The journal

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, […]

We decided this year to offer elegant Christmas portraits at our studio and it wouldn’t have made sense if we didn’t seize the opportunity to capture a bridal portrait session with our studio mate Teresa Romero. The high neckline and intricate lace of this stunning dress were the perfect match with classic Christmas set we […]

Jessica and Bobby met while they were in their freshman year of college at UNM. They ended up being put in the same English class, and Jessica walked in on their first day searching for a seat. She said that she looked around the room and noticed “this big, tall guy taking up an entire […]

Every day, you see us posting one of our gorgeous couples. But what you don’t see is what it took to achieve your favorite images! Was the wind blowing at just the perfect time, speed, and direction to get the flawless veil shot? Nope! It was Sarah throwing it in the air and trying to […]