our team
JESS DENTON // FOUNDER + PRESIDENT
Hi! I'm Jess! Possibly your new best friend and biggest supporter. :) Here's some insight into my life. I am the owner and photographer at Monroe+Co in Marion, IA. Art has been a lifelong passion of mine, so to do it for a living is a dream come true. I do handstands when I get stressed. Yoga pants, tank/hoodie and top knots are my signature style. I'm dyslexic and have the memory of a fish. (I actually don't know anything about fish memories, but I've heard that saying before so I'm going with it.) I love fashion and watching styles cycle. I have a new-found love of the gym, nutrition, and making ME a priority. I have the most adorable, funny, wonderful husband Tyler, three amazing kids; Riot-9, Early-6 and Navy-4, two rescue pups; Dave and Megan and a bearded dragon named Chad. I encourage my friends and family (they're the best, by the way!) to see beauty in everything, especially in the hearts and warm actions of others. I am silly and sarcastic and would drop anything for those I love or those in need. I'm a HAWK fan, but don't discriminate against our Cyclone and Panther friends. ;) I.Love.IceCream. My soul purpose on this earth is to love others. When I'm not sharing my heart and soul through photography, I'm sharing it through words and actions to help others grow and flourish and find their own kind of happiness.
Hi! I'm Jess! Possibly your new best friend and biggest supporter. :) Here's some insight into my life. I am the owner and photographer at Monroe+Co in Marion, IA. Art has been a lifelong passion of mine, so to do it for a living is a dream come true. I do handstands when I get stressed. Yoga pants, tank/hoodie and top knots are my signature style. I'm dyslexic and have the memory of a fish. (I actually don't know anything about fish memories, but I've heard that saying before so I'm going with it.) I love fashion and watching styles cycle. I have a new-found love of the gym, nutrition, and making ME a priority. I have the most adorable, funny, wonderful husband Tyler, three amazing kids; Riot-9, Early-6 and Navy-4, two rescue pups; Dave and Megan and a bearded dragon named Chad. I encourage my friends and family (they're the best, by the way!) to see beauty in everything, especially in the hearts and warm actions of others. I am silly and sarcastic and would drop anything for those I love or those in need. I'm a HAWK fan, but don't discriminate against our Cyclone and Panther friends. ;) I.Love.IceCream. My soul purpose on this earth is to love others. When I'm not sharing my heart and soul through photography, I'm sharing it through words and actions to help others grow and flourish and find their own kind of happiness.
STEPHANIE DEAL // DIRECTOR
I’m Stephanie Deal; but you can call me Steph. I am a mama to three humans and a dog as
well as a wife to a husband I adore. Coffee is my drink of choice and I am obsessed with learning everything about it. I take my water on the rocks and love me a delicious glass of red wine. My life is full of organized chaos; which I keep up to date in a planner with pencil and Staedtler marker pens. A couple passions of mine are that I advocate for children who are
extra special, my youngest being one, and I enjoy helping people find their purpose and live
life with intention. When I have spare time, I immerse myself in a good book, enjoy adventures out in nature and spend time with some of the best people on the planet who I get the luxury
of calling family and friends.
I’m Stephanie Deal; but you can call me Steph. I am a mama to three humans and a dog as
well as a wife to a husband I adore. Coffee is my drink of choice and I am obsessed with learning everything about it. I take my water on the rocks and love me a delicious glass of red wine. My life is full of organized chaos; which I keep up to date in a planner with pencil and Staedtler marker pens. A couple passions of mine are that I advocate for children who are
extra special, my youngest being one, and I enjoy helping people find their purpose and live
life with intention. When I have spare time, I immerse myself in a good book, enjoy adventures out in nature and spend time with some of the best people on the planet who I get the luxury
of calling family and friends.