Professional Wedding and Senior Portrait Photographer - Wendi Riggens Photography - Burlington Iowa
April 26th is Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work day! To celebrate, we will be bringing our boys to work in the studio with us, and also offering mini-sessions of you and your little worker! Check out the info below and call to schedule your session at 319-753-3061!
Baby Cash is growing up so fast! Seems like just yesterday I was on my way to the hospital to photograph his birth. Now he’s a mover and a shaker! Mommy wanted some racing-themed shots, since Daddy races, and I set to work making a banner that was totally perfect for them. Cash LOVED sitting on the concrete, he was fascinated by the texture!
We headed back into the studio for some more fun shots. Isn’t he adorable?!
Next time I see him, he’ll be one! What shall we do to celebrate?
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Love the name Cash! The tie shot is just adorable. I can picture him doing the same thing later in life when he has to wear a tie. Great set of images!
What a cute name “Cash”, that’s setting him up early for success and that tie is just too much. These images couldn’t be any cuter if they tried. Love the work.
Elizabeth and I have been talking about her wedding over the phone and email for well over a year now, and I was thrilled to finally meet her and Nathan for their engagement session a couple of weeks ago! With this unseasonably warm weather, we had the PERFECT day in the middle of March to explore downtown Burlington, and take a mini-road trip up Highway 99, where we found the most incredible creek to play in! Really, who gets to play in a creek this time of year?
Here are a few of my favorites, enjoy!
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Really great photos!
Awe so cute! I’m glad you guys choose Wendi!!! She will do nothing but impress you!
These are great Wendi. Love the variety & their expressions. And am totally jealous that it’s been nice enough weather for you guys to ditch the winter clothes!!
Cool pictures! I do like the pictures by the creek!
I love the pictures Lisa!!! Wendi is the best!! You & Nathan are adorable!
Beautiful pictures kids! Can’t wait to see the rest of them, and I will smack Nathon for trying to break your leg…lol
Dear Ms. Riggens, I just realized my son’s name is spelled wrong, his name is spelled “Nathon”.
Great pics and a great way to keep memories
Very nice pictures and cute couple, great backgrounds and locations.
Great pics! Congratulations!
classy!!!!!!
Beautiful pictures
Aww you guys are so cute! I love the pictures!! I can tell you guys had a great time too! 
Great pictures! So adorable!
Great pics! You two are too cute =)
Great pictures of a fantastic couple! Very nice action shots.
Nice pictures! If I was getting married I’d definitely check this photographer out!
My favorite is the black & white where Nathon has his face smushed into to the side of her face.
Love the photos. 
) You two look great, see you this weekend.
and to think everyone set u up back in highschool!!!! hahah great pics lisa and fox
I still like the one where Nathon is dipping me while dancing on the dock…even though it looks like my leg is breaking!
Baby Madelyn is one of the newest additions to the Wendi Riggens Photography family! I had the pleasure of photographing Nicole and Matt’s maternity session, and joined them at the hospital while Nicole was in labor. I was so excited to see them for their newborn session, and to get in some super sweet snuggle time with little miss Maddie!
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When I logged in to make this post, I realized that it is my 200th blog post! I had a different blog for my business when I first opened in 2006, so technically I have more than 200, but this is my 200th on this domain, so that’s awesome!
It seems fitting with the topic and person that I blog about today.
Today is my grandmother’s 83rd birthday. Grandma Louise has always been one of my closest friends and favorite people in the world. We grew up right next to her, just down and up a hill. My sister and I got off the bus at her house every day, and I have more memories of her and Grandpa than I can even begin to list. She taught me how to cook and bake and sew, and nurtured my love for music as the artist in a family full of athletes. She would sit me on the kitchen table and brush my hair and pull it back with red ribbons from the top drawer of her dresser. I helped her get eggs out from under the chickens in the coop, and pick strawberries from the garden.
As I got older, we became closer and talked about a lot of things. I learned that we shared a passion for horse-back riding. She even trained horses when she was younger! I loved listening to stories about her childhood and young years as a parent. We would pour through her photo albums together, and she instilled in me a love for ancestry and our family history.
Today, Grandma turns 83. Grandma has been fighting congestive heart failure for a while now, and it has been so very hard watching what she’s going through. Recently, our entire family was able to get together for the first time with all of the grandkids and great grandkids, her one wish. It was incredible!
Tonight, we are going out to have dinner with her and my parents and other family and to wish her happy birthday. Maddox has been practicing singing for her, and we have a large copy of the family photo we took to give her. I can’t wait to wrap my arms around her!
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Oh, how special it must be to still have your grandma around! I lost both of mine (one 9 years ago, and one just 4 years ago). I am sure you will cherish these images!
Sometimes its tough to write about the things near and dear to us. Thank you for having the courage to share. It’s so nice that you all came together to grant her greatest wish. Good looking family for sure!
by Wendi
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Jamie Koppi - What a fun idea!