she blended right into the craziness of the weekend and didn't miss a MOMENT!! Leading up to the wedding, I specifically asked for limited "staged/posed photos" and she absolutely delivered. She was always where she needed to be and because she respected what I wanted for my photos, she captured pure, authentic emotions that feel real when looking at the photos. Looking back on our photos is like reliving our celebrations and even seeing moments we missed the first time. Not only was she busy capturing every detail, she also documented with film & on social media, which was SO FUN to see happing in real time & being able to quickly share (and build the anticipation for the wedding album!). Everything about Laura is amazing - she even brought a drone for our baraat, which was something the groom expressed wanting early on! She is thoughtful, creative, kind and simply brilliant. I cannot wait to book Laura again for all big (and little) milestones in our lives.

extremely prompt communication, AMAZING PHOTO SKILLS, they both have great personalities and were easy to work with. We received all of our photos earlier than expected and were absolutely speechless when we looked through them all. I thoroughly enjoyed having them both part of my rehearsal and wedding nights. I am not kidding when I say I am obsessed with my wedding photos and Laura totally captured the vibe and vision. Easy YES!!!

oments while also getting all the “must-haves.” They are organized, kind, and a great time to be around. Multiple bridesmaids and groomsmen told me that Sophie was their favorite photographer out of all the weddings they had been in. I couldn’t agree more - Sophie is amazing! I could write a novel on why everyone should hire them - it was one of our best decisions. <3

. From the moment we first spoke to Laura, her vision and passion for capturing special moments was evident. Throughout the entire process, her communication was impeccable, ensuring that every detail was discussed and understood. On our wedding day, Laura went above and beyond to perfectly capture all the best moments, both big and small (AKA everything from the kiss to the bride changing into slippers before heading to the dance floor). Laura got down on the floor to capture the BEST action shots on the dance floor. Every dance off, every break down, was all in our wedding album. We get to relive moments that happened in a blink of an eye. Her creative eye and attention to detail resulted in photos that exceeded our expectations. Another thing (among the many) that sets her apart was her efficiency in delivering the photos. We had a December wedding (I'm sure a very busy time of year for her with holidays and capturing countless family photos for Christmas cards). We received our perfectly edited pictures in record time, allowing us to relive the magic of our wedding day so soon after. It is very obvious to us how dedicated Laura is to her work. Choosing Laura was one of the best decisions we made for our wedding. We are forever grateful for her talent, vision, creativity, and the seamless experience she provided. If you're searching for a photographer who not only captures moments but also adds a touch of magic to them, look no further. Highly recommended!

engaged as I knew we had to have her photograph our wedding! Our pictures came out exactly how we wanted them. She is very organized, easy to work with, responsive, and flexible. She did a great job creating a photo timeline that helped us stay on track the day of our wedding. We would 100% recommend Laura. She will make you big day everything that you imagined!

day, the order of the ceremony, other vendors and any design questions I had. Laura helped reduce all my stress knowing she would respond to any message within the day. I can’t express enough how amazing Laura made our day. She made sure everything was on time. She was so much fun to work with. We loved her after our engagement photo session and after our wedding with her, we were so thankful to have her as our photographer. She is an amazing person to work with and her photos are even more amazing. We were on our honeymoon when we received our wedding album and there were so many happy emotions reliving our day. So many people told us our photos were the best wedding photos they had ever seen. I highly recommend Laura and her team! It was the best decision we made!!

us warmth and energy and we were so grateful to have her photograph our wedding. Laura is a natural talent and her work is brilliant.

r wedding day, were so professional, and I can't thank Jenna and Austin enough! We received a preview of our photos while we were still on our honeymoon and the full gallery shortly after. They made sure to get all of the shots we requested and they turned out better than we had imagined. I could not have imagined a better photography team to work with!

ess and made things run very smooth. We had a hiccup during our day and she literally stopped everything to help us figure it out. 10/10 would recommend them to anyone looking for wedding photography!

& FUN! They are your personal hype women and are incredible at making you feel comfortable in front of a camera! They really take the time to get to know you and pay close attention to all of the small details…. Sophie literally made a playlist for our engagement shoot session with all of our favorite songs / artists (*tears*)! If I had any wedding questions throughout the entire process, I texted Laura! Questions about vendors to timelines all the way down to what my mother in law should wear 😂 Laura was always there to help! As for our pictures, they turned out better than we could have EVER expected - I can literally hear the laughter coming out of these photos. We will truly cherish them forever! I couldn’t recommend Laura and her team enough - we will be using for all of our future life events! :)

! Laura was in constant communication with me every single step of the way. You can tell how much she values her brides and as someone who is a bit of a worrier I was relieved when Laura had every detail figured out for me. The engagement photos were fantastic and we loved working with Meghan. Day of the wedding I felt so at ease with Meghan and Austin, they took amazing photographs and really captured the day! Laura sent a preview while we were on our honeymoon, just days later, and we were ecstatic to see them. Overall an absolutely amazing experience with everyone involved. Would recommend using Laura Wills Photography 100 times again and again. Thank you so much for capturing our incredible day! :)

when helping us plan photos for our big day. They were phenomenal to work and on our wedding day Meghan went above and beyond to make us comfortable and truly capture who we are as a couple.

and attention to detail made wedding preparations a breeze. We knew she was talented but she beyond exceeded our expectations. She got difficult family members to smile and made our day so fun. On top of that, she perfectly captured the love and joy of our family and friends. The posed and candid photos are ones we'll cherish for a lifetime -- she made us all look so good! Highly, highly recommend.

n a single photo, we were already so grateful to Laura, and her willingness to bear whatever weather came for the classic Iowa spring weather that day! It rained, snowed, sleeted, was windy and unpredictably cold for our late April wedding. Laura made sure we got every shot we wanted and much more in the little amount of time that our family and friends wanted to be out in the cold. Laura was the best hype woman, telling us how great we looked and how cute we were together with every shot. It made my husband and I feel so comfortable being ourselves in front of the camera. The detail photos were so stunning in her personally designed flat lays, and captured the attention to detail that I had as I was picking pieces to have on our wedding day! Looking through our wedding photos (which we got back within just a few weeks of our wedding) felt like her photos truly told a story of our wedding day. She caught such beautiful and raw emotions from our first looks, to the ceremony, and family photos, cocktail hour and special reception moments. We are forever grateful to Laura for her beautiful work and we cannot recommend her enough for your wedding day!

I really loved her vibe of photography. We planned our wedding date around her availability and we are so grateful we did! Laura was the best investment towards our wedding day hands down! Laura made the whole process seamless from engagement pictures to wedding day. Her process was so smooth and she had such great ideas that were unique to us! When Laura showed up, everything just flowed. She captured every special moment from the early morning until late in the evening even when we didn’t realize it. It’s hard to feel comfortable in front of a camera but Laura and her team made everyone truly feel at ease through their positive energy and skills. Above everything, she made my husband and I feel so special. She was very personable and curated our experience to us. Laura truly made me feel like the most beautiful bride and captured true happiness in every picture. My jaw instantly dropped receiving the sneak peak just days after the wedding. I was in even more shock when received all the photos just weeks after!! I am obsessed with every single photo it’s hard to choose a favorite! Laura’s photos truly told a story about our dream day in the most detailed way possible. Every single photo captured so much love and happiness. We will cherish these photos forever. We have received so many compliments on the style of photos and the variety of shots taken. Everyone wants to know who our photographer was and we are more than happy to share and recommend Laura Wills Photography! We will definitely be using Laura for all of our professional photography sessions! Laura was the absolute perfect photographer for our perfect day!

de the process enjoyable every step of the way. I knew from my first meeting with Laura Wills Photography that the team would be professional, prepared, and a joy to work with. On the day of the wedding, Laura worked with weather complications and timeline adjustments, all while making us feel at ease. Our photos came back quickly and were better than I ever expected. We laughed and cried and relived the whole day. They will be forever cherished. There aren’t many things about planning a wedding that I’ll miss, but working with Laura is on the short list. When you think about your wedding day (or any special moment), it’s really important to consider who you want to be surrounded by, and your photographer is by your side the whole day. We are so grateful to have had Laura and her team with us.

ire wedding planning process and helped us in many more ways than just photography. She helped us come up with the perfect timeline, connect with vendors, etc. She communicated frequently with us leading up to the wedding day & was so so easy to get ahold of when I had questions. My husband and I are both not very comfortable behind the camera, but I cannot even begin to describe how truly wonderful of an experience we had taking photos on our wedding day. Laura made us both feel extremely comfortable and relaxed. We were able to be very in the moment and often forgot that we were being photographed!! The photos we got back captured our day beautifully and included such a variety of photos. They were all amazing and we are so so so happy! We get to relive our wedding day for the rest of our lives! Laura is by far one of the most genuine, kind, and truly talented people we have ever met. My husband & I could tell that she cared so much about us and our day!! I cannot recommend Laura and her team enough. We will be using her for all of our professional photos going forward & we will be forever grateful to have had her a part of our day!!!

where we found Laura. We spent the evening looking at the websites, social medias, and reviews of the ~10 photographers on the vendor list and after each one we kept coming back to Laura. Her pictures were beautiful, not overly posed, and not over edited or washed out. We could genuinely feel the emotions of the people in the photographs just by looking at them. We didn’t even bother with picking a second choice because we knew we had to have her photograph our wedding. Lucky for us, we reached out to her and she had availability for our date. This is also when we realized that not only are her photos beautiful, but Laura herself is a beautiful person inside and out. She exudes joy and excitement and it’s completely obvious how much she loves her job and cares for her clients. After booking she sent us a package in the mail that had some vow books, candy, and a ring cleaning pen that I still use all the time. It was incredibly thoughtful- which is another word to describe Laura as a person. We had conflicting schedules for trying to pick a day for engagement photos (I’m a full time student and we don’t live in DSM currently) and she made it work nonetheless so we could have them back in time to send out save the dates. She also helped us to create a schedule and timeline for our wedding day which helped so much with planning the rest. Since she has worked with a lot of other vendors in the DSM area, she gave us her honest opinions on other vendors, specifically catering and makeup artists. I really feel like she did so much to make sure it was a special day apart from just taking the pictures. She was also so responsive and communicative- in addition to email, in the months leading up to the wedding and wedding week we were on a texting basis. The day of she was SUCH a hype queen and navigated 4 little cranky girls and a complicated family situation for family portraits with ease and humor. Our wedding party and family loved her equally. Although reading her other reviews I am sure that she treats all her couples this way - she made us feel like her #1 priority and her #1 favorite couple and it just added so much to our day. I have friends who have felt very luke warm about their photographers and I’ve heard horror stories of people not getting their photos for months and months but I had not even slightly one concern with Laura. She feels like a friend now and someone I want to keep in my life forever for all of my big events to come. Lastly, her pictures not only met but blew every expectation we had out of the water. I was speechless looking at them and felt immediately back in that moment. I also typically don’t like pictures of myself and so I was nervous to see them but I felt so beautiful in these. I can’t thank her enough for what she has done for us. I would be remiss to not mention her speed too - we had 75 previews back 6 days after our wedding and the full gallery of over 1000 pictures exactly one month after. You can’t ask for more than that. If you have made it this far in this review I think it’s obvious that you have to book her, trust me she is worth every penny and more.

are forever encapsulated in BEAUTIFUL photos. Laura + crew are caring, warm, loving, hysterical, and the right amount of seriousness. Their level of communication is hands-down the best in the wedding business. Weddings are their jam and you can tell! I forever will be obsessed and in love with our wedding photos. I'll never forget how I felt in those moments because LWP locked them into forever!

ura as a photographer, said nothing but great and comforting things (as if we did not already know). Weddings can be stressful, but my stress in regards to photos for weddings was truly non-existent. I could not say this about all vendors. The trust I had in Laura was genuine and full hearted. I am so immensely grateful we had her + her team (Meghan and Anna) capture our moments. Our photos and day were absolutely perfect, with a big thanks to Laura + team. Cannot recommend enough.

details for the timeline of all the photos for the wedding day and would alleviate the wedding stress we had throughout the process. Laura and Meghan were so lovely to work with during the actual photoshoots. Even though we just met Meghan on those photoshoot days, it seemed as if we had been friends for years just by how kind, sweet, and genuine she was. Laura and her team truly captured all the sweet meaningful memories that occurred on our wedding day. We cannot wait to have Laura & Meghan again in the future as we could not imagine having professional photos done with anyone else. If you are even thinking about wedding/engagement photos, I can truly not recommend Laura and her team enough! They go WAY above and beyond to capture the best photos for your magical day!

o be around. She makes the process SO easy, and most importantly fun! My husband and I are both a little awkward behind the camera but always felt so comfortable with Laura. I haven’t stopped staring at our sneak peeks since we got them last week!! Book her two, three years out, even if you aren’t engaged! She’s worth it!