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You may remember that a while back we wrote a blog post about “Why We Love Bridal Sessions” and why we think all brides should do one. Because of how much we love bridal sessions, we decided to give one away to one of our upcoming brides. We knew we wanted to make the session […]

Nicole | Spring Orchard Bridal Session in Corrales, New Mexico | Albuquerque Wedding Photographers

April 29, 2019

I must admit I was a little nervous about this wedding as Sevilla and John live in Florida and we couldn’t squeeze an engagement session in before the wedding. I hadn’t met John yet either, and if you know how we like to do things, we always want to get to know our couples before […]

Sevilla + John | Los Poblanos Spring Wedding | Albuquerque Wedding Photographer

April 24, 2019

Lauren and Andrew made a last minute wedding planning trip to Albuquerque and we moved everything around to make sure that we could squeeze in an engagement session while they were here. Lauren is originally from New Mexico but moved to Philadelphia for college to be a dancer and then moved to New York City […]

Lauren + Andrew | A Downtown Albuquerque Engagement Session | Albuquerque Wedding Photographer

April 22, 2019

Remember our fun blog all about Maura? Well We thought we should introduce you to the entire MJ team! If you missed it, here’s the blog all about our fearless leader. So today we’re going to introduce you to Sarah! Sarah is our associate shooter here at Maura Jane Photography. There’s a good chance that […]

Meet Sarah | Introducing our “Life of the Party” Associate Shooter | Albuquerque Wedding P

April 18, 2019

Like all great love stories, Carmela and Justin’s includes a hospital and a prisoner. You see, Justin, who is a state cop, was transporting a prisoner to the hospital for a check up. While he was waiting, he noticed a beautiful young nurse walking by. He asked the staff he was with if she knew […]

Carmela + Justin | A Colorful Spring Floral Engagement Session at UNM | Albuquerque Wedding Photogra

April 15, 2019

Jessica and Nathaniel met while they were 18 and 19. She was his manager at Hot Dog On a Stick, and they hit it off right away. Nathaniel had planned the perfect proposal while the pair planned a trip to Amsterdam. Unfortunately the trip was cancelled and Nathaniel had to come up with a new […]

Jessica + Nathaniel | A New Mexico Desert Engagement Session | Albuquerque Wedding Photographer

April 12, 2019

We get lots of inquiries about wether or not we do JUST engagement sessions. The short answer is “no.” The long answers is this: We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again; it is SO important to do your engagement session with your wedding photographer. Many times couples already have their engagement photos done […]

Why You Should Do Your Engagement Session With Your Wedding Photographer | Wedding Advice from Albuq

April 10, 2019

Caroline and Matt met in a real life fairytale. It was during their high school play, Cinderella, that their love story began. She was the princess in blue, and he was prince charming. Sparks flew on and off set, and after their last show, the two began dating. The two moved south to Las Cruces […]

Caroline + Matt | A Spring Bloom Engagement Session at the Botanical Gardens | Albuquerque Wedding P

April 8, 2019

Amanda and Cody met very young several years ago. The two have been sweethearts since their freshman year of high school, when they started dating. It was a long time coming when Cody proposed. Right before heading out to dinner with her family, and with the help of their sweet dogs, Cody proposed to Amanda […]

Amanda + Cody | A Wild West Engagement Session

April 4, 2019

Wednesday was my moms last treatment for her cancer. It was a day filled with joy as she took the 2 hour drive to the clinic and rang the symbolic cancer free bell. I have been trying to think of the perfect time to write this blog for the past year as we experienced such […]

My Mom’s Battle With Cancer and How Immunotherapy Saved her Life

April 2, 2019