Amy Minikus Photo + Film
Iowa · Minnesota · Destinations Worldwide
I'm based in Des Moines, Iowa — but I don't stay there. I serve couples and families across Iowa and Minnesota, and I travel freely for destination weddings, elopements, and sessions anywhere in the world. No surcharges, no surprises. Just wherever your story takes you.
Home Territory
Iowa is where I grew up, where I live, and where most of my work happens. I know its light — the way it rolls across an open field at dusk, how it falls through old church windows, how the sky looks at a countryside barn an hour before sunset. That knowledge makes a real difference when I'm working for you.
Des Moines, Iowa
Editorial wedding photography across the Des Moines metro — from intimate ceremonies to full-day celebrations. No double-booking, ever.
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Des Moines, Iowa
Candid, unhurried family portraits at locations meaningful to you — parks, backyards, open fields. Sessions throughout the greater metro.
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Statewide Coverage
From barn venues outside Pella to riverfront ceremonies in Iowa City — wherever your Iowa wedding takes you, I'll be there.
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Iowa Coverage
Des Moines · Waukee · Ankeny · West Des Moines · Urbandale · Johnston · Clive · Ames · Iowa City · Cedar Rapids · Pella · Council Bluffs · Dubuque · and anywhere else across the state
A Short Drive North
Minnesota has a landscape I genuinely love — the lakes, the dense forests, the particular quality of light in late summer. Des Moines is a short drive from the Twin Cities, and I travel regularly for weddings and sessions throughout the state. Travel is always fully included. No extra fees, no surprises.
Minneapolis & Twin Cities
I travel regularly to Minneapolis, the Twin Cities, and throughout Minnesota for weddings and elopements. No surcharges for Minnesota.
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Statewide Coverage
Family sessions across Minnesota — from lakeside portraits in the summer to golden hour sessions in the fall. Wherever your family gathers.
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Minnesota Coverage
Minneapolis · St. Paul · Twin Cities Metro · Duluth · Rochester · Stillwater · North Shore · Boundary Waters · and venues throughout greater Minnesota
Beyond the Midwest
Some of my most meaningful work has happened far from home — on beaches, in mountains, at vineyards, in cities I'd never been to before. That's the part of this work I love most: showing up somewhere new and making photographs that are completely and distinctly yours.
I am fully travel-inclusive. That means wherever your wedding or session takes place — whether that's a Florida beach elopement, a mountain ceremony out west, a vineyard in Italy, or a destination your family has gathered at for generations — I'll be there. No mileage fees. No destination surcharges. Just the work, done well, wherever it needs to happen.
Destination travel is quoted per project and always discussed openly before booking. I believe you should never have to choose a different photographer because of where you want to get married.
Continental US
All 50 states — fully available
International
Europe, Caribbean, Mexico & beyond
Elopements
Remote, intimate, and anywhere in between
The Philosophy
“Your location isn't a logistic problem.
It's part of your story — and I'll follow it wherever it leads.”
Ready to Begin
Tell me your location, your date, and a little about your day. I'll get back to you personally — usually within 48 hours — to let you know if I'm available and to start a real conversation.
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