A Wonderful Walnut Creek Wedding - Heather & Greg

One of my favorite types of weddings I get to photograph are the Walnut Creek Weddings. Walnut Creek is the church I’ve found over 5 years ago. My life’s been completely different since then, because of the community of people found under the roof there. No doubt that Jesus Christ was the one who changed me completely, but these people, this body of believers are the ones whom I’ve experienced it all with. And one of the biggest celebrations of Christ is at a Walnut Creek wedding. They are beautiful, but this isn’t about me, it’s about one of my favorite couples.

An Intimate Chapel Wedding - Brooke & Adam

There’s something special when two of your really great friends come together in marriage. Knowing them both individually as a brother and a sister in Christ, and then seeing them come as one on the altar is an amazing witness.

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A Des Moines Family Wedding - Geena & Holden

Everyone came together, friends and family, a few days before the wedding and pitched in to set it all up. Coworkers were the ones creating the bouquets and arrangements, as well as providing the venue, friends were the ones setting up the decor and bartending, and family came in to help put together one of the most beautiful weddings.

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A Bohemian Fairytale Wedding - Bethany & Josh

It was three days before the wedding and I receive an email in all caps “WHAT IF IT RAINS??” No bride ever wants to imagine her special day dampened with unsightful weather. What came from terrifying uncertainty turned into a day she wouldn’t trade for the world. And I had the honor of capturing it all. It was amazing.

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A Closest of Friends' Wedding - Kristin & Garrett

It’s a completely different atmosphere when I photograph a wedding for two people that I’m really close with. I know them. They know me. It puts the mystery of compatibility by the wayside and opens up a door for a completely transparent relationship when it comes to being a part of their wedding. I have to say, it was next level.

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A Rural Iowa Wedding - Anne & Gaetan

I ran into the salon to get out of the rain the morning of the wedding day with Anne and her bridesmaids wondering if the rain will stop. I knew in that moment that Anne would be a bride who couldn’t help from smiling non-stop. Not even the all-day rain forecast could bring her spirits down.

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A Des Moines Morning Wedding - Kayla & Jeff

I get excited when a bride and a groom can't take their eyes off each other, or when they can’t stop laughing together. It’s satisfying to peer through the lens of my camera and see nothing but true, genuine love. That's Kayla and Jeff

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A Des Moines Sunset Wedding : Amber & Chad

It was a wonderful moment when Amber and Chad asked me to be their wedding photographer. I was so excited because I walked away from an hour long meeting at Starbucks thinking "They are absolutely too good to be true". I was mistaken.

A Reunion Wedding - Sami & David

I was ecstatic when my high school friend, Sami, asked me to come be a part of her wedding. I drove back to my hometown in the Quad Cities for the weekend and things couldn't have been better.

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Inspired

Abelardo Morell once stated, “I try to approach everything I photograph with a sense of wide-eyed awe”. I discovered his well establish collection of ‘camera obscura’ photography back in 2011 while I was in Rome and I was hooked.

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Welcome

Welcome to the new Alexander Michl Photography website! It’s finally here. I want to be the first to welcome you to an all new, revamped site that has come to life over the past several months. It’s been an exhilarating process, but I’m glad it’s now open for all.

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