The journal

Laura and Eric met through mutual friends while attending UNM. They both told their family, this is the person I know I am meant to be with. One chilly day in December, Laura had just finished another successful semester at pharmacy school and Eric told her he made dinner reservations at Los Poblanos to celebrate. […]

Clarissa and Gerardo met at a boot camp class taught by her best friend. The first thing Clarissa did after meeting Gerardo was look him up on social media. But not for herself, she wanted to set him up with one of her friends. However, the more she scrolled and learned about him, she changed […]

When Sara and Eric were in high school, they happened to both be involved in Skills USA and ended up attending the same conference for the organization. After a long day at the conference, a dance was held. Sara was shy and not a fan of dancing, so when Eric asked her to dance with […]

Bobbi and Jose are the high school sweethearts every sixteen year old girl dreamed of being: they were voted Prom King and Queen, moved in together after graduation, and became engaged in beautiful Mexico. To make it even more romantic, they began dating on Valentine’s Day, which is the reason behind the gorgeous pop of […]

Haley and Will met when Haley moved from New Mexico to Texas. Will helped Haley in unloading her moving truck, him being the first man she met in her new city, and they nurtured their friendship for three years before he asked her out. Then just a little down the road in their relationship, he […]

Carmela and Justin met while at work in Las Vegas, NM. She was a nurse and he was a police officer bringing an inmate into the emergency department. He asked who this pretty nurse happened to be and when she found out about his inquiry, she friend requested him on facebook. The two started seeing […]

Caleb has been a close friend of my husband’s since we started dating 11 years ago. He always lived far away, but when he came to visit he always had us laughing, and I so enjoyed his time with us. When he let us know that he was engaged to his former high school girlfriend, […]

When Maria decided to go to Colorado State University, she didn’t realize that in ROTC she would meet the man of her dreams. The couple maintained a long distance relationship while Anthony was in Ranger school, writing each other love letters. While on a trip to DC together with Maria’s family, Anthony got down on […]

On Thanksgiving Eve, Charles and Sandra both decided to have a night out with friends. They ran into each other at a local pup in Las Vegas, NM and felt an instant connection. After exchanging numbers they made plans to get together again and they have been together ever since!  Growing up in Las Vegas, […]

Amanda and Jason met while working at Dillards. He was new and was only supposed to be in her section for a week, but he always managed to find a way back to working near her. They ended up spending the entire summer together as they quickly became inseparable. The couple ended up moving to […]