The journal

For our five year anniversary, Brandon and I decided we really wanted to take a special trip. We landed on Italy, since it was on my bucket list, and Brandon having been, knew I would love it. I began doing research of what to book the trip through. Wether we should do a travel website […]

So you are planning a destination wedding in Mexico. Congratulations! How exciting! The idea of running away to a magical beach location with your loved one sounds so romantic and ideal. While you may be cutting out a lot of the stress of planning a large local wedding, there are still some things you should […]

Last November we traveled to Arizona for a photography conference called United. It was full of education, stunning photoshoots, motivational talks and, of course, amazing parties! While there, I rose one morning to capture this breathtaking styled shoot at the Tempe at The Buttes. It was full of vibrant florals: from the palms and ranunculus […]

Many of our couples’ proposal stories could bring you to the verge of tears with how sweet, romantic, and well thought out they are… This one brought us to tears through laughter! (In a good way!) Melise and Nick both love to camp, so for her birthday, he took her to Big Bend National Park […]

Us girls over here at MJP have all dealt with name changes, and we know, its a pain in the butt and can be super stressful! DMV and social security office lines, passports and banks… Don’t even get me started! So, to help you out and hopefully spare you a few tears, we have put […]

As we enter the new year, we wanted to discuss all of the new trends for weddings that we’ve been experiencing: what we think is important, what we absolutely love, and what we want to leave behind in 2019. • Invitations • Invitations used to be incredibly uniform: all the details were engraved on a […]

There is just something so special about creating your first family heirloom. I keep our wedding album on our coffee table and smile every time I see it sitting there. Having digital images is wonderful, but having a printed keepsake that tells the visual story of our wedding day is priceless! We aren’t a photography […]

Rebecca and Nathan both had their friends set up Tinder accounts for them, and though they didn’t want to use them, they gave it a try and luckily ended up finding each other. Rebecca joked that Nathan was “super sweet and not creepy,” so she decided to give him a chance as well. They met […]

Like how so many love stories begin, Matt and Caroline’s was in high school. They were both cast in the school musical, she as Cinderella and he as Prince Charming. They began dating and their lives took them to Las Cruces, where Caroline studied to become a teacher and Matt joined the military. Matt decided […]

Ok excuse me, but where in the world did 2019 go?! Is anyone else out there completely blown away by how quickly this year went by? As a new year begins, I love to look back and reflect on all that has occurred in the year we are about to bid adieu. I must say, […]