Sandra Louise Dyas

 

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I have been photographing weddings since 1976. My first portrait studio was in Bellevue, Iowa, where I lived and worked for twelve years. Since moving to Iowa City, I have photographed over 600 weddings.

Wedding photography is really demanding and requires someone who loves people and can react quickly as well as creatively. I work using various cameras to capture your wedding day in a journalistic fashion. My background as a portrait photographer and as a fine art photographer play a role in how I shoot. Formal groupings and many candids are part of the coverage. Your photographs will convey a day filled with emotion and spirit — details, humor and romance!

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Meghan and Mike
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Nicole and Kurt
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Carrie and Rob
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Carrie and Rob
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Jenny and Jaffa
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Jenny and Jaffa
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Wedding Testimonials

Sandy has worked with my family and myself many times over the years and she has always been an absolute treat. Our wedding was no different. Sandy has the experience to know exactly what she wants and how to get it. From the lighting to the backgrounds, her photos have always had something special about them. You are not going to be getting any generic, run of the mill pictures when working with Sandy. Most importantly, we were able to recieve a fantastic wedding album with a great many terrific pictures. Our parents were able to see the album first, as we live out in Colorado, and all we heard from them was "how great our photos came out". When we recieved our album we were not dissapointed. In the end, I just want to say thank you Sandy. When thinking back on our most special of days you will always be part of our thoughts."
—Jaffa Rosenfels and Jenny Lewis, July 9, 2005


After attending many weddings where the photographer was pushy, obtrusive or constantly telling lame jokes to try to get his/her subjects to crack a smile, we knew that we had found something different and truly refreshing in Sandy. From our first meeting with her, we were confident that she would take beautiful photographs and that we'd be happy to have her be such an integral part of our big day. Of course, Sandy did not disappoint. She made everyone feel relaxed in front of the camera and we are so pleased with the results.
—Carrie Hough and Rob Decker, September 24, 2005


Thank you so much for the beautiful pictures! We love looking through them, they take us right back to that special day. You did such a wonderful job and we feel very fortunate to have such beautiful memories of our wedding.
—Lauren and Jesse, December 2003


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