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Haverlee Photography, wedding, senior and family photographer in Des Moines Iowa

I will never take for granted the gift that is showing people how beautiful they really are.

Haverlee Photography - EST 2017

I will never take for granted the gift that

is showing people how beautiful

they really are.

Hello, lovelies.

I’m Haverlee, (hay-verlee), a solo parent of three wild things, adventure seeker, and photographer. My photography career was birthed from many years of pain. My life derailed and everything felt unstable and uncertain. The more difficult things became, the more I clung to small moments of beauty. And I could always find beauty in people and in nature. Focusing on others instead of my own dark days brought me joy every time without fail.

 

I always knew I was creative but it took me a while to find my niche! As I ventured further into photography, everything fell into place. It was as if I already knew the language, I just had to find the words.

 

I got remarried in 2023 in the mountains of North Carolina to the love of my life. He is steady, safe, and sure. We're maintaining a long distance marriage until our kiddos have all launched from the nest, but thankfully this career allows us plenty of freedom and flexibility. Life continues to delight and surprise me and I'm here for the beautiful mess of it all.

 

 

Des Moines and Western North CAROLINA Wedding and family photographer.

Kind words from

happy clients.

Allie

"These feel like us." I think the best compliment a photographer can receive and what my husband said to me after looking at our gallery. What a gift for us to have these photos that will always take us back to this moment in time. I sobbed when I saw them and I'm sure I'll do the same for years to come whenever I look back. Haverlee captured the essence of our family and was overly kind and gracious and wonderful with our children while doing it.

- ALLIE
Molly

Having Haverlee take our photos felt like having photos taken by a dear friend. From the moment she stepped out of her car she started chatting with us like we had known each other our whole lives. I went to introduce her to my family and before I could do that she was already calling the kids by name. We got our photos back recently and are elated with the results. These photos are such special memories that we will cherish for a long time.

- MOLLY
OLIVIA

When we first got engaged, Haverlee was a no brainer, and she lived up to everything and more. Every picture from our engagement session, rehearsal dinner, and wedding day is stunning and I have the hardest time picking my favorites. Hands down, best decision on wedding vendors was picking Haverlee. On top of delivering beautiful photos we will cherish forever, Haverlee made everything so fun and easy. Haverlee will always be our go to photographer for all the special moments for our family.

- OLIVIA
KRISTIN

Haverlee was a dream to work with! She photographed both our engagement and wedding photos and made us both feel so comfortable throughout the process. I can’t say enough good things about Haverlee - she is so kind, genuine, and such a talent. Our friends and family keep raving about our photos and how beautiful they are. We couldn’t agree more!

- KRISTEN
Molly 2

Haverlee was absolutely the perfect choice to capture our wedding day. She was extremely helpful with scheduling for the day and very attentive to how we wanted photograph all of the wonderful moments. I can't even imagine the time and effort that goes in to curating such an amazing photo gallery! I am so thankful for her amazing talent and hard work!

- MOLLY

“Every day I discover more and more beautiful things. It’s enough to drive one mad. I have such a desire to do everything, my head is bursting with it.”

Every day I discover more and more

beautiful things. It's enough to drive one mad.

I have such a desire to do everything,

my head is bursting with it.

- Claude Monet

Photographing love and life in Central Iowa, western north carolina, and beyond.